Fabrisign Silk InkJet Fabrics

We have been using this product from these folks for our Christmas cards for years. This time it was out of stock but with Dharma and their supplier we got the product early! and with the same great quality. Thanks so much.

Fabric separates from paper backing in the printer and jams.

very inconsistent product - each roll is different and there tend to be lots of problems such as paper backing too thin silk doesn't peel off easily or it peels off before it even gets printed fabric not cut straight and others. Also as pointed out before coating used is actually Fabrisign2 which is quite different from Fabrisign.

I was working extensively with a student printing on the Fabrisign Indian Dupion White 42" roll on an Epson Stylus Pro 9900. The printed material is gorgeous giving images a pearlescent sheen however it wrecks havoc on your printer. Major leading inkjet companies offer icc profiles and printer setting recommendations but this brand doesn't offer anything. After we reached out to the manufacture we were advised to use an existing icc profile for a matte type paper but they were unable to provide print settings. After trial and error and much waste (the silk isn't cheap) I managed to get the prints to come out with almost no smudging. Note I set my platen gap to the widest and tested with a high suction (the backed silk is pretty thick). After using this product I've loaded traditional Canson and Epson inkjet papers and they now have ink smudging from residual pieces of Indian silk that got caught in the print heads. This is a major defect of this product as it can permanently ruin your print head. Its unfortunate because the materials offered here are very unique and aren't offered elsewhere. Being a fine art printer for 12 years I must admit I was very suspicious before using any of these materials after receiving a sample pack because they didn't feel safe to use on an inkjet printer (the paper characteristics aren't too different from the un-coated vs the coated material) . I will never recommend this company again and will continue to use trusty manufacturers that truly test their materials as their backed with well made icc profiles and print settings that will make this safe for your printer.

I used the product in an unintended way: I cut the sample to fit my dinky printer which won't take paper larger than 8-12 by 11. The edges frayed a lot which I expected. And it was hard to reverse the curve in the paper so that it would go through the printer. Still the evening bag I made turned out well so I'm really not complaining. It would be nice now that Jaquard had changed the formula for its FabriSign coating to let your customers know that you are selling the older formula (if you are). And I hope you begin to stock FabriSign's heavier-weight charmeuse (23mm) which I think I'd like even better.