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For anyone looking for a historical way to transfer embroidery patterns on to fabric and then trace over with the embroidery thread:
Various pattern books existed in the 16th century. Many of them were Italian and German. Plus many plagiarized each other, which is how you can find Italian patterns in German books or vice versa.
"Transferring a pattern from a book to material was done by ‘pouncing’: this was a technique which involved pricking out the outline of the pattern with a pin, attaching the page to a piece of fabric then rubbing soot or charcoal through the pin holes so that when the page was removed the pigment would be left in place. Many patterns were printed on squared paper. This allowed the embroiderer to increase the size of the finished embroidery by drawing out the designs using the same proportions but on a grander scale onto more squared paper, often provided by the publisher. Experienced or confident needlewomen would use the paper to adapt the designs for specific projects or for their own work. As women got more skilled they could move from embroidery books to patterns designed for bookbinders or calligraphers and for the really inventive, herbals and emblem books." (V&A Museum)
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