photo transferring
DBecker131
graduation.
An idea I got from this newsgroup.
I was going to x-stitch on the afghan. But, my niece also told me a
friend of hers got one where the aunt had photos transferred to the
afghan. I was wondering if anyone knows how to do this or if anyone knows
where I can get information on doing the transferring.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks from a faithful reader.
Sandra Taylor
I have a friend who has done photo transferring on T-shirts, and
she ordered a Plaid Enterprises kit from QVC, a home shopping channel.
She says the address on the kit is:
Plaid Enterprises, Inc.
Norcross, GA 30091-7600
She says the kit is good quality and can still be ordered from
QVC by calling 1-800-345-1515 and asking for item number F7622 called
Copy Magic.
The usual disclaimers apply. I have never tried this, but she says
it works. Hope this helps.
Sandra
Marc Leger
iron it onto the fabric--there are many kinds at craft stores. When I
graduated, a friend of mine made me a quilt with the initials of
everybody in our class (we only had 64 though). Maybe you can
incorporate that on your design.
Fred Tullock
I have a book that explains how to take a photocopy and transfer it onto fabric. The book is
"Fabric Photos" by Marjorie Croner Published by Interweave Press, 201 East Fourth Street,
Loveland, Colorado 80537. I paid $12.95 plus S&H. I bought mine from "Light Impressions" at
1-800-828-6216. The usual disclaimer.
I have not tried this yet. If anyone has tried the process from this book I would be
interested in hearing from you.
Good luck!
Jan
Steve and Terri
: I am looking for ideas on making an afghan for my niece's high school
: graduation.
: An idea I got from this newsgroup.
: I was going to x-stitch on the afghan. But, my niece also told me a
: friend of hers got one where the aunt had photos transferred to the
: afghan. I was wondering if anyone knows how to do this or if anyone knows
: where I can get information on doing the transferring.
There are several methods you can use -- I've experimented with a couple.
What got me started was a book called "Fabric Photos" by Marjorie Cromer.
The process from this book that worked the best was a black-and-white
process -- you make a photocopy of the picture and iron it onto
mending fabric (which is like denim patches you put on jeans, except
that the piece of fabric is larger and lighter-weight). Since
making a photocopy bonds a powder (dry ink) to paper using heat, when
you iron the photocopy onto the mending fabric, you transfer the ink
to the adhesive on the fabric. Then you iron the image onto the
final piece of fabric. Basically, the mending fabric is something like
a printing plate that allows you to transfer the dry ink from the
paper to the final fabric. The little bit of adhesive that stays with
the dry ink on the final piece of fabric makes it permanent enough
to survive (gentle) washing.
The best results I've gotten with this method were on ecru or blush-
colored slipper satin -- it looks very Victorian. You will need
to do some experimenting with the copier, and some dry inks transfer
best at different temperatures, so it's not an exact process, but it
is fun to play with.
(I've heard of people just ironing the photocopy image directly onto
the final piece of fabric, but I don't know how permanent that is,
and you end up with a mirror image unless your photocopy was also
a mirror image to begin with. So I stopped with the mending fabric
method.)
The other process I've used is a color process, and there are two
variations. (Beware: this is more expensive, but it gives excellent
results.) I have a color ink-jet printer, so I can get photos scanned
in and print them on a special paper that Canon markets. It creates
a color iron-on transfer that looks really terrific. If you don't
have a color printer, you can use a color copier to print the photo
image on the transfer paper. Some copy stores have the paper in stock,
but you might have to provide the paper yourself if not. I've found
the paper at Computer City and Sears; it's available elsewhere, too.
It works with Canon printers, of course, but it also works with
HP deskjets, and probably with just about any color ink-jet type of
printer. (Some printer inks may need setting with vinegar after the
transfer is done to make it washable -- instructions are in the paper
packet. For example, the Canon BJC-600 needs setting with vinegar, but
the Canon BJC-4000 doesn't!)
Like I said, this option is more expensive -- the best price I've found
on the paper is about $18 for a packet of ten 8 1/2" x 11" sheets.
At a copy store, it's probably a little more expensive than a regular
color copy. But the results are really nice -- I made a little photo
"book" (fabric with a layer of batting for body) for my daughter, and
painted her name in it, and she loves it.
Good luck!
Terri
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Steve and Terri Carl
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>
>Hi!
>
>I have a book that explains how to take a photocopy and transfer it onto fabric. The book is
>"Fabric Photos" by Marjorie Croner Published by Interweave Press, 201 East Fourth Street,
>Loveland, Colorado 80537. I paid $12.95 plus S&H. I bought mine from "Light Impressions" at
>1-800-828-6216. The usual disclaimer.
>
>I have not tried this yet. If anyone has tried the process from this book I would be
>interested in hearing from you.
>
>Good luck!
>Jan
>
>>I am looking for ideas on making an afghan for my niece's high school
>>graduation.
>>An idea I got from this newsgroup.
>>
>>I was going to x-stitch on the afghan. But, my niece also told me a
>>friend of hers got one where the aunt had photos transferred to the
>>afghan. I was wondering if anyone knows how to do this or if anyone knows
>>where I can get information on doing the transferring.
>>
>>
>>Thanks from a faithful reader.
>
>
1) Photo There is a "goop" manufactured and sold by the name of
"Picture This", it is a transfer medium which is applied to the
actual photo, the photo is placed face down on the fabric and
dried for 24 hours then peeled off. It leaves a thick latex
film with your picture print on it - reversed of course.
2) Photocopy I have used this method with a chemical that leaves
a very good image on the fabric. The image is a little fainter,
but all the details are there.