Help Please
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Help Please
I am trying to print a picture onto a piece of fabric for my quilt. The problem I am having is I can't seem to get my material to go thru the printer without coming off the backing. The quilt store told me its cheaper to use waxed freezer paper and works just as good. NO it does not. It won't stick good to the fabric. Any other suggestions I can try that might work better?
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Freezer paper, not waxed paper, generally works pretty well. I found better, as I do most things to make slightly oversized to start and then trim with nice crisp edges.
It would help to know the model of printer. Most printers have a "cardboard" or other sort of heavy stock/envelope pass through, usually involving manually feeding the sheets and opening a back door that might otherwise be hard to see.
It would help to know the model of printer. Most printers have a "cardboard" or other sort of heavy stock/envelope pass through, usually involving manually feeding the sheets and opening a back door that might otherwise be hard to see.
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This page from the manual is really about printing letters in reverse/mirror images, but has a good shot/directions on preparing the paper path and things to try clicking for better results:
https://support.hp.com/us-en/product...ument/bpa00482
https://support.hp.com/us-en/product...ument/bpa00482
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Freezer paper and Wax paper are two Very Different products. I use freezer paper often. I cut my freezer paper and fabric a little larger than regular printer paper, iron them together very well, making sure there are no wrinkles or air bubbles. Once they are pressed together we’ll I cut them to printer paper size- then I use paper tape to secure the edges all the way around. I’ve been printing on fabrics for 20 years this way.
make sure you have good quality Permenent ink in your printer. ( regular cartridges are water soluble- will wash away.
make sure you have good quality Permenent ink in your printer. ( regular cartridges are water soluble- will wash away.