Transfering markings to organza

Silk organza pinned to project, ready for transfer

I finally reached the next stage of the Craftsy Jeanius class, transferring the thread basting to the silk organza. This technique is so clever, because you can see through the organza, and transfer the markings, without damaging the original piece of clothing.
My husband's pants were relatively easy because the fabric is a tight weave (more like denim even though they are dress pants). The other pair of pants are made of linen, which is a loose weave fabric. That was more tricky because the fabric tends to distort when you try to lay it down flat.
Yesterday I began transfering the markings from the silk organza to paper. Again, that is so easy it really is a brilliant technique.
If you use a regular pencil, you can transfer a few key points directly onto the paper. Much quicker is to use tracing carbon paper, which you place under the silk organza on the paper. Using a tracing wheel, you trace the lines on the organza and voila: you have lines drawn on the paper.
The next step is to true (measure the garment and then adjust any of the lines) up the paper pattern and then make a muslin garment to check the fit.
I'll keep you posted.