Sometimes using a Pilot Frixion Pen just isn’t an option for transferring your pattern. When that is the case you have two options: (1) Use a stick and stitch water soluble paper or (2) print directly on your fabric!
While I love using option 1, let me talk to you about option 2—printing directly on your fabric!
Here is what you need:
🪡 A printer (inkjet or laser)
🪡 Avery Shipping Labels (#5353)
🪡 Fabric
Directions:
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Iron your fabric to remove any wrinkles
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Peel the backing off the shipping label and carefully place it onto your fabric. Smooth out any wrinkles in your fabric and cut any excess fabric.
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Cut your fabric down to a fit the 8.5x11” label
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Place paper/fabric combo into your printer (Be sure you know how your printer operates—do you need to have your fabric facing up or down? Print a sample in case you don’t know)
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Open your pattern and press print. When the dialog box opens, make sure you have your scale set to 100%. Once that is set, go ahead and print.**
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Once you’ve printed your pattern, you can peel the label off and prepare your hoop!
**Quick Tip: If you're printing on light-colored fabric, I suggest lowering the opacity to 50%. This keeps the pattern outlines visible, while also allowing you to fully cover the ink. Fully covering your printed lines can be a bit tricky with lighter fabrics, which is why adjusting the opacity helps. Since this setting varies by printer or device, you may need to look up how to change it for your specific computer.
There you go! You just printed on fabric! 🤯
Want to watch how it's done? Watch below!
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THIS. IS. BRILLIANT! thank you!