Customer Reviews

Photo Transfer Handbook: Snap it, Print it, Stitch it!

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

This is a wonderful book for anyone who has ever wanted to transfer a photo. The book is in full-color with many photos. Clear step-by-step instructions are included for both the transfer process & projects.

Instructions for both creating & applying a transfer using either a laser copier or computer printer are covered. Tips on choosing images, troubleshooting, adding & removing color are also included.

Next, there are inspirational galleries of beautiful family quilts, studio quilts, & creative clothing. Captions below each piece describe the creation process. One of my favorites is a Tuscany castle scene.

A few projects follow, including a photo pillow & three quilts. There is also a great resource list that includes many places to buy the transfer paper, as well as mail order photo transfer & film services.

Jean Ray Laury has done it again! Her understanding of how to help the learner through each step is amazing! She adresses the 'not computer literate' in the introduction & states she is not a computer expert, but a quilter, designer & teacher..... then she goes on to say she will share everything she knows....and does!

This book is by far her best gift of technique, inspiration and challenge all rolled into one. She also gives 'copyright' a page to itself. Something to seriously consider when we get into this process.

This book gives information about METHODS, RESOURCES, TROUBLE SHOOTING, PROBLEM SOLVING.. there is just so much packed into this book. It gives the reader step by step confidence.

Jean's love of art of quilting & her dynamic teaching ability are here for you .... so, what are you waiting for?.... get your own copy to experience and drool over.... the pictures and their descriptions are technique laden, too!

In that this was written in 1999, and this is now 2003 - this
book IS well written for anyone that wants to attempt photo
transfer. I've done considerable research on this, read far too
many articles with conflicting information on the process, attempted too many techniques with poor results.
This is exactly as intended - a handbook, it compares the various techniques with results.
Many resources now have websites and there are more products on the market. The biggest hurdle between 1999 and 2003 is the digital camera and the advancement of computers and printers. So with today's technology and computer saavy, photo transfer can easily be done and this book is a useful tool for reference and guidelines.

I found this book was not as advertised. I expected a variety of methods and products. Perhaps this is all that was available in 1999. There are a great number of products and techniques currently available that are not mentioned in this supposed "handbook" It containes the same info transfer paper packages contain, a gallery of projects and some bad quilting advice. I was very disappointed.

I purchased this book used (thank goodness!) to find out ways to transfer photos to fabric for wall hangings to use as gifts. The methods are very out of date and the information is no longer viable in some instances. I expected more in the way of detailed how-to information and it doesn't suit my needs at all. Also, it is chock full of things that someone may consider art, but only has meaning to the 'artist', and is not a book I could let my child sit and look at. Its ok to buy from the $1 bin, but is definately not a 'keeper' book.

I purchased this book in the hope of discovering a new way of transferring computer-generated line drawings or pictures onto cloth in order to then embroider the images. I had experimented with two types of computer transfer papers and found them totally unsatisfactory for my needs (stitching on rubberized fabric is not my idea of fine art). This book was simply filled with crafty ideas about what could be done with these unsatisfactorily transferred images ... something even worse than T-shirts. I think the rag dolls with photographs of people's faces said it all.

I purchased this book in the hope that I would discover a new way of transferring computer-generated line drawings or pictures to cloth in order to then embroider the images. I had experimented with two types of computer transfer papers and found them totally unsatisfactory for my needs. Stitching on rubberized fabric is not my idea of fine art. This book simply offered previously unimaginable things I could do with this type of unsatisfactorily transferred image ... something even worse than T-shirts. I think the rag dolls with photographs of people's faces said it all. Yuck! If I could have given it 0 stars, I would have!