Our Labels
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We use only 100% cotton fabric, since our printer doesn’t like to eat it. Put all the fabric through a rinse in solution called Bubble Jet Set 2000. Allow to dry.Cut into 8.5″ x 11″ pieces.
Iron each piece onto the shiny side of a piece of freezer paper cut to the same size.
Feed each sheet through the inkjet printer, using a template for the labels. Allow to dry overnight.
Peel the fabric off the freezer paper, and treat 1 piece at a time in a solution of Bubble Jet Rinse to set the ink. We’ve had pretty good luck using a solution of water and vinegar to set the ink, also.
Allow to dry. Now comes the fun part.
Each sheet has 6 rows, and 5 columns; enough to make 30 labels. We usually run 15-20 sheets at a time. (It takes days to do this.)
Cut the sheets into strips, using the line surrounding each label as a guide.
Iron each long strip. Cut the ironed pieces apart. Treat the edges with Dritz Fray Check to prevent the strings from raveling.
Voila — our very own Operation PFP labels, ready to be sewn into our field pillows.
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