Photo paper image transfers & fabric dyeing

I accidentally came across a new technique for image transferring. It involves glossy photo paper, an inkjet printer and whatever you're transferring on to (fabrics, letters, papers, etc) I haven't tried it on glass or ceramics yet.Here is an example of what the transfer comes out like:This was a black and white photograph transferred on to wallpaper. As you can see it doesn't produce a perfect image but a faint, pixellated effect is what you end up with. (All papers, printers and images produce different results however, so it's best to just keep experimenting until to reach the desired effect) The Process:The process was really simple and all I did was scan in some old photographs and slightly manipulate them with Photoshop. Then I printed them out on to glossy photo paper - however, the trick was to use paper than wasn't compatible with my printer so the ink would 'sit' on top of the paper and could be easily smudged off. I pressed the printed image on to surface I wanted it to be transferred on to and burnished the back of the photo paper to help the image transfer. I kept peeling back the image to check the process. After it had been transferred the photo paper could be wiped clean (as the ink won't dry on it) so I could reuse it as much as possible!*Please bear in mind that if you are going to try this technique by using photo paper that isn't compatible with your printer it may cause damage after time. (Although I haven't had any problems yet)Here are a few more examples of the photo paper transfer:As you can see, some turned out better than others but i'm going to keep experimenting with it and by changing the settings on my printer to see if I can produce any different results.I am also currently dyeing some fabrics and wallpaper samples which I'm going to layer with photo transfers and stitch.I prefer to stick to natural dyeing and used 2 tea bags and a couple of tea spoons of coffee with half a pint of hot water and just left all my fabric samples to soak for a few hours. I then rinsed them through with hot water (to help the colour set), air dried and pressed with an iron.I'll update again when I get any further with it. :)

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