Thanksgiving Place Mats

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Thanksgiving Place Mats

Grace Bonney and Martha craft Thanksgiving place mats using an inkjet-transfer technique.

Inkjet-Transfer Thanksgiving Place Mats

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Tools and Materials

Turkey or Pumpkin Pie clip art, or any simple, high-resolution image of your own
Inkjet printer
Inkjet transfer paper
Napkins or place mats
Iron
Scissors

Thanksgiving Place Mat How-To

Download turkey and/or pumpkin pie clip art, or use an image of your own. Adjust size to your liking and flip image if desired (this is especially necessary if the image includes text).
Print image onto transfer paper according to manufacturer's directions.
Cut outline of image from transfer paper, trimming away background. Cut right up to edge of subject.
Lay transfer paper facedown and iron image onto fabric, following manufacturer's instructions.

Resources

Inkjet iron-on fabric transfer paper from Avery; "Festival" table linens from Sferra.

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