Custom Pillows From Your Inkjet Printer

It was time to purge some of the custom pillows I made from my collection. My sister and I organized a sample sale of inkjet and fabric transfer pillows made from silk and linen.  I realized how much I rely on fabric transfer paper as my personal atelier.  One way to keep your petite pad from looking like a cookie-cutter shoe box is to add custom pillows to the space.

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Fabric transfer images look extra chic printed onto textured shantung silk. The transferred images reveal the nubbiness of the shantung, appearing a bit distressed and faded. To soften the stiff texture of a photo image on cotton or silk, try draping silk chiffon over the image for a nice effect as you can see in the pillow below.

Use Avery T-Shirt Transfer Paper for inkjet printers because it is available everywhere. Once you tackle the basics of fabric transfer, you’ll discover lots of ways to add a custom stamp on an entire range of accessories and art.

It is sad to see these pillows go but hopefully they will help make someone else’s space feel like a home.