Photos + Foil = Fun!
Two easy techniques for transferring photocopies onto cloth and easy to apply, shiny, permanent, metallic foil and thermofax screen printing.
$40
Photos + Foil = FUN!
Course 🟣 20 Lessons
Come spend some delightful time playing with foil and photo transfer as
you create little winged friends, ready to turn into lovely postcards or mini
art quilts. Learn two easy techniques for transferring photocopies onto cloth and please your inner magpie with easy to apply, shiny, permanent, metallic foil. Learning a little about Thermofax screen printing is an added bonus that I’m sure you will fall in love with.
Supplies
• 1/2 yard Tight weave, smooth white fabric (washed without fabric softener, ironed) These are for practice and tests. Most will be cut or torn into US letter-sized pieces.
• Fabric and Paper scissors
• Iron and ironing surface
• Baking Parchment or Silicone press sheet to protect ironing surface and iron from fusible web
• Masking tape Metal spoon
• Hard smooth surface (cookie sheets work well and this technique does not damage the sheet or use a piece of glass from a picture frame with the edges taped for safety)
• cotton balls
• FQ or several letter-page sized pieces of hand dyed or solid-ish fabric
• Plastic bin to hold water or nearby sink - used for rinsing thermofax screens after printing
• Piece of craft felt to use as a printing surface
• Gloves to protect hands from solvent (optional but recommended)
• Kit or materials listed below:
Kit Includes
• Citra-Solv
• Transfer Art Paper
• Laser Printed images
• Foil, Foil Glue
• Thermofax Wing Screen and card for squeegee
• Squeegee card
• Misty-fuse
How this Course Works
This course is an online on-demand workshop. You will need an internet connection to stream each video.
Each lesson includes space for you to share your pictures and get feedback from your classmates.
The more you contribute, the livelier class will be. Lyric will pop in to give feedback on each picture posted.
This platform provides a safe space for a lively and sharing creative community to explore without judgment and competition.
Just like in a live classroom, you'll be able to see your fellow students' work and discuss how things are going. You'll get encouragement and instruction from Lyric on all the work you post.
How much interaction is there from the teacher?
If you post a comment or question, or a photo, Lyric will get a notification and answer you within a week. Sometimes she is traveling and she spends time with her family in the evenings and weekends. Thank you for your patience.
What are the lessons like?
Lyric's hands-on technique classes are a series of short, pre-recorded videos. You can access them at any time. You can read the curriculum below.
How long do I have access to the course?
You are guaranteed one year of access. After that, the course is up for as long as Lyric is still teaching, but not guaranteed.
Is this class refundable?
I do not offer refunds, but I do want you to be happy. Send me an email if you are unsatisfied and we will work something out.
Course Curriculum
Lyric Kinard
Artist, Author, Educator
