4 Strong Reasons for Using Carbon Paper For Pyrography

You can use carbon paper for pyrography to get pattern accuracy, especially if it requires more precision. Transferring patterns using this material is pretty straightforward, and even beginners can use it without any problem.

But of all the processes one could use, why do most pyrographers go for carbon tissue? And Which other materials can you use it on for pyrography?

Reasons of Using It

This particular material is superbly popular for pyrography patterns because of what it offers to the users or pyrographers. Here are some advantages you will get –

Cost-Effective

If you are a beginner or someone looking for a cost-effective option, carbon paper is an easy pick. They come at a low price, making them more suitable for use. Even when I was a beginner, I used to keep a stock of at least 100 sheets as these are quite affordable.

Easily Accessible

You can find it almost everywhere. Their easy accessibility makes them popular as a pattern transfer item. I find it in every brick and mortar store around my location.

Easy To Use

Using this paper for tracing or transferring patterns on wood or pyrography material is very straightforward. You can just put it under the template and atop the wood surface and trace the design with a pencil.

Suitable For Beginners

Beginners need something simple and easy to use when doing pyrography for the very first time or for practicing. And one can hardly find a better option for that than carbon paper. It helped me to learn woodburning art very quickly. And hence, I am always grateful to this easy method.

Where Can You Transfer The Patterns On

If you are wondering about the materials you can use this paper on, this list will help you.

Wood

Of course, the common material or items you see used for pyrography is wood. Carbon paper cannot damage the material even if you trace on it a little roughly. But you must never apply too much pressure lest it makes a mess you cannot remove.

Leather

Leather is yet another popular pyrography material that you can design using the same paper. It is the burning temperature that you need to watch out for. I find it super easy to use on leathers.

Any Paper

We all are familiar with the use of transferring designs on writing papers via the same process and same material. And of course, it is entirely safe to use them on any kind of paper including painting papers.

Fabric, Canvas and Felt

You can use carbon paper on various fabrics, from denim to cotton to felt. You can also use it to trace artwork on canvas for canvas pyrography.

Bones

Bones have solid and hard surfaces. That is why this paper is easier to use on bones while transferring the patterns. 

Gourd

Yes, you can use it even on gourds for doing pyrography. But you should be careful when transferring the design as the pressure can damage the item. 

How To Use?

it is simpler than you think. And here is how you can do it in four easy steps.

1. Get your design template or stencil ready. You can print your template from the internet images or drawings.
2. Then put the template on the pyrography material and place the carbon paper beneath the template.
3. Secure the template and the paper with masking tape so that they won’t move unexpectedly. I ruined many of my designs whenever I avoided fixing the materials. But you can troubleshoot the problems once you read this woodburn troubleshooting notes. You can try using pencil eraser first and then sanding the wood surface.
4. Use a pencil to trace over the template design or pattern until you are done and remove them.

It is demonstrated here as well.

One more video is given here for your easy understanding.

Oh! One more thing! A collection of pyrography pattern transfer methods are discussed in this article.

EndNote

Now you know why carbon paper is so popular when it comes to wood burn pattern transfer. Whether you are a beginner or professional, you can always use it as it is simple, straightforward and a low-cost option.