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Inkjet Printing on Fabric

Step 5Stick it In

Stick it In
You now have a piece of fabric that is supported by the attached piece of freezer paper. This makes the resulting combination solid enough to be grabbed by the printer without flopping about. Treat the finished piece like a regular piece of paper and stick it into an inkjet printer. My printer flips the paper over and then prints on it so I placed the piece in the tray with the fabric side down.
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Nov 23, 2011. 8:01 AMCilenia says:
Make sure you wash your fabric first to remove any sizing from manufacturer, this will help your printer's ink absorb better and stay longer. Heat set after with hot cotton setting on your iron also.
Nov 23, 2011. 8:04 AMCilenia says:
OH make sure you heat set AFTER you take off the freezer paper backing!
Sep 30, 2011. 8:14 AMmweiss2 says:
Thank you I can't wait to get started!!
Jan 4, 2011. 7:25 AMrobspe94 says:
My lazer printer worked brilliantly, giving a crystal clear image.  However, tests involving hot water and scrubbing revealed that it fades fairly quickly.  Still, great if it is not going through the wash.  I found that placing a blank piece of paper over the image and ironing it afterwards helped seal it in a bit.  (Great Instructable!)
Apr 16, 2010. 7:12 AMzim_256 says:
I doubt that this will work on any laser printer, at least mine doesn't handle very well thick media, already tried to print a mousepad and it jammed the entire mechanism.
Jun 4, 2010. 7:44 AMWin7Maniac says:
hahahaha not too smart. . . mousepads are waaayyy too thick. Also, when it gets that hot you risk melting something and permanently damaging the printer. . . not to mention voiding your warranty ;P
Jun 4, 2010. 8:45 AMzim_256 says:
Didn't care, the printer wasn't mine. The pad shrinked when passing the fuser.
Jun 4, 2010. 9:24 AMWin7Maniac says:
Haha nice. . . awesome! Gotta try that on my friend's laser printer sometime. . . :P
Sep 23, 2009. 1:24 PMdigsretro says:
Actually, laser printer ink is much more permanent and probably would give better definition when printed. You can even hit laser printed ink with bleach and it will not fade it.
Feb 6, 2009. 12:27 PMtinyspecials says:
I don't have that printer, WAAAH! jk. We have a cheaper HP and also a laser printer. It probably won't work on the laser one, right? Too hot?
Sep 22, 2009. 11:40 AMbFusion says:
I don't think the laser prints would go through the wash well in the very least. I wouldn't recommend it anyway.
Dec 24, 2008. 12:51 AMCheesy.... says:
I have that printer!!!! :P
Dec 29, 2008. 5:23 PMsb76117 says:
me too!
Aug 12, 2007. 5:28 PMMaxaxle says:
$10 from the lottery XD

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