I have two ideas for you.
The more sane one is to use T-shirt transfers. You print onto
the transfer sheet (standard paper size), then iron the pattern
onto the shirt, or in this case, the canvas. For a larger image,
break it up onto several sheets and piece them together on the
canvas. You can find the sheets online and maybe at Staples.
I know that people have used them on fairly coarse canvas like
tote bags, so it should work fine for making a template on
needlepoint canvas.
The next is kind of a wacky idea, but ice cream shops
like Carvel can print fairly detailed scanned images onto
blank ice cream cakes with edible ink, so why not canvas?
Some of those cakes are pretty big. I don't know how
much the ink would run, presumably not too much for
low rez images, but the real problem would be persuading
the machine operator to try it.
At 03:25 PM 02/04/2009 -0500, b_s-wilk wrote
Wait! Here's a computer question: Can you scan a picture you like
and
print it on canvas using an injet printer set to low res so it
doesn't
bleed through? If you can put CDs/DVDs in special inkjet printers,
why not
needlepoint canvas? [except for size]
Betty
I'm not sure about running canvas through a printer. :) I don't do
needlepoint--I do counted cross stitch, and work from a chart.
I do have cross stitch software that will allow you to scan a
picture and
turn it into an editable chart, with thread colors coded and named
in 2
brands of floss. It's not particularly easy to obtain really good
results,
but it's fun to play with. Couldn't you do needlepoint from a chart?
Sue
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