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Sample Section Image Transfer
To transfer the image of a rusty object to fabric use this technique.
Supplies 
Procedure
Select an item that has a good buildup of iron oxide on it. Study the photo below to help you get an idea of what you should be looking for. These items have interesting images to transfer to fabric, but only the corn-stick muffin pan has enough naturally occurring iron oxide built up on it to make a successful transfer. 
Below is a close up picture of the corn-stick pan. Notice the rainbow coloring between the second and third corn-sticks. When you see that, it means your image will transfer quickly and successfully. It may take a long time for this much rust to build up on your item, but it is worth the wait.
The picture below shows the iron trivet I am going to use in this demonstration to make an image transfer. You can see it has much more iron oxide built up on it than it did when the upper photo was taken. The more orange you see, the stronger the image transfer will be.
 Cover the item with the piece of cloth.
Wet the piece of cloth by spraying water on it. The water weights the cloth down so you can position it exactly where you want. If your item has a good buildup of rust and you pour water onto the cloth, your image will start to transfer. Note that if you are not happy with the placement and wish to move the cloth, you might end up with a shadow transfer.
Notice the bubbles at the top of the trivet in the above photo. The cloth has to actually touch the fabric to make the image transfer. So take the time to work all the bubbles out from under the cloth. I usually do this with the spray bottle. Sometimes I use this technique to make fabric for my “Coins” wallhangings. In that case I leave the bubbles to create a varied texture on a larger piece of cloth. You will have to experiment to see what effects you like where. You can see from the results below that the image you transfer will not be an exact print but rather an impression of the original object.
Sprinkle salt on the wet cloth.
Spray water over the salt to start it dissolving.
Here is what the cloth still on the trivet looked like when I decided it was done:
The image is transferred to the cloth.
The top picture is the side that was against the metal object.
The bottom picture is the side that was not against the metal object.
The first time you transfer an image from any rusty item be prepared to be disappointed. Please do not let that initial disappointment discouraged you. The next one will be a stronger image, and the next one even stronger. Soon you will have that particular rusty item work for you and you will be thinking up ways to combine it with other techniques to create wonderful unique designs on fabrics.
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