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  1. Remove Paper
    • Make a small tear in the edge of the fabric. Only the paper will tear, not the fabric.  Pull the fabric off the paper.
  2. Prepare your Rinse
    • Make a mixture of tap water at roomtemperature with liquid fabric softener.Use 4 tablespoons per cup of water.  I have had good luck with Snuggle Brand and All Brand softener.  Stay away from softeners that have special additives. 
  3. Containers
    • Use a container large enough to lay the fabric flat.  You may use plastic, metal, or glass.  The same solution can be used until the solution has a color change.  You can store the mixture for future use.
  4. Rinse!
    • Drop the fabric in face down.
      Place it in all at once.  If it
      appears to float, push it down
      with your fingers. 
  5. Count!
    • Lift the fabric out of the solution within 15 seconds. Swish it a tiny bit to push the excess dye floating in the water away from the fabric. Don't let the fabric fold back on itself. Lay your fabric face down on a soft terry cloth. Fold back the towel. Blot to remove the excess moisture.
  6. Dry
    • Open the towel right away.  If  you see the ghost of the image, don’tworry.  It is the excess dye.  Remove from the towel.  Lay on a flat, clean surface to dry, or microwave for about 1 minute, or blow with a hair dryer.
  7. The Results!
    • Your Image should look as good, or better after the wetting process.  The purposes for the rinse are:
      • remove the excess dye
      • remove the chemical
      • pre-shrink your fabricd. restore the hand to the silks

If you are making wall hangings or items that will never be washed, you do not need to rinse the fabric!


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Each printer companies's inks have unique qualities.  Not all inks perform the same on the fabric.  

  • HP printers yield bright colors on all the cottons and silks.  Their magenta is harder to hold and adds  a color shift.  These are best hand washed. 
  • Epson UltraChrome, UltraBrite, or DuraBrite have the least color shift and are the most washfast.  They can be machine washed gently. 
  • Epson Photo dyes can only be used for projects that will not get wet.
  • Lexmark printers yield bright prints with stable colors on all fabrics.  Hand wash for best results.
  • Canon printers yield bright images on cottons and most silks.  Hand washing only.   Large format images usually do not require rinsing. 
  • Scotch-Gard can be added as protection.
 
 
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