Printing on fabric?
05-27-2011, 12:25 PM
#42
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I have used the Printed Treasures printer fabric and my home printer {laser} on several different projects and have had no problems. One item, a favorite pair of jeans has a printed patch on the knee and it gets washed frequently with no fading.
05-27-2011, 02:05 PM
#43
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I have done a number of them on the cheap and easy - all with great success after numbers of washings:
Use a Kodak printer with pigment ink. Fuse (rather, spray baste) washed (to rid of sizing, etc.) fabric to a piece of cardstock. Scotch tape very carefully over the top edge, trim sides. Print at least 2" down from top margin. Use "Best" quality setting.
When dry (very few minutes) heat set with hot, dry iron. Let cool. Peel off cardstock. Trim to size, sew, etc., and wash. To sign, use pigment pen.
Works every time and have incorporated colored pictures, clip art, etc. Easy and cheap.
Use a Kodak printer with pigment ink. Fuse (rather, spray baste) washed (to rid of sizing, etc.) fabric to a piece of cardstock. Scotch tape very carefully over the top edge, trim sides. Print at least 2" down from top margin. Use "Best" quality setting.
When dry (very few minutes) heat set with hot, dry iron. Let cool. Peel off cardstock. Trim to size, sew, etc., and wash. To sign, use pigment pen.
Works every time and have incorporated colored pictures, clip art, etc. Easy and cheap.
05-27-2011, 02:12 PM
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The info about the printer brand is good to know. If I do this often I will buy another printer. I have one of the epsons and it did well with the printed treasures sheets. I found online that the epson ink called durabright works well on fabric. I checked on the printer that uses it and it is close to $200. If one does this a lot it would be worth it. thanks for the help!!
Lynda
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Originally Posted by Baloonatic
I printed a lot of labels with my Dell ink jet printer. I used a very good off-white muslin with a smooth finish. I washed the fabric first to remove any sizing, dried it, and ironed it to a sheet of freezer paper. Then after I printed on the fabric I let it sit for maybe 10 minutes, then ironed it. Then washed in cold water. Then repeat. Using black ink was fine, but the color inks faded out terribly.
I switched to Epson and the ink washed out, black and color both. Called the company and they said it was because of the type of ink they made. They said let it sit for 24 hours. So I used one of those pretreated sheets and the label came out perfect, but waaaay too white. So I coffee-dyed it. BOY HOWDY did it take the dye! After less than 5 minutes it was a lovely tan! Those sheets really do work, but expensive!
I just got a Kodak printer, it prints fabulously (at least so far...I've used it once)! I let the printed fabric sit for 24 hours, and then did the Iron-Wash-Iron thing, not a bit of fade with either black or color. Kodak rocks!
I switched to Epson and the ink washed out, black and color both. Called the company and they said it was because of the type of ink they made. They said let it sit for 24 hours. So I used one of those pretreated sheets and the label came out perfect, but waaaay too white. So I coffee-dyed it. BOY HOWDY did it take the dye! After less than 5 minutes it was a lovely tan! Those sheets really do work, but expensive!
I just got a Kodak printer, it prints fabulously (at least so far...I've used it once)! I let the printed fabric sit for 24 hours, and then did the Iron-Wash-Iron thing, not a bit of fade with either black or color. Kodak rocks!
05-27-2011, 04:31 PM
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My Kodak printer only cost 80 dollars and the ink cartridges are only 27.95 for both color and black in one package. I use my own fabric (washed to remove sizing) fused to freezer paper and print let sit for 24 to 48 hours wash with cold water and dry iron with hot dry iron. Works great
05-27-2011, 05:08 PM
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I have never printed on fabric before, but one sure way to set dye is to soak the fabric with the printed picture in white vinegar and cold water. Maybe try a test sheet to see if it works? After soaking it for an hour, let it begin to air dry. Then before it's completely dry, press it with a dry iron to set it even more. It'll smell very pungent when ironing, but will be fine when you're finished pressing. Again, try a test run to be sure it works with printer ink. Good luck.
05-27-2011, 08:03 PM
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