Heat Transfer Images Onto Fabric

Cut out leaving a 5mm border all round.

Heat transfer images onto fabric.

Do not remove the protective backing to avoid the graphic melting onto your iron s plate. If you are transferring the graphic onto a bag place the hard surface in between the layers. Flip your reverse image heat transfer sheet over. Fabric paint is much thicker than standard craft paint so it will need frequent reloading.

Flip the image so that it is mirrored using your computer programme or printer settings then print onto a sheet of image transfer paper. You will need a thin detail brush for this. Set your iron to medium heat with the steam off. Trace firmly over the design to press a faint outline onto your surface.

Image transfer to fabric is a breeze with heat transfer paper. The heat transfer sheet is a special polymer coated paper which is used to make a copy of your favourite photograph with a color laser copier or printer and then it is heat set onto fabric. Cut out your fabric to 27x55cm and sew a single hem along one of the short edges. 4 heat transfer sheets.

Learn how to use iron on transfer paper for quick easy image transfers to fabric. This technique is used in t shirt printing so you will hear of this sheet as t shirt transfers. The image is transferred to the tea towel using transfer paper sold in art stores layered underneath your printed image. When i first started crafting image transfer to fabric gave me a lot of difficulty.