How to make iron-on labels

Want a quick tutorial on how to make those labels to put on your bows? Or on your clothing designs? Really they'd work on anything you need to label that is made of fabrics. Like the jackets your kids wear to school and forget to bring home :)

Anyways, here goes!

You'll need :

a graphics design program

printer

printable fabric

heat-n-bond lite

iron

First you need to use your graphics program to create the image you'd like on your label. Anything you'd like! Here's mine:

Save this as it's own image.

Now open another image roughly 8"x10.5", just smaller than a standard sheet of paper. Cut and past as many of your small label onto that page, arranging into rows.

Once you have that finished, save it as it's own image as well.

Load up your printer with your printable fabric. Here's where I get mine:

http://www.cjenkinscompany.com/Miracle_Fabric_Sheets_p/whitemiraclefabricsheet.htm

I find their prices are the best, and I really like their fabric. It feeds very nicely through my printer. Print the page with the rows of labels onto your printable fabric.

Let the ink dry completely, then pull the paper backing off your fabric.

Here's what it should look like:

Now get out your heat-n-bond and iron. Here's what it looks like, its an iron on adhesive with a paper backing.


Lay your fabric (face side up) on the heat-n-bond's adhesive side (not the smooth paper side). Iron on, following the instructions. This will also heat set the ink, so that it doesn't run or bleed. Then cut the page out.

Let this cool completely, then peel the paper backing off. Your labels need only to be cut out and ironed onto whatever surface you're wanting to label. They will iron on quite quickly, you only need about 2 seconds.

I hope this tutorial helps somebody!!