tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post6458164213022098013..comments2024-03-29T00:28:08.638+10:00Comments on Jenny of ELEFANTZ: Tracing on fabric...Jenny of Elefantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775654415138120426noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-61256440641606314742014-02-28T14:09:13.132+10:002014-02-28T14:09:13.132+10:00This was a very timely post, Jenny! I don't li...This was a very timely post, Jenny! I don't like any of my pens for various reasons and I was looking to buy another one for LGS. I'm off to check out Zig Millenium! :-)Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594244181463706442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-78699111400530880722014-02-27T12:01:22.480+10:002014-02-27T12:01:22.480+10:00Suddenly, yesterday, I started getting your posts ...Suddenly, yesterday, I started getting your posts in e-mails again! First there was a post with about a month's worth of links, and now they are coming daily again. Too strange. I, too, love Pigma pens for tracing, and used a red one for redwork for a long time. Lately, I've been using Frixion pens, and yes, if you stick the stitchery in the freezer the lines do come back, though dimmer, and can still be ironed out again. I'm never living where it's that cold! =) I like your piece with the lazy daisies. I do most of mine completely freehand, but then I'm crazy quilting more often than embroidering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-44009742592314568392014-02-27T10:09:47.137+10:002014-02-27T10:09:47.137+10:00I tend to not use permanent pens for marking my st...I tend to not use permanent pens for marking my stitcheries. I have a habit of changing the pattern slightly if I think it's not quite right!Christine Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920647581818665215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-41210551049864338282014-02-27T08:10:25.163+10:002014-02-27T08:10:25.163+10:00Yes,I do, Sue - but occasionally I just tape the p...Yes,I do, Sue - but occasionally I just tape the pattern sheet to a good light window and trace from there.Jenny of Elefantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775654415138120426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-44448731854000652652014-02-27T06:38:32.911+10:002014-02-27T06:38:32.911+10:00Hi Jenny, Great tips for tracing! Myself, I use an...Hi Jenny, Great tips for tracing! Myself, I use an erasable pen by Pilot, brand name Frixion. They come in a multitude of colors. The best part about it is that after you are finished with your embroidery, you put a heated iron to the back, and all the ink disappears. How cool is that? Your blog is great, your patterns are superb. I just wanted to say hello from this side of the world, Northern Michigan, USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-87316911725982497202014-02-27T06:06:55.058+10:002014-02-27T06:06:55.058+10:00Likewise Elisa :) Wonderful tips Jenny, thank you...Likewise Elisa :) Wonderful tips Jenny, thank you for sharing such timely information as well as the wealth of guidance and tips you share with us regularly! Do you use a lightbox for transferring your patterns?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12061996924749286870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-5115440042989158682014-02-27T04:19:09.107+10:002014-02-27T04:19:09.107+10:00You must have been reading my mind when you wrote ...You must have been reading my mind when you wrote this post, I've been struggling to find a pen for tracing...now I can go buy one...thank youElisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201329647253804343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-5307838203944260382014-02-27T03:51:22.657+10:002014-02-27T03:51:22.657+10:00Thank you for this Jenny - can you tell me what th...Thank you for this Jenny - can you tell me what thickness of zig pen you use please? xxLinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406333686298786963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-85799901229230782412014-02-27T02:25:31.150+10:002014-02-27T02:25:31.150+10:00I really enjoy your blog, and every time I am insp...I really enjoy your blog, and every time I am inspired to try some embroidery. I especially am drawn to the embroidery/applique combination that you do. I just need to get organized and pick a project. If only my mind would stop jumping around so much! Oh wait! I just thought of something...gotta run!Nitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550671947913111557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-24347861114658908632014-02-27T02:02:49.526+10:002014-02-27T02:02:49.526+10:00Thank you for suggesting the millennium pen for tr...Thank you for suggesting the millennium pen for transferring designs. I have used the micron for the last couple of years. Did not know the millennium came in brown. I have used the black one for other types of projects so I will look for it in brown! You have shared some great tips.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431119683829319380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-77561471639936630222014-02-27T02:02:37.619+10:002014-02-27T02:02:37.619+10:00GOOD to know! I love the way you explained it. I f...GOOD to know! I love the way you explained it. I find yoga to be great for my backhand shoulders too. I take a class 2x a week. having an instructor helped me refine my positions. gave me that A HA moment.Carolyn Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591809412054783126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-67778728800360398542014-02-26T18:39:10.253+10:002014-02-26T18:39:10.253+10:00Thanks for the tip, I will search for such a pen! ...Thanks for the tip, I will search for such a pen! Love the new colors and hope to see the whole project soon!<br />Hugs<br />lida<br />P.S. My dog is an expert in yoga, she only snores!Lidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13484008783182720269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-88250442909210798802014-02-26T17:30:22.749+10:002014-02-26T17:30:22.749+10:00Thanks for the insights Jenny! Will definitely be ...Thanks for the insights Jenny! Will definitely be keeping an eye out for the Zig! <br />Do you find it easy to follow vids? I got a pilates one a while back....okay more than a year ago!....and never took it out of the box once.....maybe I should!Thoeriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171041574929701812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-15211916325635446272014-02-26T15:28:50.049+10:002014-02-26T15:28:50.049+10:00There is, indeed, a sphinx pose in yoga, and Bob-t...There is, indeed, a sphinx pose in yoga, and Bob-the-Dog is doing it correctly. Nice form! You are lucky he leaves you alone. Two of my cats are all over me as soon as I set my mat out. They rub against my legs during standing poses and hang out at the foot of my mat when I'm lying down. I have a friend whose dog thinks savasana is time for fetch. He drops a ball near his master's hand, and my friend rolls it away only to have it returned to his hand!<br /><br />Only a matter of time before Princess Sofie and Bob decide to soak up all that peaceful yoga energy.<br />Peace and Laughter!jugglingpayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10921293051956441475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-43691753995022288432014-02-26T15:23:34.799+10:002014-02-26T15:23:34.799+10:00Always love your tips honey!!! I've been using...Always love your tips honey!!! I've been using a Micron for a good couple of years now - can't remember what I used before that - and I'm pretty sure I got a Zig about a year ago. I tend to use whichever my hand grasps a hold of first, lol, as they sit together in a pencil case I use for all those quilty-kinda marking tools ;) I've been happy with both, but yes, definitely agree that you need to just use them lightly when marking on hanky linen - actually, I mark pretty lightly whatever fabric I'm using. Don't like a hard, thick line, lol! ... And I had to laugh when I read your tip for marking lazy daisy's, as this is what I've been doing for over a year myself!! When it's a flower made up of lazy daisy's, I'll also mark where the daisy 'top' of the loop is, so usually two dots, and both are covered easily by the thread :) Looks so much better than back when I was marking out the whole loop!! ... Dinner looks yummy!! I'm thinking we'll be having some kinda fish tonight. My sister (who doesn't like fish) is out of town, and both Mum & Dad have been saying they're keen to have some fish, so I'll pull some out of the freezer when we get home :) Helps that we have a fella here who loves his fishing - and regularly brings fillets home of the yummy kinds!!! :D Hugs!Larissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366510866652989740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-35445268609952615402014-02-26T12:30:29.584+10:002014-02-26T12:30:29.584+10:00Thanks for all the info. I use a water soluble pe...Thanks for all the info. I use a water soluble pen. Usually the one that DMC offers. I make mistakes when marking designs and anything permenent just doesn't work for me and sometimes I need to make those last minute changes that make any project my own. You do need to iron on any backing first as heat can set the ink. That's just me though. The dots for lazy daisy stitch is a great idea. Could you sometime show a work with scattered daisy dots and how you tell what is what, how you know which way each daisy faces? And if it is a leaf or petal without a color picture at hand? Whenever you have time. No rush.<br />Llinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350373947183228223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-60462520942478260842014-02-26T11:58:17.690+10:002014-02-26T11:58:17.690+10:00Thanks for the tips. I will look for the Zig pens...Thanks for the tips. I will look for the Zig pens. My dog also takes the lazy out when I work out . He does give the occasional nudge, guess he thinks he's helping.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750353295422224894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-49936271499160979882014-02-26T11:46:26.988+10:002014-02-26T11:46:26.988+10:00Thanks for sharing such great tips. Your photos an...Thanks for sharing such great tips. Your photos and your stitching are exquisite. Lovely!Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09388251358362497080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-12224985217517695922014-02-26T11:39:00.896+10:002014-02-26T11:39:00.896+10:00I use the brown pigma pen and so far have been hap...I use the brown pigma pen and so far have been happy with it. Like your tip for the lazy daisies as I used to draw a line, but it never was always covered so from now on, a dot it is.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15759703198918004806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-22963337455567382052014-02-26T10:46:06.580+10:002014-02-26T10:46:06.580+10:00Thanks so much for this info, I need to practice m...Thanks so much for this info, I need to practice my wobbly tracing I think! I get nervous about making mistakes in permanent pen and not being able to remove it.Nickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662924691039566761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-33661043492075622902014-02-26T10:21:58.626+10:002014-02-26T10:21:58.626+10:00Thanks Jen for the info. I always use a Pigma pen ...Thanks Jen for the info. I always use a Pigma pen and while I like it I experience just what you described on more open weave fabrics....Zig Pen here I come!! Your body and your breathing are going to looove Yoga...hugs xxxMichelle Ridgwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156667763343283542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-18771894605452141152014-02-26T10:18:05.353+10:002014-02-26T10:18:05.353+10:00Thank you for sharing your very helpful tips, I ha...Thank you for sharing your very helpful tips, I have ordered a Zig pen, getting closer. Your pear gift lovely, so many creative people. Also thank you for sharing your yummy food pics ideas and recipes and book it looks very interesting and helpful. A friend has just told me about a book she is reading and finding very interesting and helpful, it is by a neurologist who is also qualified in nutritian, the book called 'Grain Brain' by David Perlmutter, explains the damage grains and carbs can cause us. Hope your online health studies going well. Appreciate all that you share, show and teach us, have a good day. JudithannAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-20902234674179797592014-02-26T09:48:15.458+10:002014-02-26T09:48:15.458+10:00SRA. JENNY MIL GRACIAS POR ESTE MAGNIFICO TUTORIA...SRA. JENNY MIL GRACIAS POR ESTE MAGNIFICO TUTORIAL NO SE IMAGINA COMO ME HA ACLARADO LAS COSAS.<br />SALUDOS CARIÑOSOS<br />CARMENDEFERNANDEZfernandezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793349319936979953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-48567754660496259132014-02-26T09:07:22.039+10:002014-02-26T09:07:22.039+10:00Hi Jenny - I have recently been given one of the Z...Hi Jenny - I have recently been given one of the Zig pens & look forward to trying it out. Thanks for the great tips for stitching the lazy daisies - your posts are always so wonderful & informative & you share you info & designs SO very generously ... we all really appreciate this Jenny :-) And your photos are just gorgeous too with wonderful eye candy. <br />I must confess I did laugh when I saw Bob the Dog's impression of an egyptian sphinx - how gorgeous is that !!! Have a wonderful day Jenny x0xJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08301647145550214950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738183327129723042.post-12567042090600408772014-02-26T08:44:26.773+10:002014-02-26T08:44:26.773+10:00Forgot to say that when using the Zig on very open...Forgot to say that when using the Zig on very open weaves, like hanky linen, don't press hard...gently glide across the fabric. If you're not getting a dark enough line, you may need a new pen or to use one slightly thicker like a 0.5mm.Jenny of Elefantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775654415138120426noreply@blogger.com