Old 07-01-2012, 11:22 AM
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Friday1961
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Originally Posted by humbird
Why don't you make a sample with light fabric, and phone book pages, press and see if the ink transfers. I have been under the impression that "fresh" news paper print will transfer, but not aged? Maybe the same with phone book?
Don't know if you want to go to this much trouble, but: If you iron (dry iron) the telephone pages first, it sets the ink and it should not transfer. I've read that butlers used to (maybe still do) iron their wealthy employers' newspapers so the ink would not come off when the paper was read.
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