A couple of years ago; I got this idea
in my head after reading some image
transfer techniques. I'm lazy; I wanted
something easy and not have to go out
to get an image printed somewhere else.
And using what I had in my house.
I searched google to see if anyone had
this idea before but I found nothing.
So I started experimenting.
This is a photo that I did back in March 2010. It's a black and white photograph of my Aunt from the 1940s. This was one of my first experiments that I did with Shout Stain
remover. Yes, it works!
And another from the same years - of the dragon - both using my hand dyed fabrics.
They are still in great shape as the day
I transferred them.
I made a tutorial in case you would
like to try this technique for your
projects.
Ready?
I suggest making a few samples pieces first just to get the hang of it and experiment.
Supplies needed
Background fabric (I suggest a light color)
Burnishing tool (old credit card)
Freezer paper
Regular printing paper
Paper or plastic cup
Paint Brush (or I even tried Q-tips)
Shout (stain remover)
A black and white image - if you don't have your own image; you can get one from http://thegraphicsfairy.com/
A printer that uses dyed-based inks. If you have a printer with pigmented inks; this method will not work.
For example: I use my old HP PSC 1400 series - my Epson has pigmented inks
1 - Print the image on white printing paper
Cut around the images leaving a space all around.
I suggest using a small sized image to practice.
I printed my images 3" x 5" on regular printing paper
2 - Cut 2 pieces of freezer paper at least 2" larger than your image. (the bottom piece
can be larger)
Lay down the freezer paper shiny side down. This is done to ensure that the dye doesn't stain your table or whatever surface you are working on.
3 - Lay down your fabric - right side up - on top of the freezer paper. (I'm using fabric that I dyed naturally with Oak leaves
and oak bark)
4 - Now lay down your image - right side down on top of the fabric. (make sure it's centered where you want it.
5 - Spray the Shout into a plastic cup - make sure that you have enough to cover the image.
6 - Dip the paintbrush into the shout but not too much as to make it puddle. (this will tear the paper and smudge if it's too much)
Now with slightly hard dabs, cover the image with the paintbrush making sure that the whole image is covered. You might have to dip the brush back into the Shout again.
7 - Put the other piece of freezer paper on top of the image (shiny side down) I do this because it lessens the chance of the image paper tearing.
8 - This is the part that takes patience and practice. Use an old credit card (or AAA) as a burnishing tool and pressing
down hard but gently - go back and forth over the image making sure that you burnish
the entire image. Tip - hold down the
paper with one hand so that nothing
slides around. I start at the right side
and work my way across.
9 - Then lift the paper off of the fabric
Please don't get upset or lose heart
if the first one doesn't work.
Like mine here---
You can see on the left side of the bottom wing - I missed a part!
Like I said before; it takes patience and practice but it does work.
Let the fabric dry and then with a warm
to hot iron (no steam) go over the printed fabric on the wrong side. This is heat
setting the dye.
And it's ready for your project!
Imagine and create something beautiful!
I am so excited - I am in Art Quilting
Studio magazine - Winter 2016 issue!
There are so many beautiful quilts
in this issue and I can't believe
that I'm a part of it.
Here I Am!
In this article I explain how I
discovered an easy way to do image
transfer onto you fabric using your
home printer.
When I first discovered this method;
I searched and searched the internet
to see if anyone had done it this way.
Nope
It's so easy and you use your home
printer but it has to have dye-based
inks not pigment based inks. It won't
work with pigment based inks but you'll
have to buy the magazine to find out
how I did it.
I experimented with this method for
a couple of years and the images are
still very good!
One of the first images I used was
on this zippered pouch.
Hope that you will buy the magazine
and try it for yourself - it's fun!
Happy Quilting!
I'm a member of a local Quilt History Study
Group; so Antique quilts inspire me.
I made this little doll quilt with
a matching tote. It's styled after
an Antique Medallion doll quilt
It measures 14" x 14" and I hand
quilted it only in the ditch. Doing
that gives the quilt a nice puffy look.
I love the fabric in this quilt; the
only problem is that I bought it as
a remnant and the selvage was cut off.
I'm in love with such treasures from the
past!
This would make such a cute gift for
a girl of any age.
Living here in Lancaster county; I'm
always inspired by Amish, Mennonite and
Vintage quilts.
I made this small wall hanging which
measures 21" x 21".
Pinwheel is the center design which has
printed fabric; unlike the Amish that use
mostly solids - it is machine quilted with
a more modern quilting design - Amish quilts
are hand quilted with feathers, flowers or
other motifs.
Both are for sale in my Etsy shop.
(see side bar)
Happy Quilting!
I haven't made anything for Christmas
in a long time.
I decided to make a Christmas tree
Table topper.
I didn't have a pattern and decided just
to design it as I went.
This is what I came up with.
It's Modern and the quilting is geometric
designs. Also, it has lots of gold thread
running through. I'm happy with the way
it came out.
I'm also having fun designing Kids snack
mats; The mini totes can be used for
a Gift card holder or Utensils holder
for the mat.
This fabric is out of print; I think its
so adorable! Wish I had more of it.
And this Scotty dog fabric is just so
cute! Also out of print.
All available at my Etsy shop.
Happy Quilting!
My front garden is starting to
look like a jungle! Wild morning
glories are growing everywhere. They
wrap themselves around my rose bushes
and other plants and can choke them out.
So they had to go!
I saw this unusual plant growing which
I suspected was a weed. It's growing
along side my Cleome but I decided to
allow it to grow, just to see what it
was.
It's now six feet tall!
I thought that all those little
buds would bloom into something pretty
but it doesn't seem to be doing that.
So, I uploaded a photo on the FB Plant
Idents page to ask what it was. One
person said it was Amaranthus - so
I googled images and saw that some had
pretty purple blooms but then another
person answered and said that it was
common Pigweed - not to let it grow
because once the seed pods fall it will
be all over the garden next year. NO!
So out it comes!
On the other side of the garden as I'm
weeding I find this
Looks like some kind of scary mushroom
fungi??? One person said it was "Dead
Man's fingers" common when you mulch
with composted bark. who knew?
Another person said it was Pisolithus
tinctoris aka dog turd fungus - but
I did an image google search and found
that the color was too brown. I've never
came across this in my garden before -
it's a first.
The garden continually teaches me new
things every year.
I was on my back deck dyeing some fabric
and had a visitor....
A Silver Spotted Skipper.
It wouldn't get off of the fabric; I
kept trying to shoo it away but it
would only come back. Must have been
the color! LOL
Fabric that I created last week
https://www.etsy.com/listing/244243261/hand-dyed-floral-fabric-various-colors?ref=shop_home_active_12
The techniques that I used were fabric
manipulation and some sun print of leaves.
I Love the way it came out!
I also a wild grape vine growing in the back
yard; so I printed some of the leaves.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/244616345/hand-dyed-fabric-heliographic-print-lawn?ref=shop_home_active_9
These two fabrics look pretty together
They are one yard cuts and are available
in my Etsy shop.
Have a great week!
I have written before about a couple of the farms in
my area that were sold and the buildings and
barns being torn down to make way for housing.
It breaks my heart every time that I see it.
This was the back of the farm where I spotted the
Rainbow.
The road is now closed that passed the farm but
the cross road is now opened after 2 months of
doing what ever they're doing.
This is what it looks like now
The old road is on the left side and the new curved
road is on the right side. I find it interesting to watch
the progress of each stage.
Now I'm wondering - do they have to move all of those
telephone poles to the new road? Only time will tell
or we lose our electric ugh!
The landscape is changing dramatically.
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I have been dyeing more shibori fabric which
I feel more passionately each time I make a
new piece.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/243030970/shibori-fabric-hand-dyed-blues-and?ref=shop_home_active_6
Blue and Violet - soothing colors and lines.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/242536714/shibori-fabric-hand-dyed-mustard-yellow?ref=shop_home_active_8
This piece was over dyed (dyed twice) using Arashi Shibori
(pole wrapped) technique resulting in the beautiful
colors that you see.
Colors - Mustard Yellows, Shades of green and an Indigo Blue color
The fun part is experimenting with colors and the
size of the lines.
Have a great week!
And
Make something beautiful!
