How to Print on Fabric with an Inkjet Printer and Freezer Paper - Washable as Well!

www.easysewingf... shows you how print on fabric with your inkjet printer and freezer paper at home. In this video you will see step by step instructions for printing on fabric along with a tip about what I do to make the fabric retain more of the ink when it has been washed as well.
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[@DenisePoole-Closet-Crafts]

I did this 16yrs ago, I made a cushion for my daughter from her wedding photos and it still looks as good today.

[@universecsky2]

Denise Dodd Closet Crafts lol

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

Oh beautiful! I’m sure it’s a much loved and treasured cushion ❤️

[@brookedavidson2315]

Hi could you please tell me whether I need to buy a specific fabric printer or can you do it from a normal printer?

[@alilovesbeads1446]

@@universecsky2 what's so funny??

[@ginabrooker6595]

Where do you buy the wax freezer paper at? I can't find it anywhere 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@CherrylMaree]

Thank you..I want to use some artwork that my dear friend did for me, before she passed away, to make a memory gift for her newborn grand daughter and couldn't figure out how to transfer the design. This video is a great help.

[@mylittlegirl2]

Thank you so much for this video. After watching other videos, some of them ramble on and on. You get to the point right away. Looking forward to trying this out!

[@TC-rv6sz]

This tutorial is so well done and systematic! I especially loved the test results of the four methods at the end of the video. Thank you so much!

[@kathleensobkowicz9905]

Thanks for the tips. I'm just waiting overnight for the ink to dry and then will do the extra "Retayne" step you recommended. My most challenging step was getting my printer to pick up the thicker & smaller paper with the fabric attached. In the end I removed all the paper from my paper tray and left only the 1 piece of freezer paper with the fabric. And that worked. This will make printing quilt labels a much easier process.

[@nancymetzger1369]

Thanks for making this short, sweet, and to the point. I'm going to use this method to create personalized labels on special quilts that I make for family members.

[@alicehutchison7867]

Thank you for this informative tutorial! Was just about to head out to the fabric store to buy printable fabric and saw this! Going to give it a try!

[@ravencorwin2260]

I tried this yesterday to make a tshirt "transfer" for a doll I made. I printed it onto cotton with my Canon inkjet printer and Mod Podged it onto the doll shirt. It worked great! I can't wait to try more projects! I've also shared your video with my doll making group.

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

That's great! I'd love to see a photo of what you've been making. Sounds very cute 😊

[@Myshell63]

Great video. Thank you. I'm so pleased you didn't 'waffle' on like so many youtubers do. You were clear and concise. I will certainly be doing this.

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

Thanks, +michelle kaplan! Appreciate the kind comment 😃

[@doritpittman8494]

I subscribed to her channel because she gets to the point quickly

[@antoinetteharrington6906]

About 12 years ago I made a king sized quilt using this method. It was made up of photographs of a group of people who knew the recipient, as well as quotations that reflected the recipient. It was a beauty I must admit, tho lots of work because of the size. I found the most difficult part was removing the fabric from the freezer paper once it was printed. I've since made two other smaller memory quilts using the same method.

[@margaretnordhagen6885]

This is so fun. She explained things very well. I will be doing this more often!!

[@happytosing1]

Wow! One could make their own charm packs out of their imagination!!!! I love this! Thank you.

[@kathypelter8779]

Could use coloring book pages too. Really cute idea

[@Jodihydre]

Fascinating! I don't understand why I am just learning about this technique but I do plan to try it - your video was excellent and I particularly liked where you showed the differences between types of ink and in the treated fabric vs. non-treated. I'm sure you have saved a lot of us from costly and time-consuming errors!

[@marybirder5663]

Such a great tutorial! My printer is HP Office Jet Pro 8720. Of course my printer wasn't on the link you provided and after looking it up for specifics, I learned it uses both pigment and dye based cartridges, so I have to do a bit more research. I commend you for doing such a straight forward tutorial, where I learned a lot. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge.

[@tm9334]

Great tutorial, this is so much cheaper than buying the pre made sheets. Thank you

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

It sure is! Glad I could help out!

[@rhondacherry4142]

I made 6 labels for Quilts of Valor and they turned out just amazing! Thanks.

[@naticristellavi8236]

To prevent the frayed threads thru the printer put a painter's tape on the edge that goes first into the printer.

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

+Naticris Tellavi That would definitely be worth a try!

[@shirleyalbright1197]

Naticris Tellavi nnn

[@ginabrooker6595]

Where do you buy your freezer wax paper at? I can't find any

[@leo95630]

@@ginabrooker6595 grocery store or amazon

[@mimi1girl2dempsey3]

@@ginabrooker6595 Hunting store. It's used to wrap meat for the freezer.

[@sophiahuber4756]

This is by far the clearer, easier, and complete explanation! Thank you❤

[@laurapalka3685]

Excellent, clear instructions! You don't over-explain but you give great detail where warranted. Very useful. Thanks.

[@eleanor8100]

Easy to follow and so helpful. My project piece came out of the printer beautifully. Thanks!

[@pamelawerdmullervonelgg1888]

Super great instruction and demonstration. Thank you for the additional fabric treatment!

[@conceicaomurphy9786]

Trying printing on fabric for the first time today! Loved the tutorial. Thank you!

[@margieevans5276]

Thank you for a very informative, easy to follow, video. Love the way you are careful to show all the steps and have gone the extra distance to give examples.( Makes me want to drop everything and try it out straight away :D ) Please keep the lessons coming, excellent work!

[@junefox3792]

Great video. I just paid a lot for the brand names of printable fabric. a great save of money doing it your way. Thank you so much.

[@1954evelyn]

I use Whole 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of printer label I just peel off the paper and stick it to my fabric and trim my fabric to exact size of printer label this takes care of teh frayed edges. I had problems with trying to get the freezer paper to stick good enough. This works perfect. I get my labels from amazon and can catch them for 8.99 for 100 totally worth it not to mess up your printer with fabric that has come loose from the freezer paper

[@heartmindandspirit]

Do you have a tutorial you could share?Thanks!

[@jdallen7125]

Hi Evelyn, did you have trouble peeling the label off the fabric?

[@1954evelyn]

@@jdallen7125 no I did not, but I didn't leave it on very long as I remember. I really liked using the full sheet label paper for a carrier

[@1954evelyn]

@@heartmindandspirit sorry just seeing this, no I do not have a tutorial, I just peeled off the sticky for the label and with my fabric laying on a table I stuck it to the fabric wrong side, then I cut the fabric to be the same size as the label, my printer takes the fabric side down it would depend on your printer how it prints to as how you would load teh fabric paper

[@tamikowitcher9471]

Using thewhole sheet of printer label was a great idea Evelyn H....I just tried it because I too have issues with the freezer paper adhering to the material. Thank you so very much for sharing this method.....I will be using this from now own.

[@jpietiss]

Thank you so much!!! I can't believe this finally worked. I have tried four or five other people's posts and yours worked the best.! Amazing. I am now able to create so many more personal items for friends and family!!!

[@leahvanzyl6772]

This was awesome worth a try living in South Africa where we don't have freezer paper but did get hold of a rol and going to be making my labels tnx

[@MyVeganLife-mc9sm]

Really enjoyed your Video, really easy to understand going to give your Technique ago just as soon as I buy some freezer paper as I have wanted to print my own fabric. Great video

[@joyceweinmann8556]

I never thought of using Retayne. Next time I'll add that step to my printing process.

[@suewagner8852]

Thanks! Appreciate explaining about Retayne and letting the print dry overnight.

[@craigleewhite6317]

Hello. Madame. Good to see you. How are you today? Craig the guy wondering a curious appreciative guy here;) Thanks for the demonstration. Pigment inks a must. Freezer paper. Retane a must too. Great stuff.

[@annaswanson434]

Thank you I have looked all over town for someone to do this for me and now I can do it myself.

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

Awesome!!

[@margarethartley5435]

Great help to know that I needed to use a hot iron to iron the freezer paper to the fabric! I was having a great deal of difficulty trying to fed the freezer paper and fabric through prior to this, now hopefully, my project will be trouble-free! Thanks.

[@jamillathomas10]

Really a great solution and presentation. Thank you

[@junefyfe7223]

great tutural and another craft idea. thanks

[@barbmessinger703]

Thank you for showing how to treat the printed material. I have wanted to learn how to do that for a long time.

[@barbarabotdorf7281]

It would have been nice to see your finished product since I don't know what to do with the printed fabric. Thanks for your tutorial.

[@SylviaCarlock]

I'm thinking I could make a memory quilt with this system. Also cushions, mug rugs, even bags.

[@arts4community]

The comparison at the end was wonderful.

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

arts4community Sorry, read this comment after I answered the other comment :/

[@dntdaly]

Thanks for the video it was quite helpful. Planning on making a quilt with pictures of my daughter and I as she grew up,for her high school graduation present.

[@templetreasures9514]

Thank you for very good video..you are a good teacher..short and to the point..comparisons nice too..God bless you and your family👸❤️🙏🌈

[@brendachalcraft8022]

Excellent tutorial. I found that my machine didn't like it when the fabric was used with just one sheet of the freezer paper but was ok with 2 sheets. Felt more like paper with more freezer paper attached. x

[@vanessamccorker9162]

Thanks I like the Crafty Gemini and it ran me to your example. Thanks so much for being quite easy and a easy follow.

[@hellomeesh]

Along with the retayne, you may be able to iron it one last time before washing to help seal/set in the ink.

[@lesleygilbert1945]

Clear instructions and liked the comparison at the end :)

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

Thanks, *****!

[@rodgaudin890]

Thank you, I am making dolls of my grandkids. I have tried transfer paper, commercial printing, and had bad results. Look forward to trying your video method. You are wonderful.

[@suziebridger533]

thank you for this interesting post, your clear voice and directions were so easy to listen to.

[@PaigeNicoleKomar]

Thank you for all of the great info! You did forget to mention to iron the freezer paper to the BACK of your fabric though ❤

[@susanmcgill2861]

Brilliant, thank you - was so scared it wouldn't work but it came out looking fantastic.

[@joanwade6718]

Thank you so much for this tutorial I enjoyed it and feel ready to try this method thanks for sharing 👍😊😊

[@MRSHEMI]

Thank you so much you just saved me a fortune on computer printer fabric. Glad I got mine on sale because once it's gone I'll be making my own ! I appreciate the very concise video.

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

Great +MRS. HEMI 1500! Glad I could help and thanks for watching 😀

[@MRSHEMI]

+Easy Sewing for Beginners By the way I tried out that fabric printer paper I bought and it jammed up my printer three times. I am not happy at all because it was so hard to get out and almost broke the printer! Thank you again, I'm going to try your technique today.

[@patsinnerdickey8440]

MRS. HEMI 1500 ditto. Perfectly penned comment. Perfect and concise video.

[@phyllishigginson8213]

very good demonstration clear and easily understood highly recommend

[@patsinnerdickey8440]

Perfect and concise video. Thank you so much for sharing. One of my gsons will b 12 tomrw. I plan on making a few diff things w a picture of him and his puppy. Thanks again for a 'make it easy' project. Im so excited to get started.

[@gebswife]

You are brilliant! This is wonderful and I cannot wait to try this technique. Do you only print on cotton? What other fabric have you tried? Have a blessed day.

[@jodiegrace2849]

My patchwork teacher printed on her daughters confirmation dress a beautiful silk and it worked out amazing

[@dbseamz]

If you won't be using the edges of the printed piece (if you're printing a photo or graphic that doesn't take up the whole page) then maybe a fabric sealant like FrayCheck could help with those threads.

[@alicejump7245]

Excellent tutorial! Blessed and safe days!

[@asalvamd5633]

The best tutorial! great for my covid 19 mask projects. Thank you!!!!

[@lucyr9254]

Lovely tutorial. Thank you for showing the different results at the end. I thought of using this method for a memory quilt which would be washed. You gave me some food for thought. :)

[@ellebrown6560]

Excellent! Excellent tutorial.!! Thank you!!

[@MythicBricks]

Super helpful, but what side do you put into the printer facing up? Thanks so much!!

[@MA-bt8il]

Thank you so much! This is something I was wondering about for a while. I was worried about washing printer-made fabric, and you satisfied my worry. Thank you! Blessings!!! :)

[@terrielynn3371]

Tried to give you a big thumbs up but it wasn't working. Well presented, clear instructions. Your technique was a lot easier than others I've seen. Thank You

[@courtneyhacker9334]

Thank you for simplifying something that can seem complicated! I will share what I'm working on...after I give it a try!

[@merrylwells9164]

I have tried this with success so thank you so much for developing this technique. I did use the painters tape which helped immensely with feeding into the printer. I was unable to find any retayne and used a different fabric fixative but found the colour changed. I think I will need to investigate the pigment based ink cartridges instead of the dye based cartridges.

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

merryl wells pigment based inks will definitely help with holding the colour of the ink. I'm glad this video has helped 😊

[@christinatregoning3910]

Very good. I like how you spoke clearly.

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

Christina Tregoning thank you 😀

[@juliebutler8653]

Thank you for this video, you have answered all my questions about printing on fabric, thanks again, Julie

[@angiesewtherapy6628]

This is the best and clearest instruction I've seen. Gave great details. I'm so impressed with your video.

[@janetpayne7738]

Very clear instructions, thank you. Now I can try this having bought some a while ago and unsure how to use it. Just need to get some retayne now.

[@msbjj1950]

Just ran across your video, I loved it and it is just what I was looking for, Your daughter is adorable. thank you

[@sandreawhite7534]

This is awesome. I can see this working well for quilt labels.

[@lindadefeo1108]

Thank You! I've tried many years ago to hold the ink on printed projects! I'm go glad you showed the comparison!!

[@lovetolearnmaryland1848]

Can NOT WAIT to try this! Thanks for a great video!

[@ladyjanesplace]

Wonderful tutorial; very thorough. I will be trying this method.

[@sonyabunkum6212]

Got to get iron and ironing board. So excited to try. Would love to show results

[@suzyhayden8643]

Very clear instructions.. thank you for sharing.

[@maryrichardson5841]

You were a huge help. I want to make my librarian a wall hanging and would like to put a couple of pics on it. Thx

[@theresaphillips3114]

Thank you so much for this great information. My friend had paid someone to do just this and the quality was not as she would have liked. I'm going to try this and hope it comes out better.

[@lorenaramirez1300]

Theresa Phillips

[@esthernance6205]

Awesome video. I didn't know about retainer. Where would you find that. This is all new to me I'm glad I got to see it. No wonder my pictures always faded. Thank you so much for the lesson. I've been using the sheets already prepare but picture always faded after the first wash.

[@evariz2]

great tutorial. can not wait to try it. hope I have freezer paper in pantry

[@wardkathym]

Excellent tutorial. I'm looking forward to trying this soon. 'Here's hoping that Retain/Retayne is readily availbable.

[@LeahVirsik]

Great video! Thanks so much for sharing. Looking forward to trying this.

[@deepriest5240]

Thank you. What a brilliantly clear video!

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

Thank you,Dee Priest! Really appreciate it :)

[@tessamost6477]

Fabulously easy to follow - I am now about to try it!

[@aalihte3378]

school glue/water mixture lightly run along the edge w/ a finger...dries quick, keeps edges tidy (temporarily) during print process ect..and is washable. or even wipeable with a damp cloth. usually no soap needed.

[@luannapierce2544]

Thank you for your video... loved the ... I 'm really going now... I am going to use labels a sheet full of them for smaller labels. to put inside loom knit hats and on quilts, thank you so much.

[@beckyhansley4599]

This is great! I've been wondering how to do it the simplified and cost effective way. Thank you so much!

[@lunanox7862]

Awesome video. This should help me a lot with a project I'm working on.

[@daveolan9960]

Thanks so much!! You saved me tons of experimental time - wonderful!

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

Marc Timpson Glad I could help. If I can save at least one person the hassle (and time) of all the testing I did, then it's all worth it!

[@marysheehan3841]

I’ve never heard of Freezer Paper but I will track some down. Thank you for a very informative video. 🙏🏻

[@nataliearena3744]

mary sheehan grocery store

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

You’re welcome. Freezer paper isn’t available in supermarkets so I get mine from any good craft shop 😊

[@lidiawest8615]

In Australia, Coles Supermarket sell “Freezer Film”. Also, I wonder if Greaseproof paper will also suffice?

[@lindasmalley7839]

Very instructional. Well done.

[@lynnecharsley666]

Wonderful. So easy thank you so much. You have opened a new world for this little crafter and cheaper than I thought. Where do we buy the ink ??

[@AndrewsArcade]

Great video all around. Thanks for taking the time and making a very clearly presented video that covered so many aspects!

[@smithquilter]

This is wonderful! I am going to try this right away!

[@seraphheart5801]

worked perfectly! great instructions and advice.

[@tinalawrence4291]

Loved your tutorial. I hope I can get retayne where I live. Thanks

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

+Tina Lawrence Thanks. If not, you can get other dye fixatives for fabrics that would work well too.

[@susanmanley6717]

This is very clear and concise. Thank you

[@bridget572]

Great tutorial

[@laureeprieto6996]

excellent, i love your simple steps, this is what I learn, thanks!

[@1okenny]

Excellent video and instruction!! Demonstration at the end very helpful!!!

[@slbram17]

helpful tutorial and great comparison of results at the end.

[@kathypelter8779]

Great video. Thank you so much for sharing ❤️