Info re: INK TRANSFER

TRANSFER OF INK CAN OFTEN HAPPEN WITH:

1) PHOTOCOPIES of patterns
2) LASER-printed patterns
Both of these use toner that is affected by iron heat.

If you are using photocopies or laser-printed patterns , then I recommend that patterns be pressed ink-side down onto waste fabric or scrap paper before using. This should transfer excess toner and create a cleaner pattern to use.

In the past 10 years I have received only two email about ink transfer. Paper Panache patterns will NOT transfer ink under most circumstances. Most recently I had a long email discussion with someone who had an ink transfer problem with a Paper Panache pattern that was finally traced to a brand new, coated ironing board cover that appeared to attract the ink.

This was a surprise, but it is good to know about. Paper Panache patterns are printed using inkjet technology specifically so that there is no transfer of ink when a hot iron is put on them. Except as happened in this case, if you use an original pattern that is supplied in the package, there should be no transfer.

It had been a long time since I carried out the original experiments, so to double check I went in and tested a pattern again. I tried everything I could think of--I put the iron directly on the pattern for 20 seconds. I saturated the pattern and ironed it to the fabric. I did not get transfer with or without water.

However, a year or two ago, another person had a problem with ink spotting when she saturated a pattern after sewing in order to remove it.

While there was no water spotting transfer problem using the pattern above--or with most of my patterns-- this is not true for every pattern I print. I use various equipment, and some ink is not as waterproof as others. Please continue to use a dry iron for all patterns, as recommended. Test first for running ink if saturation is your method to remove paper.