Below is my favorite image found under the category "French" on Karen's website:
French Wreath with Bee
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Making these heat transfer decorative tea towels requires:
1. Flour Sack Kitchen Towels
I found mine at Target for $3.99 for (4) towels. The brand that I purchased is RE Style. (There is no need to launder the towels in advance.)
2. Transfer Paper
I found mine at Hobby Lobby for $8.99 for (7) sheets. The brand that I purchased is TransferMagic Inkjet Transfer Paper. This paper is designed for hand iron transfer onto light colored fabric.
3. An Iron and a hard surface on which to iron
I used a large cutting board for my ironing surface, which I placed on my kitchen counter and covered with an extra flour sack kitchen towel. (A typical ironing board is too soft for the the heat transfer process.)
4. An Image File
Again, The Graphics Fairy has literally thousand of amazing images to choose from. Download the image for printing. (NOTE: Keep in mind that any image with writing has to be a REVERSE image!)
5. Scissors!
The process is simple:
1. Print out your image onto the transfer paper per instructions on package.
2. Cut out your image from the paper leaving a 1/4" or 1/2" margin around the edge of the image. I love to decoupage and am used to cutting around intricate details. You can cut along as much or as little of the pattern detail as you want. Be careful though that you don't leave sharp corners that may lift off the fabric after washing.
3. Empty any water from your iron and preheat to the cotton setting. Do NOT use steam.
4. Iron the area of the flour sack towel on which you want to place your image so there are no wrinkles. Let your fabric cool.
5. Turn your cutout paper image side down and, with a hot iron, iron the image onto the fabric. I pressed down on the iron as I ran it across the image, ironing from side to side on the image. Do NOT hold the iron in one place. (Your transfer paper instructions will tell you how long to iron the image onto the fabric.)
6. Allow the fabric to cool and then peel away the backing paper. Your beautiful image will remain on the fabric!
7. Wash and dry the towel before using.
Enjoy!
Au revoir, Mitty
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