1.  Use a dry iron.  Preheat the iron to the suggested heat for the fabric you will be using.  ( A neutral color cotton/polyester mixed fabric with a good thread count is best for punch embroidery.  Pre wash the fabric to remove sizing or starch in new fabric.)  Silicone ironing board covers resist the transferring process.  Place a tea towel or yard goods between the board cover and your fabric. A terry cloth towel is too thick and leaves too much possibility of movement or slippage which could result in smearing or double stamping.  Cut away all notes before transfering.

2.  If you are punching the design, iron it on the back of the fabric or the inside of the garment.  If you are painting the design, cut away all numbers and notations;  iron your pattern onto the front of the fabric or outside of the garment.  Use less pressing time for a lighter pattern transfer.

3.  Find the location where you wish the design to be, mark the center spot with a small crease using the iron.  Finger crease your pattern finding the center.  Line up your pattern.  Pin in place to prevent the pattern from slipping.

4.  To transfer your design, PRESS and LIFT,  do NOT slide the iron.  Hold the iron in place for 5 to 7 seconds depending on how dark you need the transfer lines to be.  The hotter the iron, the faster the design will transfer onto the fabric.  If you want darker lines, leave the iron in place a second or two longer.  Be careful not to scorch your fabric.

5.  Lift a corner of the pattern to see if the design is transferring.  Use pins to secure the paper pattern and use the PRESS and LIFT method to move from place to place.  The pattern is less likely to slide, causing blurred images.

6.  The ink is a permanent ink.  You should get one good solid transfer.  Some people may get several transfers from the same pattern.  For darker fabrics, use a new pattern;  pre-iron woven fusible  interfacing onto the back of your fabric.  Then iron your transfer design on the interfacing.  This allows you to see the pattern even on navy or black when punching.

7.  The ironing process of transfer patterns should NEVER be done by children.

(These directions were not written by me.  Credit is given to Ultra Punch from American Dimensions, Inc. Charlotte Harbor, Florida 33980, Copyright 1992.)