4. Draw and transfer your pattern in the correct proportion.
Now let's try transferring a
pattern to backing #2
On
a burlap backing to keep the pattern straight, take a pencil
and run it down the sides and
top to form the outside rectangle edge of the rug. This will automatically split the fibers in a straight
line. I like to leave a 4" edge seam allowance around the design so it will easily go on
the frame.
On other backings, I measure the rug size on the backing and I pull a thread all the way around the rug to give me straight lines to
form the rug size.
1. Enlarge your pattern by a copy machine or your computer to
the size rug you want to hook.
2. Trace the
pattern with a "Sharpie" marker onto red-dot tracing fabric by holding the pattern to the
light in a window or over a lighted box. You can also use a ball point pen to put the design on
the trac-a-dot and then use a sharpie to put it on the backing. You
might find it easier
to know where you've traced over the pattern. Using 2 different colors would also work as well.
3. Now take your red-dot tracing fabric with the design on it,
and center the design on the rug. With your transfer pen, transfer the design to your rug backing.
NOTE: For a Fiber Art Pictorial Landscape Design, I loosely sketch the design on paper the
same size as the pictorial to be, noting the focal points and the vanishing points. This helps with color planning and
execution of the design.
