I don't know if it will work as i haven't tried it yet but i read in an OLD magazine from my grandmother you can take coloring pages and put them on the machine without thread and sew the design then take a nylon stocking with cornstarch and tap the paper with it to mark the fabric. It sounded pretty easy but i have a pounce pad i will use.....I don't think this would work for fancy designs but may just be the trick for simple ones. I love reading her old work basket magazines from the 40's and 50's