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Transfer Punch Needle Patterns with an Iron-on Transfer Pen

By Amy

Transfer Punch Needle Patterns with an Iron-on Transfer Pen

Today I am going to show you how to

iron on transfer pentransfer punch needle patterns with an iron-on transfer pen.

Recently, I came across Sublime Stitching’s iron on transfer pens.  

They are made for transferring embroidery patterns

so I wondered how they would work

for transferring punch needle patterns. 

I contacted Jenny Hart at Sublime Stitching to enquire

and she was kind enough to send me a transfer pen to try.  

(While I received the pen from Sublime Stitching,

the opinions here are entirely my own.)

Trace the Punch Needle Pattern:

First, use the fine-tip iron on transfer pen

to trace the punch needle pattern 

directly onto the paper pattern.  

Trace the punch needle pattern using the iron on transfer pen

I am tracing the black cat

from my Spooky Trio punch needle pattern.  

Spooky Trio

Watch the Video:

Iron the Pattern onto the Weavers Cloth:

Use a hot dry iron to press the weavers cloth to heat up the fabric.

Place the pattern in the middle of the weavers cloth, 

traced side down.  

Pin into place.  

Pin pattern onto weavers cloth

Iron the paper to transfer the pattern to the fabric.  

Iron the pattern

Lift up a corner of the paper pattern to make sure 

the whole pattern was transferred.  

Peek at the pattern

If it is all transferred, 

remove the pins.  

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No Reversing of the Pattern Necessary:

Since you punch from the backside of a project, 

you want the pattern on the weavers cloth to be backwards.  

When you transfer the pattern with the iron, 

the pattern is reversed.  

Therefore, you want to start with a pattern

that is going in the correct direction.

Direction of Letters on patterns

Transfer Multiple Times:

You can transfer the same traced pattern multiple times.  

Here’s my second transfer of the cat pattern.  

Second transfer of punch needle cat pattern

Punching the Transferred Pattern:

I have been successfully punching a different pattern

that I transferred with this method.  

I haven’t notice any difference in punching

a pattern with the iron on transfer pen

and my regular method of transferring

with a thin permanent marker.  

Concluding Thoughts:

This process is very easy to do.  

It is a perfect solution for someone who wants to make

multiple projects from the same pattern

or for someone without access to a light source .   

Blessings~
Amy

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