Find a pattern you want to trace. For example, you might find something in a magazine or book you want to transfer to a painter’s canvas, watercolor paper or fabric for sewing. Enlarge the pattern on a copier if necessary.
Position a sheet of tracing paper over the pattern. Use a somewhat dull pencil to trace the entire design, including the outline and any inside details you want on your target paper or fabric. Erase mistakes with an artists’ eraser.
Remove the tracing paper from the pattern. Add any other lines or details you like to the pencil lines on the tracing paper.
Place the target medium on a flat, hard surface. Put the tracing paper face down over it in the position you wish. Slide a sheet of transfer paper between the tracing paper and medium, being careful not to move the tracing paper out of position.
Trace each line on the tracing paper with the round tip of a stylus. Be careful not to press too hard to avoid tearing the paper sheets but press hard enough so that the lines are transferred to the target medium. You could also use a dull pencil to do this.