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This really neat idea demonstrates how to utilise images from a bygone era and bring them bang-up-to-date with a nifty method of transferring them from paper to cloth. Magazines and newspapers from the 1950sare crammed with advertisements for all manner of household paraphernalia and interesting typefaces. Whether your hunting ground is eBay, car boots or jumble sales, it won’t take much digging around to find fodder to fuel your imagination.
Making the transfers
Press white cotton fabric and trim into pieces 3cm larger than your chosen pictures. Ensure the magazine pages have been printed or photocopied using toner as inkjet images will not work. Any pictures with text need to be printed out as a mirror image to appear the right way round on the fabric.
Place the print face up on a clean surface and liberally paste with Marvin Medium. Ensure the coating is 1mm thick while still remaining even. Lay the fabric piece on top and pat down onto the paper with your hands.
Lay a second piece of plain paper on top and press down firmly. Use a wallpaper seam roller or rolling pin to ensure a firm bond without air bubbles. Peel away the plain p
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