Showing posts with label iron on transfers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label iron on transfers. Show all posts

Sunday, 4 December 2016

Iron-On Transfers

There's another sewing product that I've used to do image transfers in some collage and book projects.  The process is simple -- you purchase a packet of iron-on (heat) transfer sheets, which you can find at a fabric or craft store, then you use your copier to print an image onto the transfer sheet, and then you simply iron it onto the paper or book at a fairly low setting.  It adheres nicely and the images are somewhat transparent, letting the underlying text or pattern show through.  You can use b&w or colored images, and the finished page has an interesting, slightly rough texture.  Here's a sample page spread with two different iron-on transfers (underneath a hand-cut page):