While researching fabric transfer techniques for the Take It Further Challenge, I accumulated these interesting links. There are so many pages offering advice it can get very confusing. I'm lucky Dharma Trading Company Web-publishes directions for the product I'd bought from them, because there exist many products and many different instructions. I've saved the links I found most helpful and/or inspiring below.
- Image Transfer techniques from art-e-zine compiles amazing techniques for transferring ink jet printer, color copier, and photographic paper images onto all sorts of stuff--lots of fabric directions, but also paper, rocks, leather, ceramic tiles, polymer clay--all sorts of cool stuff! Some of the techniques require specialized equipment and supplies, but others use odd things like fabric glue, "Orange-Glo" cleaner, and freezer paper. There are inspiring photos of the various artists' works.
- Live Studio: Image Transfer Techniques by: Tiffini Elektra X. A variety of transfer techniques for fabric and wood, with inspiring photos.
- Inkjet Transfer Group on Yahoo.
This discussion group originally started for artists using Lesley Riley's method of ink jet transfer (see Files Section for original instructions). Now it is a free-flowing exchange of all sorts of techniques and tips for making transfers with your ink jet printer.
- Transferring Digital Images to Fabric With Ink jet Printers--notes by Wilma Kinder, who makes miniquilts for doll houses. She has quite a few tips that other sets of directions leave out.
- Transfer Tutorial for use with laser-printed copies, from Juliann Wasisco of odd-goddess.
- A massive list of links on printing images on fabric includes many commercial sites. This is a companion page for printing on paper, which can also draw you in for hours of browsing.
3 comments:
Thanks so much for doing all the footwork in compiling these sites for image transfer info. I love adding images to my blocks but haven't had an operable printer. I just got a new one so your info was timely for me.. Thanks again for sharing. PS. Am very anxious to see your TIF progression of your admiree.
Glad to help! I put these link collections on my blog so I can find them again later--when I don't post them I usually misplace them.
As Jane said - thanks for this info. I havent done any photo transfers yet - but planning to do a memory quilt this year- so very useful! thanks
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