Using Infusible Ink on Polyester Fabric

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Learn about my experience of using infusible ink and an Easypress 2 on polyester fabric and what happens when you iron over fused Cricut infusible ink.

I love all the cool Cricut Infusible Ink transfer sheets. Whenever I see them I think of all the cool fabric prints I want to make with them.

I decided to make my own workout leggings and try out infusible ink on 100% polyester fabric. This post can also be called “what happens when you ironed over fused infusible ink?” because I was so set on having the prints all next to each other.

I wish I would have done polka dots or stripes or something to separate the infusible ink, and then I wouldn’t have had a problem with ironing over fused fusible ink.

Infusible ink really looks the best on white fabric, but you can use it on any light colored fabric. I recommend using a white 100% polyester fabric.

I have used Cricut infusible ink for lots of different projects, and here’s all the posts teaching you how to use and and what I’ve learned:

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Cricut Infusible Ink transfer sheet – watercolor* and galactic stars*
Cutting machine like the Cricut Maker*
Easypress 2* and mat (easypress 2 vs easypress)
100% polyester fabric like single brushed poly or double brushed poly

Since I was so set on filling up my fabric with as much infusible ink as possible I didn’t cut my infusible ink transfer sheets with my cricut maker. That made it hard to apply because I didn’t have any sticky plastic backing to keep it on the fabric.

I would put a pair of scissors on one side and then hold the other side with my hand. Then I would carefully place the Easypress 2 on one side and removing my hand, then I would move the scissors and place the Easypress all the way down.

If I cut an infusible ink transfer sheet in half the largest Easypress 2 would cover all of it.

If I didn’t cut an infusible ink transfer sheet in half the largest Easypress 2 would only cover 3/4 of it, but then I would have to heat the remaining section of the infusible ink transfer sheet.

This is what a full sheet looks like after being heated. You can definitely see where the Easypress 2 sat the first time, where it sat the second time, and where the ink started to lift back up when I overlapped.

I would ruin my perfect transfers every time I would iron or heat it again with my Easypress 2. I suspected I would have problems with the way I wanted to do it, and I was okay with that since I was only making workout leggings.

When I cut the infusible ink transfer sheets in half but placed them right next to each other, I still have the problem of the Easypress overlapping the previous design.

This is where a stripes design would’ve come in handy. I wish I would’ve cut my transfer sheets in half and kept a 3 inch gap between each one creating a cool striped or blocked design.

My transfer sheets would’ve gone a lot futher and I probably could’ve had color on the front of the leggings.

I cover the fabric as much as I could with all of my extra infusible ink transfer sheets. I had 7.5 transfer sheets from two different boxes of designs.

Once I had as much fabric patterned with infusible ink as possible, I cut out my leggings pattern pieces. Some edges got a little bit of white, but most of the time I could keep it in the seam allowance.

I used a pattern that had lots of different pattern pieces (which cuts down the full size) to accommate the infusible ink. I think something small like a sports bra or shorties would’ve worked even better.

Sew up your design and enjoy all of the happy color patterns. I think the best looks best which you can see below. That’s where most of the infusible ink ended up. The front looks a lot more white than I thought it was going to.

If you make something using this tutorial, I’d love to see! Please share it on social media with the hashtag #heatherhandmade and tag me!

Using Infusible Ink on Polyester Fabric

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