An even cheaper way to print on fabric.
Yes thats right I have found a cheap but very effective way of actually printing those labels for your craft work onto fabrc
All you need is some freezer paper cut to A4. Some white or cream cotton fabric, a bottle of white vinegar and a clean pan to lay the printed work into.
Lay the A4 freezer paper shiney side down onto your fabrc and iron on a firm surface with a hot iron. make sure there are no pockets of air.
cut the fabric to the size of the A4freezer paper and make sure there are no finges or loose ends.
design your computer on your computer. Use a dark ink and a clear font. I use decadry or avery software for these as you can choose different sizes for printing and you get the spaces right between the labels so you can cut out neatly.
once you have your design right ( test out on plain paper till you are happy with the look)
put the freezer paper backed fabric into your printer and print as normal
Allow the ink to dry and then peel the fabric away form the paper and imers into a bath of white vinegar.
Leave this to soak for about five minutes and then remove the fabric and wsh out in warm water till the smell of the vinegar has gone.
leave to dry and then press.
the vinegar can be used again so please mark the bottle or jar clearly.
all you need do now is cut the labels out useing pinking shears to stop freyed edges and use straight stitch to sew in position. if you want a straight edge then iron the labels onto a fusabel backing and then cut out and sew around the edges.
try this method with a nice picture or a saying or poem for a neat quick quilt block.
Annie in the UK
poems for framing.
childrens alphabet pictures for cloth books.
labeling childrens cloths.
in fact anything you want to let your imagination run riot on
made with love labels for all your craft work. printed pictures for xmas and birthday cards . just add glitter or beads.
Hugs pam.
just as soon as I get the vinegar.
Sometimes when I put my fabric into the printer, the top edge or corners curl up slightly which causes the fabric to jam up inside my printer. This curling can occur when you apply heat to the fabric/freezer paper naturally. If you have this problem (trust me, you'll know if you have this problem), you have to get the top edge of the fabric to lay flat. To do this, I cut a strip of freezer paper 3/8" wide and iron it firmly on to the very top edge of the front side of the fabric. Be sure that you don't put it over any of where your printing will go and the paper is trimmed so that none of it overhangs the edges. By doing this, that top edge will lay flat and feed properly into the printer.
OH yes why not make a book cover with a picture on the front a diary covered in this maner would be great
I didn't see the part about using white vinegar, to set the dye though, so am wondering if you have tried this method on something other than labels???
Hugs n roses, Meganne
Lenamae