Printing on Fabric

Most inkjet printers will print on fabric that is ironed onto freezer paper. I like my HP printer, and the ones I have had in the past for this. Currently I have a cheap HP (Deskjet 3940) and it prints fine on fabric.

Pati, in Phx

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I've used both Epson and HP to print on fabric. Personally, I've had much better results with my Epson than with my HP. And the HP is a wide carriage printer that I purchased specifically for printing on fabric. In the past few years most ink jet printers has switched to fast drying ink. This has made a vast improvement in printing on fabric.

The last couple reviews I read have liked Eps> Most inkjet printers will print on fabric that is ironed onto freezer

I print my quilt labels on a Lexmark. I just tape the fabric to a regular piece of paper...probably not the best way to do it, but it works!

I'm using an old HP Deskjet 950C and a new cheap Canon IP3300 and both of them print very well onto fabric. I iron onto the freezer paper first but in the "old days" before we could get freezer paper in Oz, I would use spray glue on a sheet of paper then adhere the fabric to it. I think the HP Photosmart C5280 would work just fine. The ink would be high quality. It feeds from the front I presume. My HP does and I haven't had any trouble with it jamming. I use one of the matte photopaper settings to get the best print.

Wendy in Nsw

I saw a memories quilt today at the Bernina shop. The recipient birthday girl is soon to turn 87. Lots and lots of pictures. I expect she's going to be very pleased. Actually, I thought the fabric choices, construction and quilting were pitiful. You'll be proud of me. I just smiled and nodded a lot. Yes, you would have been proud. Polly

You need a bubble jet (ink jet) printer and fabric that has been treated with something to make the printer ink become permanent. You can buy pre-treated fabric sheets or buy any fabric and treat it yourself with products like Bubble Jet Set.

Hewlett Packard printers are very good printers. My scanner and printer are seperate units so I can't say if a combined unit would work as well or not. Debra in VA See my quilts at

I have an older HP all-in-one printer with the scanner, and I print on fabric all the time. Those printers you mention are also great. I have a HP Photosmart 8450, but it doesn't have a scanner. My quilt guild has had 2 Epsons, and they barely printed a decent copy on paper. We tried printing on fabric, and that was even worse. We now have a HP.

Sherry Starr

I remember the older Epsons used a lot of ink just self testing every time you went to use the darn thing. I have a HP Photosmart 325 as well as the big old HP Deskjet and I take that traveling so I can print out photos as we go....it's so small it fits into a shoebox and does fabulous photos...the grandkids have a lot of fun with it. I've just today printed out some quilt labels on the Canon IP3300 (real cheap printer this one, a BigW job) but they printed out very well. Have heat set them with the iron. Used Photoshop to draw them up with some images from the net.

Wendy in Nsw

I don't know much about the different models but what i would say is that one that feeds from the back is preferable to one that feeds from the front. I've done fabric on freezer paper to put through them for labels and interfacing on freezer paper for foundations. I found with the front loading it had a tendancy to jam as it went up and over the rollers. Always a breath holding moment. The one we have at the moment is an Epson Stylus Photo RX420 a combined printer/scanner/ photocopier. Works fine enough touch wood. Elly

Unlike most people, I've had very bad luck with HP printers. :( They printed just fine on fabric, but they always succumbed to something and ended up being replaced rather quickly. Gosh, I don't think I'm that hard on printers, either!

At any rate, my current printer is a Canon MP800 (printer, scanner, copier), and I love it! It has two paper feeders: one feeds from a cassette at the front, and the other feeds sheets from the back -- which is better for printing on freezer paper or fabric sheets.

I've had very good luck with Canon printers over the years (maybe the HP printers I've tried have just sensed that I'm a Canon person at heart?); they've always lasted longer than I wanted them to! LOL!

I think that any printer should do a reasonable job. We buy new printers after checking the cost of replacement ink. I prefer Epson, as they usually have individual coloured ink cartridges. I always hated replacing a colour cartridge, when I knew that only one colour was empty! Also, some photo printers use extra colours to get true skin tones. Also something to consider.

Hi Pat I use that same printer and it works great for me as well. When I make my projects I use Miracle Fabric Sheets. It is pretreated fabric They sale it by the yard or in sheets. Best thing since sliced bread! They sale it in 10, 50 and 100 packs. I print and make valances, seat covers, oven mitts. Check out their site

I print my Fabric labels on Miracle Faric sheets. its simple easy and ready to use when i open the package. i use their products for other things as well. i make purses, tote bags, flags and an array of other things. Their site is pretty cool

That was the funniest thing I've heard all day!

Traveling with your printer is a wise thing to do. I like that idea, I think I will steal it. Instead of coming home from vacation and printing tons of pictures. I make my own labels as well. I use Miracle Fabric sheets. They have a great website. visit