If you are not comfortable drawing your design straight on your fabric, there are a lot of other ways on how to do it. Here are some methods that you can try: Tracing – This is the easiest method that you can use when transferring your pattern to the fabric. It is because it is less complicated. It is usually used on smooth and light-colored fabrics. All you have to do is print your design on a tracing paper or any thin paper you have. After that, you can start tracing the design on the fabric.You can put a light source behind your embroidery pattern so that you can see through your fabric. You can use a marker or pen for tracing but make sure that it does not blot on the other end. Heat transfer pens and pencils – This method is a bit difficult and somehow bothersome. Its markings are permanent and cannot be washed off even when soaked. To do this, you need to print your pattern in a reverse manner first. Then, trace the design on the backside of the paper using your heat transfer pencil. Water-soluble stabilizer – If you are working on dark colored fabrics, you this method. Also if you have a complicated design, this method is perfect for that. You can print your preferred design straight to the stabilizer. Then place that on your fabric and you will see the pattern afterward. There are other ways that you can try. But these three methods are the simplest to follow most especially for beginners.