Cushion Covers ............ anyone done them? Ideas please.

[AdamB]

Has anyone done these?

I ordered a few as I thought I would put them up on the 'wall of choice' I have (various products).

Only when I decided on what I was going to put on it and the size I thought about how to press it as it has a zip on the back.

I wanted to get a large photo on the cushion (13 inches by 13 inches) so laying it flat you have the zip behind one side. I normally pad things out with a mouse mat but this is far too big an area for that and two mouse mats together will cause a line in the image.

Anyone any ideas?

Adam

[AdamB]

sorry, these are the ones:

http://www.printerowners.co.uk/sublimat ... shions.htm

[fredster]

cut a square of cardboard and cover it with some foam or som ekind of padding..works a treat if you pop it inside the cushion cover

[AdamB]

Like it - or even a bit of cardboard with an old t-shirt wrapped around to give a mit of play but flat on both sides so I get heat to all of the cover.

Many thanks fredster ............. sometimes the obvious is just a friend away

[fredster]

i was lucky ..the zips were on the edge of the covers but still use the padded cardboard as the cushion covers had a piped edge to them..looked great when done though

[Kaz]

I managed to slide mine over the heat press and do them that way, after mucking up the first one because of the zip.

I think it's a daft place to have a zip anyway, should be at the side

[JSR]

Zips should be at the side. Not just for easier pressing but because it allows you to print both sides of the cushion cover - which is a great selling point. With the zip across the back, you can't print on the back.

[AdamB]

I had to try this after I locked up the shop and it worked very, very well (2 bits of cardboard plus an old t-shirt wrapped around the cardboard making sure that the finished 'pad' is level and flat.

I think the finished product is very nice (the print measures 12.5 inches by 12.5 inches).

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P.S they're my boys!

[Paul]

very nice adam! but is there any issue with the color on the hair? or is it only picture???

[AdamB]

No Paul, the picture is fine and the print is great.

I have fluorescent lighting in the shop and it affects me taking pictures of stuff every now and then.

I did try to alter the colours in photoshop once I'd took it but it was making it worse and to be honest I couldn't be bothered messing around with the image (if it was a demo image I would have). Not that I don't care about you all ................. I just wanted to get an image up and to thank fredster for coming back to me so quickly.