{"id":22909,"date":"2023-05-26T19:30:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T23:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/?p=22909"},"modified":"2023-05-27T19:30:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T23:30:37","slug":"printing-and-coloring-on-kraft-tex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/printing-and-coloring-on-kraft-tex\/","title":{"rendered":"Printing And Coloring On Kraft-Tex: Will It Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"562\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/printing-on-kraft-tex-revised.jpg\" alt=\"printing on kraft tex\" class=\"wp-image-24828 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/printing-on-kraft-tex-revised.jpg 550w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/printing-on-kraft-tex-revised-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/printing-on-kraft-tex-revised-500x511.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/printing-on-kraft-tex-revised-147x150.jpg 147w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 550px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 550\/562;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/printing-on-kraft-tex-revised.jpg\" alt=\"printing on kraft tex\" class=\"wp-image-24828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/printing-on-kraft-tex-revised.jpg 550w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/printing-on-kraft-tex-revised-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/printing-on-kraft-tex-revised-500x511.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/printing-on-kraft-tex-revised-147x150.jpg 147w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It's been a while since I had the chance to get out my Kraft Tex again and try something new. If you've never heard of Kraft Tex before then check out these previous articles and you can see how versatile it can be. &nbsp;It's often described as paper-fabric or just recently I've seen people calling it vegan leather too (which might be a bit of a stretch!), but pre-treat it and it can have a leather-like texture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/kraft-tex-leather-fabric\/\">How to prepare Kraft Tex to look like leather<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/kraft-tex-leather-key-fob\/\">Kraft Tex key fob<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/kraft-tex-leather-wallet\/\">Kraft Tex wallet video tutorial<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I've heard that you can print on Kraft Tex and that it's also really good for arty projects such as painting, coloring, inks, and more. Well, we don't have an art shop here in Cayman so I was rather limited to what supplies I could find but that didn't stop me at least giving it a try. &nbsp;I've tried <a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/how-to-print-on-fabric-at-home\/\">printing on fabric<\/a> before and had awesome results so this seemed the ideal next project to try.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/how-to-print-on-fabric-at-home\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Featured-image-how-to-print-on-fabric-at-home-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"How to print on fabric at home. 4 different methods and products tested and reviewed.\" class=\"wp-image-17848 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Featured-image-how-to-print-on-fabric-at-home-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Featured-image-how-to-print-on-fabric-at-home-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Featured-image-how-to-print-on-fabric-at-home-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Featured-image-how-to-print-on-fabric-at-home.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Featured-image-how-to-print-on-fabric-at-home-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"How to print on fabric at home. 4 different methods and products tested and reviewed.\" class=\"wp-image-17848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Featured-image-how-to-print-on-fabric-at-home-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Featured-image-how-to-print-on-fabric-at-home-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Featured-image-how-to-print-on-fabric-at-home-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Featured-image-how-to-print-on-fabric-at-home.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I started with the Stone colored Kraft Tex and thought that would be a good compromise for printing and coloring. Not as dark as the Black or Chocolate but not bright like the white that could get grubby over time. You must have seen all of the adult coloring books and pages by now, and I admit, I love these but still haven't actually got one for myself. The Kraft Tex project seemed like the perfect chance to do both at once so I downloaded a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easypeasyandfun.com\/under-the-sea-coloring-pages-for-adults\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free adult coloring page<\/a> (under the sea of course) and resized it to fit 4 x 6 inches in my print settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then I cut a piece of Kraft Tex 6 x 4 inches, flattened it out with a hot dry iron, and when it was cool, just ran it through the printer. Success first time! I just gave it a little &#8216;tap' as it started to feed and it went through my regular home printer no problem at all. &nbsp;The picture was just printed in black but there's no reason you couldn't use color printing too, although then if printing in full color you might want to try&nbsp;the white Kraft Tex as your base. &nbsp;Experiment and see how you get on.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-002b.jpg\" alt=\"printing on Kraft Tex\" class=\"wp-image-22911 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-002b.jpg 550w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-002b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-002b-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-002b-150x113.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 550px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 550\/413;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-002b.jpg\" alt=\"printing on Kraft Tex\" class=\"wp-image-22911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-002b.jpg 550w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-002b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-002b-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-002b-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The printing came out perfectly and I should have taken a photo&nbsp;but I was so delighted with it that I wanted to color it right away. So out came my &#8216;art supplies' which consists of a red and a blue Sharpie &#8211; I told you I was making do with limited art supplies! I doodled a few colors on there and this is the result. &nbsp;I like the look very much, although it was probably more classy without the Sharpies to be honest, just with the black line drawing. &nbsp;I'll know for next time.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-003b.jpg\" alt=\"printing on Kraft Tex\" class=\"wp-image-22913 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-003b.jpg 550w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-003b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-003b-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-003b-150x113.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 550px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 550\/413;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-003b.jpg\" alt=\"printing on Kraft Tex\" class=\"wp-image-22913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-003b.jpg 550w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-003b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-003b-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-003b-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Now time to give it a good scrunch and boil it up for 5 mins and see what happens. \u00a0Fingers crossed with those Sharpies&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-004b.jpg\" alt=\"printing on Kraft Tex\" class=\"wp-image-22914 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-004b.jpg 550w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-004b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-004b-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-004b-150x113.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 550px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 550\/413;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-004b.jpg\" alt=\"printing on Kraft Tex\" class=\"wp-image-22914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-004b.jpg 550w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-004b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-004b-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-004b-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>But oh dear, that didn't come out so well. \u00a0The Kraft Tex has the lovely leather effect texture I was after and all the black printing remained perfectly. \u00a0The Sharpies, on the other hand, didn't do too well and both the red and the blue ink ran and bled into the surrounds. \u00a0Now it looks all mucky and blurry. \u00a0In fairness, I don't suppose the regular Sharpies are designed to be boiled.\u00a0This project\u00a0gets officially tagged as a &#8216;failure'.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-008b.jpg\" alt=\"printing on Kraft Tex\" class=\"wp-image-22915 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-008b.jpg 550w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-008b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-008b-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-008b-150x113.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 550px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 550\/413;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-008b.jpg\" alt=\"printing on Kraft Tex\" class=\"wp-image-22915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-008b.jpg 550w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-008b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-008b-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sewing-var-008b-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>However, as an experiment, I thought it went well. &nbsp;The printing was easy and came out really sharp and clear so I'll certainly be doing that again. &nbsp;Now to come up with some ideas for how to use the printed Kraft Tex and look out for some new designs to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Probably won't be using those Sharpies again although I hear they do make oil-based paint pens&nbsp;including in metallic colors such as silver, gold, and bronze. I bet those would look stunning on the black Kraft Tex background if you were artistic, which sadly I am not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever tried painting\u00a0or printing\u00a0on Kraft Tex yet? \u00a0Got any tips for products that work well and resist the boiling? \u00a0Let me know your tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<h2>If You'd Like To Support Our Site<\/h2>\r\nIf you want to help us continue to bring you a wide selection of <a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/free-sewing-patterns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free sewing patterns<\/a> and projects, please consider buying us a coffee.\u00a0 We'd really, really appreciate it.\r\n\r\n<center><div class=\"ko-fi-button\" data-text=\"Buy me a coffee!\" data-color=\"#ff5f5f\" data-code=\"\" id=\"kofiShortcode864Html\" style=\"float: none; text-align: left;\"><\/div><\/center>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a while since I had the chance to get out my Kraft Tex again and try something new. If you&#8217;ve never heard of Kraft Tex before then check out these previous articles and you can see how versatile it can be. &nbsp;It&#8217;s often described as paper-fabric or just \u2026 <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/printing-and-coloring-on-kraft-tex\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":309,"featured_media":24828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":160},"categories":[160,11,4,159,38],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22909"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/309"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22909"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79462,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22909\/revisions\/79462"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}