Well, my printable fabric arrived and I finally managed to have a play with it. It's amazing! It's so easy to use and the results were fabulous. I printed off a little picture that I found on the internet and added some wording to it and made a cute little sign to hang on the bedroom door on Christmas eve. It's for a friend's grandchildren.
It's hard to believe that this picture is actually printed onto fabric! The other good thing is that the fabric still feels like fabric, it doesn't have any of the stiff, plasticky feel to it that you seem to get from the iron on sheets that you can print and you can even hand wash the fabric once you've printed it. I have actually read on the internet that you can wash it in the washing machine, although it doesn't recommend this on the instructions. So, after Christmas, I think I will do a little bit of experimenting with a couple of printed pieces of fabric to see how they stand up to being machine washed.... it's always good to know. I have to say, though, I am so impressed with it. Just print, leave to dry, peel off the paper backing, rinse under a cold tap and then dry. It's so simple. I will definitely be ordering some more. The only limitation is the size of the paper. It's A4 width and it comes in either A4 sheets or, like the stuff that I bought, on a roll so you can just cut however much you need.
I also nabbed another massive bargain this morning. I was rushing around Liskeard posting parcels and running errands when I saw a sign for a craft sale at Stuart House, a lovely old building in the centre of Liskeard. Of course it was totally impossible for me to ignore the prospect of a sale so, off I went to seek out some crafty bargains. 20 minutes later I emerged triumphant, with several lovely pieces of fabric for between £1 and £4 per piece and considering some of those pieces are at least a metre in length and some of them are pieces of cotton velvet and silk, I was incredibly pleased with myself.
I also discovered that Stuart House is actually rather old. King Charles stayed there in 1644 and Liskeard is in fact over 1000 years old and is mentioned in the Domesday Book.
I think I shall be exploring this in a bit more detail over the next few weeks .... I find it totally fascinating.
I've used the printable fabric and I sprayed it with fabric waterproofer before I washed it, Fantastic stuff, isn't it!
ReplyDeleteI will have to try the printable fabric, it looks great
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That looks really good, will have to try that.
ReplyDeleteSuch a clever idea and I am sure the kids will love the sign :) xxx
ReplyDeleteLovely fabric.
ReplyDeleteWhen the Spring has sprung, do check out the walled Elizabethan garden at the back of Stuart House; in fact when it's warm and sunny, treat yourself to a coffee and sit at the tables in the garden. Lovely atmosphere out there.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely Christmas!
You've got some nice colours there. I find that looking through fabric trying to decide which one to buy is a bit like looking at jars of sweets. They all look so tempting.
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