Heat Transfer Paper Project - DIY

Nowadays, DIY(do it yourself) is quite popular in our daily life. Because it’s very fun and easy and also it can waste of your money. Well, transfer paper DIY project is quite important for you to know. So, this week, I’m sharing a pretty simple project, a Label transfer method. I started with this table runner.

To do this you’ll need: Your runner (or anything you want to print on), some heat transfer paper, and a printer. I also used scissors and a piece of cardstock.

First you need to cut your heat transfer paper to the size of a sheet of paper. I had cardstock on hand, so I used it as a template and cut with scissors. You could also use a mat and cut it 8 1/2 x 11. Either way works great.

Now put the cut piece of transfer paper in your printer – you’ll want it so that the plastic side will receive the ink.

Print your image in reverse, and be careful not to touch the ink. It will stay wet until the next step.

Carefully lay it down on the fabric where you want the graphic and iron it down. Make sure your iron is set on NO steam. I ironed about 60 seconds to make sure everything was in place.

After you’re ironed down, put the runner on a hard surface (like a table) and use something to burnish down the paper even more. I did it with and without this step – it really does make a big difference! Just rub, rub, rub and make sure that you’ve went over all of the graphic.

Then peel off the paper – and you’re done! The ironing makes the paper grab to the fabric, so it’ll be a bit like peeling off tape.