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| What
is Colorfast Printer Fabric™? |
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| Why
won't Colorfast Printer Fabric™ stick to a project
surface? |
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| Can
Colorfast Printer Fabric™ be used in a laser printer? |
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| How
can I avoid paper jams when using Colorfast Printer Fabric™? |
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| Can
I further protect my Colorfast Printer Fabric™ from
harmful air pollutants? |
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| What
setting should I use when printing my Colorfast Printer Fabric™? |
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| Does
the Colorfast Printer Fabric™ come in any other sizes? |
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| How
do I wash my Colorfast Printer Fabric™ after my images
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| What is Colorfast
Printer Fabric™? |
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Colorfast Printer
Fabric™
is 100% cotton printable fabric that is both colorfast and
washable. It has a special coating that is sprayed onto the
fabric in the manufacturing process that will lock in the ink
when rinsed in the Colorfast Treatment step of the instructions.
Colorfast Printer Fabric™ is designed for use in color
inkjet printers only. You simply print directly onto fabric,
press, rinse, dry and the fabric is ready to be sewn into your
project. You can personalize a variety of projects including
quilts, pillows, wall hangings, tote bags, scrapbooks, and
much more.
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| Why won't Colorfast
Printer Fabric™ stick to a project surface? |
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Colorfast Printer
Fabric™
is a 100% cotton printable fabric. Colorfast Printer Fabric™
is typically the fabric purchased by crafters who will be incorporating
the fabric into a memory quilt or pillow by sewing it. Colorfast
Printer Fabric™ is not fusible, nor does it have any
sort of adhesive on the back. Once you print your image onto
the fabric sheet, you remove the backing (you can throw it
away) press, rinse and dry the fabric as directed, and then
you are ready to sew with it. If desired, you may choose to
apply a fusible to the back of your fabric sheet and fuse it
to your project. Typically Colorfast Printer Fabric™
is sewn together with other fabric.
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| Can Colorfast
Printer Fabric™ be used in a laser printer? |
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| Colorfast Printer
Fabric™
was designed for use in color inkjet printers.
This product is intended for use in standard inkjet printers
only. Do not use in other printers or copiers such as laser
printers or any other printer/copier that applies heat, as
it may damage the machine. Test the product you plan to use
to determine the suitability of the product for your equipment,
methods and substrate material.
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| How can I avoid
paper jams when using Colorfast Printer Fabric™? |
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| It is best to load
one sheet of fabric into your printer at a time. Once one sheet
has passed through your printer, you may load the next sheet
to be printed. If your printer is having trouble gripping the
edge of the fabric we recommend that you line the leading edge
of the fabric with masking tape to help the printer grip the
fabric and pull it through its printing process. It is also
important that you watch the fabric as it comes out of your
printer so it does not catch on any of the component parts
of the printer and begin to jam. It may be helpful to watch
the fabric as it exits the printer and help guide it out.
Humidity will have an effect on the fabric, as well as on
your printer. If your environment is too humid, the fabric
can curl and will not run through the printer smoothly. Printers
are also more likely to jam in humidity. It is best to reduce
the amount of humidity around both.
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| Can I further
protect my Colorfast Printer Fabric™ from harmful air
pollutants? |
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| It is not necessary
to spray a fixative on the Colorfast Printer Fabric™.
The Colorfast Printer Fabric™ sheets are treated with
a special coating that is sprayed onto the fabric during the
manufacturing process. This coating is what makes the fabric
colorfast. We recommend washing the photos by hand in cold
water with a very small amount of liquid fabric softener. If
machine washing, use a gentle cycle and a liquid fabric softener.
There are two sprays we have tested on all our inkjet printer
fabrics: Krylon® UV -Resistant Clear Gloss #1305 and
Krylon® Acrylic
Crystal Clear #1301. These sprays will help protect the fabrics
against harmful air pollutants such as cigarette/cigar smoke,
vehicle exhaust and direct sunlight. Both sprays will protect
and preserve the images, however, the UV ~Resistant Clear
Gloss #il05 will also protect against sun damage.
These Krylon® products can be found at most major chain
stores. Krylon® products can also be found at Sherwin-Williams
store. These sprays are also available at most art stores.
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| What setting
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Colorfast Printer
Fabric™
will run through your color inkjet printer on a plain paper
setting. Any other settings (photo mode, fabric mode, or t-shirt
mode) may put too much or too little ink into the fabric, which
could cause the images to bleed or fade.
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| Does the Colorfast
Printer Fabric™ come in any other sizes? |
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Colorfast Printer
Fabric™
is available in one size only, 8-1/2" x 11".
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| How do I wash
my Colorfast Printer Fabric™ after my images are printed? |
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If the fabric
were to become soiled, you can machine wash it...gentle cycle,
cold water, with a liquid fabric softener. The fabric softener
will act as a cleaning agent. Regular detergents are too
harsh and will fade the images. It is important to remember
that the ink you are printing onto the fabric is water-soluble
and is therefore not permanent. The coating in the Colorfast
Printer Fabric™ is the only way to set that ink into
the fabric. Keep in mind that what you are putting into the
fabric is only ink; it is not a dye. You can hang the quilt
or lay it flat to dry.
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