printers OT

most importantly, not laser - some companies use different names for inkjets, or at least have in the past, bubble jet is one that comes to mind.

Cheers Anne

Yep

and Desk Jet

I have just been reading through the book "Secrets of Digital Quilting

- from Camera to Quilt" by Lura Schwarz Smith & Kerby C. Smith......lots of interesting and logical thoughts expressed by the authors - perhaps the most important one to consider is to organize camera setting with computer and printer settings for the best results. ppi (pixels per inch) should match dpi (dots per inch) for best coverage. If scanning a photo - scan to the desired finished size so that the pixels are filled in before being sent to the printer. Save photos as TIFFs not jpegs for best fabric photo printing - do not alter an original photo file but make copies to play with. Another useful chart in the book is a comparison of various methods both after printing and again after washing....with photos.

The authors use both Epson and Hp printers which use pigment based inks rather than dye based ones. jennellh

And.....if you're printing onto fabric you want to make sure that the ink doesn't wash off. FWIW, a friend recently told me about Raycafix - you soak the fabric in this stuff, let it dry, iron onto freezer paper and trim to the size of a piece of paper. She lent me some to try - I don't have first hand knowledge of it yet but she said that it went through a wash with regular detergent without fading.

Another thing to think of - you need a high thread count percale if you want to print something with a lot for detail.

Up to now I've been using Printed Treasures to print small things for art quilts but I think the Raycafix will be more cost effective.

HTH Allison