has anybody had problems taking the paper off the back of the printed treasures fabric?I printed out about 20 pictures for a quilt I am making for a customer and about 5-6 of the picutres I am having a heck of a time taking the paper off the back.any suggestions?
Kathy

Did you try gently scoring the paper with a pin ? Very carefully ;-) I have used this with no problem . Sorry you are having problems . Annie

Wow, I haven't had that trouble either...but I would rather have a little trouble taking it off, than having it not stick well enough going through the printer :wink:

if you're having trouble separating the fabric and paper, be extra-extra careful once you finally get it going. the extra pull can stretch the fabric and image out of shape. you can usually press the fabric back into the right shape but the wonkiness of the image might by permanent.

don't ask me how i know. :hunf: :lol:

thanks everyone for the help

I had the same problem. Try ironing the back with a warm iron, that loosened the adhesive and helped me remove the backing paper. May in Jersey

That is a good hint to warm it back up a little, I will give that a try on the regular adhesive I use!!!

So glad I found these postings! I have been having a terrible time with this also! I even soaked my pictures in water. That helped with the little pieces, because I could roll them. But most of the pieces started out great and then peeled to a jagged point. So exasperating!! :shock: Thanks for all the good tips. Think I will use a warm iron on my next one... just for a minute, and see if that helps.

Try misting with a little water.

I had problems with this too. I did find that it says to wait 1 or 2 (can't remember which) after it prints and then pull the paper off...well let me tell you, you better count from when the printing starts because 1 second more and it is nearly impossible to get off! I was afraid to add more heat for fear it would make it worse. Let me know how that works.

Thank you all for your help with this. I got home from my quilting group today to find an email answer from the company of Printed Treasures. This is what was said.

"I apologize for the delay in answering your email. If you are having problems removing the paper from Printed Treasures, just press the paper side with a steam iron. Use plenty of steam and the paper should peel right off. If you continue to have problems, please let me know.
Thank you for contacting us."

Amy Summers
Consumer Relations
Prym Consumer USA Inc.
Post Office Box 5028
Spartanburg, SC 29304

I went straight to my iron and ironing board, put fresh water in for steam, and pressed the back of the paper. OMG... it peeled off like a dream!! :D :D
I would recommend doing half at a time, because as soon as it cools off, it starts to stick again. Wow... what a relief!
Hope this works for everyone as well as it did for me. :thumbup:

Thanks for the update. This is great to know!

I had the same problem. Very frustrating but used the steam iron and it pulled right off. Thanks for all the posts.

spritz with water...that should loosen it and make it easier to remove.

I used the printed treasure sheets according to directions, then when I sewed the pic into a block and pressed with steam my iron leaked and the blotch will not come off the pic. It has dried and is still there. Please help, I do not want to start over!

Yes, I had that same brand and I was using it for labels - I had a heck of a time - I even emailed the company - they told me to steam it - it didn't work well at all - I basically had to scratch the back off - just little tiny piece by piece - I was ready to toss it - but I really needed the label. My LQS where I purchased the packet - gave me a couple of new sheets to replace those that I had trouble with. Actually haven't used them since that time - I don't want to mess with it now.