photo transfer sheets

Oct 08, 2010 2 Replies

How well do photo transfer sheets wash? I give away a lot of quilts and hesitate to use anything that isn't going to stand up to repeated machine laundering in warm water with regular laundry detergent. A lot of folks are not willing to give a quilt any special laundry treatment and I would not want the transfers to wash out after a couple washings. I know the June Tailor brand says washable, but the fine print says cold water, no soap or detergent; I wouldn't even consider those. How well do other brands wash? Can they be machine dried?



Julia in MN


I checked mine, Julia, and find the same thing. Milliken's Printed Treasures asks for cold water, gentle cycle and mild detergent. You could, of course, attach a care label but who knows if it would be read or not? Seems to me you'll want to make your own durability tests before you put your heart into a quilt that is extremely fragile. Polly

"Julia in MN" How well do photo transfer sheets wash? I give away a lot of quilts and

Going sideways off this topic .. I've been learning about digital printing. If you have access to a printer with pigment inks (like Epson Durabrite ink) then you don't have to pretreat fabric before printing. If you have dye based ink ( I think most inkjet printers are like this) then you need the pretreatment.

One of my kids has an older Epson Pixma printer that I want to try out... but first I have to find the power cable that she lost LOL). It may take a while since we're going on vacation but I'll let you know how it works.

Allison

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