<p>One way to achieve a white background would be to transfer the image on to a white piece of fabric, trim around the image, and then attach that white fabric to your backpack. Depending on the fabric you choose, you may need to hem or seal the edges from unraveling. If you do not want to sew at all, you can buy "fray check" products to apply around the edges. Or if it is a plastic-based backpack you could even (very carefully!) melt the edge. (This might leave it too stiff or brittle, so best to practice on a scrap first.)</p>

<p>Since you mention not wanting to sew or iron on the backpack itself, another option is <strong>fabric glue</strong>! There are many formulas on the market, I would recommend looking for one marketed towards fabric or vinyl depending on the material of your backpack. (I haven't worked with backpacks like this so I won't recommend any here.)</p>

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2017-06-12T12:56:59.960Z
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<p>I want to attach some flag patches to my backpack but I don't want to sew or embroider them to the backpack. I saw some video about image transferred to fabric using techniques like mod podge transfer and I really like it. However, I realize this won't work for the patches that have white color background because I can't print white color to paper. Does any one know a better technique that will work with image that has white background color?</p>

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_black fabric_ is vague. What is your backpack made from? canvas, leather or .... Most image transfer techniques would better with completely flat surfaces. Your material might have too much texture to take
Matt
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@Matt it's canvas. No, it's flat. it's just that for those images with white color background, when I transfer the image over, only the color parts are transferred cuz' the white background is the color of the paper and has no ink on it. So the transferred image ended up with a black background instead of a white background.
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image transferred onto black fabric?
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# image transferred onto black fabric?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-06-09)

I want to attach some flag patches to my backpack but I don't want to sew or embroider them to the backpack. I saw some video about image transferred to fabric using techniques like mod podge transfer and I really like it. However, I realize this won't work for the patches that have white color background because I can't print white color to paper. Does any one know a better technique that will work with image that has white background color?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: _black fabric_ is vague. What is your backpack made from? canvas, leather or .... Most image transfer techniques would better with completely flat surfaces. Your material might have too much texture to take  
> **username_0**: @username_1 it's canvas. No, it's flat. it's just that for those images with white color background, when I transfer the image over, only the color parts are transferred cuz' the white background is the color of the paper and has no ink on it. So the transferred image ended up with a black background instead of a white background.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-06-12. Score: 2

One way to achieve a white background would be to transfer the image on to a white piece of fabric, trim around the image, and then attach that white fabric to your backpack. Depending on the fabric you choose, you may need to hem or seal the edges from unraveling. If you do not want to sew at all, you can buy "fray check" products to apply around the edges. Or if it is a plastic-based backpack you could even (very carefully!) melt the edge. (This might leave it too stiff or brittle, so best to practice on a scrap first.)

Since you mention not wanting to sew or iron on the backpack itself, another option is **fabric glue**! There are many formulas on the market, I would recommend looking for one marketed towards fabric or vinyl depending on the material of your backpack. (I haven't worked with backpacks like this so I won't recommend any here.)


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