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Old May 25th 10, 03:00 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Allison
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Lelandite wrote:
for the life of me, I can't think of the right printer I need so
that I can print out pictures and such on cloth.

Ink jet? That sounds right but right now I'm not sure. I
need a new printer but want to make sure it'll print on
cloth.

TIA

Donna
in WA


And.....if you're printing onto fabric you want to make sure that the
ink doesn't wash off. FWIW, a friend recently told me about Raycafix -
you soak the fabric in this stuff, let it dry, iron onto freezer paper
and trim to the size of a piece of paper. She lent me some to try - I
don't have first hand knowledge of it yet but she said that it went
through a wash with regular detergent without fading.

Another thing to think of - you need a high thread count percale if you
want to print something with a lot for detail.

Up to now I've been using Printed Treasures to print small things for
art quilts but I think the Raycafix will be more cost effective.

HTH
Allison
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