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Review on Transfer Repeatedly Water Soluble Tracing Cross Stitch by Kristen Simpson

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Traces good, but into paper and papercraft

I bought this tracing paper based on reviews, expecting it to perform more like the homework tracing paper we used in high school decades ago. .In the package there are several sheets - different bright colors - green, yellow, red. There is a paper backing on one side and a very waxy finish on the other. It's like running your finger over a candle. I wanted to use this to transfer my hand-drawn freestyle embroidery motifs to a denim jacket. Now I'm not sure I can. I decided to do a test track with a piece of cotton kitchen towel. So I sketched the flower and traced it onto the fabric. Everything seemed fine: the drawing was clear as a bell. Try it. It really didn't want to dissolve, and even with the addition of soap, it took a bit of rubbing to erase the images. Since I don't want to erase my finished project so vigorously, I'm now worried that the tracing paper won't come out easily and stay visible on the jacket. In my opinion, compounding the problem was that all the instructions on the bag were written in Chinese, so I couldn't even tell what I might have done right or wrong in my test. Useless! So I won't use it for this project. I won't throw it away either, but I won't buy it again either.

Pros
  • Weight
Cons
  • Some small things

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June 10, 2023
Best transfer paper ever!