Transfer Paper For Canvas Bags

This is the quickest method that doesn t require prepping your paper.

Transfer paper for canvas bags.

Place the transfer on the bag with the image side down. Press hard with two hands and iron the transfer for approximately 2 3 minutes. However if you wish to add other three dimensional elements it s fine to continue working. Use a thin coat of watered down gel medium to adhere the paper to the canvas.

Simply print an image onto the transfer paper using an inkjet printer then iron onto fabric. After the paper is attached give the medium a chance to dry before painting. Using sharpened pencil or mechanical pencil trace over your paper design. Turn the steam off before ironing the transfer onto the bag.

Then you ll want to iron out any creases in your tote bags. If using the easypress set to 340 and 20 seconds. When i removed the totes from the packaging they had a lot of creases. The process is easy.

If using an iron heat to the cotton setting with no steam. Transfer the paper onto the canvas. Epson iron on cool transfer paper makes it possible to create custom t shirts bags and more. 1 place the transfer paper onto canvas or wood 2.

This is a video tutorial of using inkjet transfer paper to customise a cotton bag for life. Now the heat transfer vinyl i had was 12 x9 so i. I immediately ironed out all the creases. Peel off the backing and center the transfer on the piece of canvas.

Heat your iron to the highest setting and iron the wrinkles out of the canvas bags using steam. It also provides the sharpest transfer. Put your paper sketch or printable stencil on top of the transfer paper. When the fabric and iron on image have cooled the backing can peeled away to reveal a bright colorful image.

Following the instructions included with the iron transfers i purchased i pre heated the totes with my iron. I placed the iron transfer in the. Cover the image with parchment paper or a protective sheet and press with firm pressure for 20 seconds. Instructions first things first you ll need to open silhouette design studio software and set up your design.