How to Transfer a Picture to Needlepoint Canvas

Drawings with clean lines and simple shapes make a great basis for needlepoint. Once you've found a drawing you like, you can transfer the design yourself.

1. Begin by making a copy of the drawing.
2. Outline the shapes of the drawing with a black medium point marker - this will make them easier to see for tracing
3. Place your needlepoint canvas on top of the drawing.
4. Using a fine tip, permanent non-xylene or dye based marked, trace over the lines of the drawing on the canvas.
5. Let dry 24 hours before you start to stitch.

• If there are straight lines on the drawing, line them up with a thread of canvas. Otherwise line a thread of canvas up with an edge of the paper.

• Permanent, non-xylene or dye-based fine point marking pen. Good brands are Pigma Micron, SCA-UF from Pilot, Zig Fabric markers, FabricMate dye pens, or other pens made for marking fabric