Washing Inkjet Fabric Sheets?

Question

what kind of inkjet fabric sheets work really good and will still be the same or wont really crack for a long time the print design on the shirt if washed and dried?any tips?thanks.How many times do i have to wash it?

Answer 1

I iron my piece of fabric to freezer paper, run it through the printer, then soak in cold water and iron dry. No real fading, no fancy chemicals, nothing. And everything I make gets washed fairly regularly. There is a little fading after many washes, but regular old fabric fades as well.

Answer 2

You should be able to read the article on the website of Quilters Newsletter magazine, which gave a review of all the different products, including fabric sheets and spray-on transfers a year or two ago.  I have to say that none of them recommend frequent washing, as none of the dyes in normal printers will stay through a lot of laundering (for example, some of them recommend archive-quality inks for something that needs to last).  If you do decide to print something out, then you would have to attach it with a sewing machine to your shirt.

Answer 3

I make my own. You just cut pieces of white Egyptian cotton or muslin, and pre-treat it with Bubble Jet Set. Then I iron it to freezer paper, tape that (just across the top) to card stock, and print my pictures on it. Then I treat it again with Bubble Jet Rinse.

But you still wouldn't want to wash it in a regular cycle. By hand only, and only with quilt soap or hand-laundry soap like Woolite.

I get my chemicals from Dharma Trading.

http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/28...

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