Heat Transfer Images Onto Fabric

The printed image will be facing down on your fabric.

Heat transfer images onto fabric.

4 heat transfer sheets. You will need a thin detail brush for this. Do not remove the protective backing to avoid the graphic melting onto your iron s plate. Cut out leaving a 5mm border all round.

The image is transferred to the tea towel using transfer paper sold in art stores layered underneath your printed image. Trace firmly over the design to press a faint outline onto your surface. Flip the image so that it is mirrored using your computer programme or printer settings then print onto a sheet of image transfer paper. If you are transferring the graphic onto a bag place the hard surface in between the layers.

Place a fabric scrap or a teflon sheet over the backing. This technique is used in t shirt printing so you will hear of this sheet as t shirt transfers. Cut out your fabric to 27x55cm and sew a single hem along one of the short edges. When i first started crafting image transfer to fabric gave me a lot of difficulty.

Fabric paint is much thicker than standard craft paint so it will need frequent reloading. Image transfer to fabric is a breeze with heat transfer paper. The heat transfer sheet is a special polymer coated paper which is used to make a copy of your favourite photograph with a color laser copier or printer and then it is heat set onto fabric. Place a hard heat resistant surface like a spare piece of wood or sturdy cardboard underneath the surface of the fabric.