Bondaweb Transfers

Gosh, but it’s been a busy week. Having WoW and Quiltwow in the same month is good because it gives us long stretches of time in between but it certainly makes the article gathering time hectic. Very exciting though. You can never be sure, when you commission, what will arrive and we’ve always been fortunate that the articles have been consistently good. Some wonderful stuff for both WoW and Quiltwow. I usually check the techniques for WoW but this time I have got quite carried away with some of them. So now I’m behind and Clive is chasing me (that’s quite fun, actually).

I also ran out of evening stitching and had to find myself something to do. Can’t just sit and watch TV without the hands being occupied. Some time ago Clive said we needed a new TV, as ours was getting fuzzy. Turned out that his glasses needed changing and, as I only listen and never watch, I took his word for it. Glad we got the new one, though - it looks much nicer - all slim and sexy (unlike its owners).

Here's my new stitching.

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I had made a book for my Image to Stitch book, using Bondaweb to transfer images. I didn’t want to sell it so decided to make another one.

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To make the transfer:
Printout, or photocopy your design.
Iron Bondaweb (fusible webbing) on to the fabric of choice - I used white cotton. If an inkjet print, it’s better to then leave for a few hours but I don’t always do this.
Iron the print, colour side down, to the fabric.
Damp the paper with a sponge or spray - don’t get it too wet. Scrape away the paper to reveal the image, now on the Bondaweb. If it doesn’t scrape away, damp ir down until it does.
Then I hand stitch on top. The image is quite pale, which I like and sometimes I leave some of the paper on and draw into it.

Here’s the back.

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And some Gaudi chimney pots inside the book.

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I love this transfer method and it is one of my favourites.

Lovely to have an award Maggie, Thank You. Haven’t thought who to give it to who hasn’t got it already. Lynda Monk made my day yesterday by agreeing to write articles for WoW so she must have one. Dale and Margaret R, of course, and Annabelle (Wittering Rainbow) because her profile makes me laugh. Lots more people I will think about but my battery is getting low.

Peg - do try stitching on metal but be sure to put something under it. I use a heavy craft Vilene.

Jackie - I’ll certainly pass on my bits if I don’t win my challenge. Perhaps I could get rid of lots of bits this way. Perhaps we could all play stitch consequences. Val & I used to send each other bits we were stuck on - a terrible responsibility for me.