What printer for labels?
 

I have an HP all in one. The ink runs when I wash it. What is a good printer to print labels? I want to offer this service to my customers.

Would love to know! :-)

I think you'd need to use fabric that has been treated before you print on it. There are several different products on the market, from pre-treated fabric (June Tailor) to commercial products you treat your own fabric with Bubble Jet Set). There's even a homemade version of Bubble Jet Set I've seen on Pinterest, however I have no knowledge of how well it works. The commercial products will tell you what kind of ink is best to use.

I've found that if I press the printed piece right after printing it...on both sides, then wait about a day and spray lightly with water and iron well, doing this several times, ùit doesn't bleed. It may fade a little with repeated washing. I have a HP printer as well.

This is what I do too. I wait a couple of days before I press on both sides and it doesn't fade as much. I wash in cold water too!!!!! I have HP all in one too!!!!

With my HP all in one I only print in black and I set the ink to BEST quality ( it uses more ink ) then press both sides as soon as it comes out of the printer. I find that if I print with ink quality at BEST that when I rinse it and the excess washes out I still have a very nice label. If you print at a lower ink setting once you wash it you will get more of a grey print.

If I want to print in color on the fabric I go to my grandmothers and use her Epson . The reason for this is that HP color inks are water based ( they wash out ! ) and Epson color inks are Pigment ( permanent )

it's not the printer---it's the ink---you need to purchase good permanent (expensive) ink- the fabric needs to be prepared for dyeing (laundered- with detergent-no fabric softener, so the chemicals are removed) then the ink needs time to cure/dry and be heat set. you can buy permanent ink for your hp. you do want a good printer that is made for good photo printing- an all in one printer is designed more for office applications- not so much for artistic uses. that being said- I successfully printed on fabrics many times using my hp 4 in one...but I did spend big bucks for good ink.

i saved this previous informative post to my QB blog http://www.quiltingboard.com/blogs/i...ut-b11879.html

I have used my HP all in one to print pictures for quilts and never had the ink run

I've read several times that the best printer to use for labels, pictures, etc, is an Epson (not sure what model numbers but not laser) because the ink used is a permanent pigment, apparently something that the other brands don't use in their ink cartridges.