Heat Transfer Images Onto Fabric

Place a hard heat resistant surface like a spare piece of wood or sturdy cardboard underneath the surface of the fabric.

Heat transfer images onto fabric.

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. If you are transferring the graphic onto a bag place the hard surface in between the layers. Cut out leaving a 5mm border all round. Flip your reverse image heat transfer sheet over.

Do not remove the protective backing to avoid the graphic melting onto your iron s plate. Image transfer to fabric is a breeze with heat transfer paper. You will need a thin detail brush for this. Learn how to use iron on transfer paper for quick easy image transfers to fabric.

The printed image will be facing down on your fabric. Set your iron to medium heat with the steam off. 4 heat transfer sheets. Cut out your fabric to 27x55cm and sew a single hem along one of the short edges.

Flip the image so that it is mirrored using your computer programme or printer settings then print onto a sheet of image transfer paper. When i first started crafting image transfer to fabric gave me a lot of difficulty. Fabric paint is much thicker than standard craft paint so it will need frequent reloading. The image is transferred to the tea towel using transfer paper sold in art stores layered underneath your printed image.