Inkjet Printing On Fabric

The paper backed fabric will feed through your printer just like paper.

Inkjet printing on fabric.

Forget about printing on some transfer paper and then ironing it onto some fabric. Cut out a section of freezer paper approximately 8 1 2 by 11 and iron it shiny side facing towards the fabric to the fabric until it adheres nicely. Cheap printer cartridges and refills often use a dye based ink that colors unpredictably on fabric and may even wash out completely in water. This fabric sheet is great for small sewing projects such as this this quilted pencil case.

The printed images will be bright and sharp. The photos can be printed from your computer or your cell phone. Pigment basked ink for your inkjet printer i use the epson durabrite ink but be sure to get the right ink for your printer see note about pigment based inks down a bit further. Brown paper for ironing how to select a printer that prints on fabric.

You can print fabric on any inkjet print but with varying results. More expensive printer cartridges use pigment ink. After printing easily peel off the paper backing. The image prints so nicely on the white fabric.

I like to print on canvas drop cloth because it takes the ink beautifully and you can get a lot of fabric for the money it also goes nicely through my printer. Commercially prepared fabrics pre treated fabrics are available by the sheet and by the roll both types in varying sizes. 2017 i have upgraded my inkjet printer to an epson xp 440. With some freezer paper you can print right on the fabric itself.

Simply print peel and sew. Inkjet printer i am using an epson xp 410 update 30th sept. Use your own inkjet printer to print photos directly onto fabric. No need to reverse the image and it s faster cheaper and more effective.

Pigment ink is colorfast on many different surfaces and is much more useful for printing on fabric. Inkjet printer cannot use laser printer canon hp kodak epson. The second option is using a fabric adhesive to adhere the fabric to a piece of card stock print then remove the paper backing this is similar in concept to using the printable paper sheets except you are applying the adhesive yourself instead. Inkjet manufacturers continue to improve their printer inks as a growing number of people depend on home printers for fabric printing solutions and paper photographs.

Fabric prepared for printing 6 optional.