There are a myriad of ways to transfer a pattern to your fabric but I only use two because they are the easiest to me - and I like easy.

The first, I use the most. The second, is for when I’m working on dark fabrics and the first method won’t work.

I am only a brand snob when it comes to 2 things in life. My marking pen and my floss. I can’t say enough about the Leonis Water Erasable Pens (no they don’t pay me - but they should).

Get yourself a bunch of them. Make sure you use the WATER erasable ones - not the AIR soluble ones. Never air soluble…you cannot predict when it will spontaneously erase itself.

This right here is the DIY method for backlighting your piece. Tape your pattern to a window. Obviously the window doesn’t need to be clean as you can see from my RV window.

Put the front of your hoop flat against the window on top of the pattern. Use the pen to trace the pattern onto your fabric.

If you have a light box, you can just use that to backlight your pattern.

I mentioned I like easy and efficient yes? I don’t bother flipping the fabric to the “front” - like who said that is the front anyway? Feels arbitrary. But if you feel the need, unhoop, flip fabric, re-hoop, stitch.

When you are done, remove it from the hoop, run it under water, lay it flat to dry. Done done done.