How do you set ink printed on an inkjet printer
03-27-2013, 08:57 AM
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First of all do not use the 'Best Printing' on the machine so you will not have too much ink. Many people still teach using the Best set, but it is usually better if you don't.
After printing let the ink dry, separate the freezer paper from the material, then iron to set the ink using something to protect your ironing board. Newspaper can do this. You can iron it a second time if you feel like it. Leave it alone for a while then it is ready to use.
Otherwise ... you can use a soda ash preparation that you make yourself. Directions are available on various art sites on the web.
After printing let the ink dry, separate the freezer paper from the material, then iron to set the ink using something to protect your ironing board. Newspaper can do this. You can iron it a second time if you feel like it. Leave it alone for a while then it is ready to use.
Otherwise ... you can use a soda ash preparation that you make yourself. Directions are available on various art sites on the web.
12-08-2017, 08:07 AM
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Cheap printers are usually ink jet. I've used salt, white vinegar and cold water to set iron on transfers. Bubble jet set does work. I have some Tshirts that are really old that had an iron on and the iron on is not faded. I used an old Canon inkjet.
It might be that you have to pretreat the fabric first. The premade sheets have probably been treated.
It might be that you have to pretreat the fabric first. The premade sheets have probably been treated.
12-08-2017, 03:28 PM
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12-08-2017, 07:56 PM
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My last copier was a canon and their photo ink is waterproof. It might be good to start with that, if you are the plan ahead type. Ok, let's all have a good laugh now, lol. My current one is an Epson, and this ink isn't waterproof. I'm not sure if heat setting it would make it so, as Captain Picard would say.
12-09-2017, 06:17 AM
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I've used June Taylor photo/fabric sheets in my HP printer, which I know is not water proof. I'm not sure if it faded/ran or not, since I didn't wash the quilt. It was just a "who made it" label, so I didn't think it mattered.
Fair warning to anyone who wants to use it, it's like sewing through starched canvas. You can hardly get your needle through it. I'll not use it again unless it's going to be machine sewn.
bkay
Fair warning to anyone who wants to use it, it's like sewing through starched canvas. You can hardly get your needle through it. I'll not use it again unless it's going to be machine sewn.
bkay
12-09-2017, 09:12 PM
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