As I've mentioned before, there are lots of ways to transfer designs. And there are tons of great products. The Sulky Heat Transfer Pen used with heavy vellum is one really easy way to get your designs neatly onto fabric without the use of a light box. 

 

As I mention in the video, it's also a great way for you to transfer your kids drawings to fabric and create embroideries out of them. In the video, I say you can give the pens to your kids. However, for very young children, I'd recommend simply tracing your children's drawings using the pens yourself as these are permanent ink pens. 

Additionally, you will notice that with these pens, your lines are thicker than with a pencil or other kinds of pen. I used four strands to cover the lines here, but I think I could have gone to three. Also, a perle cotton or heavier wool would work well if that's what you are planning on using. In other words, I think these are great for heavier lines. For more delicate lines, I recommend products such as Transfer-eze or a Frixion pen.

To create the video I used one of my designs, and it's free for you to download and use as well.

Just click this link...

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You'll notice in the photo above, that there's a butterfly on the tea bag label. Look for a video late this week or early next week on how to create those... it uses a variation on the bullion knot called a bullion loop.