Hi Emily, There are transfer papers, you print on them and then transfer the image to the fabric by ironing. I had once tried this and it worked with Epson 1290. HTH. Veli Izzet > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Emily L. Ferguson > Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 7:12 PM > To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students > Subject: printing onto fabric > > My best friend died three days ago and I'm making Tibetan > Prayer Flags for solace. > > I went out to Staples and bought a package of those iron-on > inkjet transfer sheets. They're pretty lame - they dull the > color and stiffen the cloth, since one prints to a sheet of > think tacky plastic on a carrier of paper and then use heat > to make the plastic adhere to the cloth. > > Has anyone tried to put a piece of fabric through a consumer > type Epson inkjet printer? If you can get it to start, does > the ink go right through and mess up everything? Does the > ink actually stain the cloth or sit on the surface? Does the > ink wash out? > > Any alternative ideas for how to get a picture onto fabric > without learning how to do serigraphy or getting worked up > about batiking? > > This is solace, not a new career! > -- > Emily L. Ferguson > mailto:elf@xxxxxxxx > 508-563-6822 > New England landscapes, wooden boats and races, press > photography http://www.vsu.cape.com/~elf/ > >
