Saturday was beautiful outside in our
gardens.
Sunday not so much. Gray skies.
I took some pictures anyway because I
knew the
blooms from our fall bulb planting would not last forever.
I want to share them with you and
along
with that share an idea for those who are
not as confident as others when it
comes to drawing.
1. We will begin with a simple digital photo.
Downloaded onto
the computer from our camera's card.
2. Next ... I changed the photo to a
grayscale.
I used photoshop but there are a
lot of other image applications out there.
I printed this
grayscale image.
3. Making the pattern is next and is
simple ...
I placed the grayscale photo onto my
small light table, securing it with a
piece of scotch tape.
Then, placing a clean white sheet of
paper on top - tracing the outline
and some details with a fine tip marker.
You can now reduce or enlarge this
pattern for
hooking, needle punch or applique.
Apply it to your backing using your
favorite method.
My plan is to create a small hooked
pillow for our
wicker love seat that sits on our back porch.
Now you know how to create a pattern
if you are not
confident in your drawing skills.
Just by pushing a button!
Watch for a sample of hooking this pattern
in a future issue of The Wool Street Journal.
