A lot of people aren’t aware that they have an artistic side in them, and as a result are willing to make use of this during their spare time. You could find the perfect avenue for your artistic intentions through a craft book, which can challenge your fingers in more ways than one. Among the many craft works you can try would be transferring patterns – a skill that may require some patience.

What you need to have for a pattern transfer

Aside from the piece of material you’ll be using, you will also need transfer paper, transfer pencil, an iron and ironing board, among other essential craft equipment.

Instructions for pattern transfer

Use your transfer pencil to trace the design you wish to craft – this is to be done on a hard surface. You will want to be precise and maintain consistent pressure when using the pencil to trace around the design, because if your stroke is too light, you may have difficulty working on the project and looking for the lines. You are about to transfer a reverse image of the one you have just printed. If the design is reversible then nothing matters but if it is not then you need to trace the image with your transfer pencil onto the other side of paper and remember that the side you trace shall face down on the material to be ironed.

The next major step would be to lift the pattern from the material – the material can now be reused and is all ready for your transfer project.

The final steps would start by cutting a square around the pattern, and during this step it is suggested you use a small piece of paper if you are using the iron to transfer the pattern to the material. Of course, you’ll want to make sure the pattern is face down on the project material – also hold the pattern down tightly with one hand and when ironing, set it to medium heat and use even strokes when ironing the pattern into the material. Next set the iron aside and hold all but one corner of the pattern in place tightly with one hand and you can lift the free corner to check if the design is showing up dark enough. If it isn’t, then you’ll have to repeat the ironing process and keep it consistent so that you’ll have a nice-looking design in the end.