How to Transfer Pictures to a Tapestry Canvas

Select an image that you find pleasing. You can use images with a great deal of details. Center the picture in the middle of the piece of tapestry fabric, making sure there are several inches of spare canvas on all sides. You will need this excess when you attach the fabric to the tapestry frame.

Attach the scanner and printer to your computer's appropriate ports using compatible cables. Turn on your computer and the peripherals. Scan your selected image with the scanner. Transfer the image data to your computer's image and photography program location. Open the file and view the image. Rotate it, crop it and do whatever else is required to produce the image quality you need.

Load the printer with a couple of sheets of heat transfer paper intended for making iron-on designs on fabric. Select the image stored on computer and send it to your printer for reproduction. You may have to repeat this step until you get an iron-on transfer to your liking.

Lay the tapestry canvas right-side up on a hard and flat surface large enough to accommodate the whole piece of fabric. A table is ideal because it is big enough to spread out the fabric without having any hanging over the edge.

Place the heat-transfer image paper sheet face down in the center of the tapestry canvas. Secure the edges of the paper to the canvas with straight pins to be sure it won't shift or slip.