Transferring the designs to your Converse

There are two motifs on the embroidery stitches flowers templates: the main one is for the outer side of the shoes and the small template is used to go around the shoe’s logo on the inner side of the shoes.

The templates which are provided will fit onto the right shoe, so you need to flip it to transfer the design in reverse onto the left shoe. To do this, trace over the template on tracing paper, turn it over and draw over the lines in a dark pen on the back.

You now need to transfer the embroidery design onto your shoes. This can be tricky as the fabric is thick and floppy but there are several methods you can use:

Heat erasable pen: Draw the pattern onto the shoe using a heat erasable pen – you’ll be able to erase the lines with ease using heat or friction when you’ve finished the embroidery. This may be easier for the simple design around the shoe logo.

Embroidery transfer paper: To do this, first, trace the template onto the white side of the transfer paper using a dark ballpoint pen. Press the paper, coloured side down onto the shoe in your chosen position and retrace the lines with a dark pen. Your pattern should transfer onto the shoe ready for you to stitch over.

Iron-on pencil: Use a pencil in a colour that will show up on the shoe using the same technique as the transfer paper.

Trace over the embroidery template onto paper in reverse with the pencil, then place the paper, pencil side down, in the correct position on the shoe.

Trace over the lines to transfer them.

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Louise Newton

Embroidery Designer

Embroidered converse