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Can you iron on to felt?

October 14th, 2008 at 06:08 pm

I would need a fabric that doesn't fray so that the patch doesn't have to have the perfect satin finish.

so I thought of felt, but I am not sure I can use iron on transfers on felt.

But then would the felt stretch to much? would it rip when I sewed it on?

do T shirts fray at the cut edges? I know I can iron on to them, and I have a few with holes I could use...though one is black, can you iron on to black?

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7 Responses to “Can you iron on to felt?”

  1. mom-from-missouri Says:
    October 15th, 2008 at 02:37 am 1224038273
    1224038273

    You can, but it doesn't hold up well. Felt, fleece and other "hairy" fabrics don't take the iron on tight--it tends to stick to the "hairs", which eventually pull loose and the patch is gone. If the item is washed, or exposed to wind it deteriotes even sooner.

  2. nanamom Says:
    October 15th, 2008 at 02:36 pm 1224081415
    1224081415

    felt is not great for something you want to last. It doesn't wash well at all. How about denim and you whipstitch the edges.

  3. mom-from-missouri Says:
    October 15th, 2008 at 05:14 pm 1224090895
    1224090895

    What kind of project are you making? If it is something that will be washed, could you use fleece and stitch down your patches?

  4. princessperky Says:
    October 15th, 2008 at 05:23 pm 1224091417
    1224091417

    never mind I found an official cmp patch not as cheap but better for young girls that can't sew or iron. I will keep the homemade one for later.

    thanks for the advice.

  5. Londa Badgley Says:
    October 22nd, 2008 at 08:29 pm 1224707373
    1224707373

    I am making a church wall banner and I need a picture
    of Jesus which I have a picture of Jesus and also the Iron on paper so that I can print His picture on the paper, but what I wanted to know is how would the picture look if I did transfer it on felt? I am using
    felt for the words that will be placed on the banner.

  6. princessperky Says:
    October 22nd, 2008 at 08:57 pm 1224709065
    1224709065

    Do you have time to test it?

    If you can I bet a 'low fuzz' felt would work for a simple project. If not can you use lightweight canvas you can often find them in prehemmed sizes (if your aim was to avoid hemming)

  7. annabelle Says:
    October 30th, 2009 at 06:11 pm 1256926300
    1256926300

    Don't do it!! Even low fuzz FELT WILL NOT take an iron on. Actually, it will take it, but it won't let you pull the paper off-- so your image is stuck between the paper and the fabric. You can, however, iron it on to another material, glue it (smooth out the glue with a popsicle stick or something) to your felt and cut it out or proceed with whatever you were going to do with the felt.

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