20 steps to making a custom shirt using DARK transfers - "how-to" procedures

[turtlegirl1]

I just finished up my shirts today - 4 mickey tie dye (fingers crossed they turned out ok!), 3 spiral mickey spray paint, 8 iron on transfer - - spent a few days searching craft stores, using coupons, waiting on sales, then after purchasing all the adult & big kid shirts, but not any of the toddler (they don't carry anything smaller than a child's small) and I figured the 50/50 would be okay for the iron ons, but I was still going to have to go find 100% cotton for the tie dye, I went to shirtsupplier.com and ordered all of them. Much more selection (I got the adult men & toddler boy 100% cotton ringer shirts for the same price as the 50/50 plain shirts) and much better prices - PLUS, they were delivered the very next day with regular shipping, which I believe was free. Needless to say, I returned the shirts I got at Michael's. I was super pleased with shirtsupplier & will use them again.

 

[lumpy08]

When printing out the designs - for an adult shirt (let's use the stick figure design) do you print out as an 8x10? For a child version of the same how large/small do you make the image. I was thinking that for 2 kids I could put on 1 transfer where they would just need smaller version of the design.

 

[newtodis]

Thanks for this great thread! When I'm ready to start putting stuff together, I'll certainly have to come back and read through it to get all the tips down.

 

[SusieStone]

When printing out the designs - for an adult shirt (let's use the stick figure design) do you print out as an 8x10? For a child version of the same how large/small do you make the image. I was thinking that for 2 kids I could put on 1 transfer where they would just need smaller version of the design.

What I did was keep the same image but make sure you don't have on size to fit frame or it will cut some of it off.

I print the size that makes it 2 5X 7 on a page. When I do that for my 7 yo it looks a little small but is workable.

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

Subbing so I can find this when I need it...have been busy making my customs but now looking to try some iron ons.

 

[MikiDisney]

Do we HAVE to wash the shirts before we wear them the first time? The reason I am asking is that I have heard a number of people say that the color fades after you wash it the first time and I would rather them fade after we get back from WDW and not before.
Any information is welcome!
TIA

 

[marshallandcartersmo]

Do we HAVE to wash the shirts before we wear them the first time? The reason I am asking is that I have heard a number of people say that the color fades after you wash it the first time and I would rather them fade after we get back from WDW and not before.
Any information is welcome!
TIA

I never wash mine before wearing them. I do wash them before putting the transfer on, but not after.

 

[MikiDisney]

I never wash mine before wearing them. I do wash them before putting the transfer on, but not after.

Great!
I also washed my shirts before I put the transfer on them but I wasn't so sure about after. You gave me the answer I wanted to hear
Thank you!

UGH! got home and DH washed the shirts, guess what? you guessed, FADED!

 

[heartbeeps]

Great!
I also washed my shirts before I put the transfer on them but I wasn't so sure about after. You gave me the answer I wanted to hear
Thank you!

UGH! got home and DH washed the shirts, guess what? you guessed, FADED!

give him a big hug for doing the wash, at least or he might never do it again!

My experience has been that the dark transfers did NOT fade when washed after ironing on the transfer. I haven't done enough light transfers to say that applies to lights as well.

Keep in mind you don't "HAVE" to do any of the steps outlined in post #1. They're just the steps that worked for me.

 

[Grants Mom]

Great tips thank you very much ladies!!!!!!!!

 

[djmeredith]

Someone above was looking for different, or more feminine shirts. You can go to your local department store (like Macy's) and buy the store brand ladies shirts (at Macy's I bought the Style & Co. brand). They do cost more, but they were a lot more comfortable, better quality, and much more feminine. I also found feminine cut t-shirts at Target last year.

JiffyShirts.com does have several different styles of ladies shirts and they have super fast delivery (it's always been within 2 days). However, I just returned several Anvil brand ladies t's to them because I thought they were too thin. (Their return policy stinks, but I order my infant t's from them.)

Personally, I only use 100% cotton for my shirts because I think they are more comfortable and cooler; especially in the extreme summer heat!!

Also, if looking for smaller/toddler sizes, try the Garanimals brand plain t's from Wal-Mart. They are $3, 100% cotton, and come in many colors.

 

[family4christ]

Is there any way to get the stick family with the mouse ears and 2008? I would like a shirt like this for my family.

OR does any body do this for a fee?

Thanks!!

Going to WDW in 18 days!!!

 

[dogodisney]

Is there any way to get the stick family with the mouse ears and 2008? I would like a shirt like this for my family.

OR does any body do this for a fee?

Thanks!!

Going to WDW in 18 days!!!

This is the wrong thread......

You need to request it here: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1867034&page=5

 

[chaoscent]

We aren't allowed to make Disney tshirts for a fee, that would be an infringement on the Disney copyright. People DISign because the like to and make DISigns for other people to use. Please, thank you, not asking for too many and posting pictures of your finished t-shirts is all that is required. In some cases DISigners have stopped designing for a variety of reasons. This is the thread that tells people how to do the DISigns on tshirts. Once you find a design, just follow the directions on this thread and you will be fine. Good Luck, Penny

 

[heartbeeps]

perhaps if we could get the attention of this board's moderator, we could add the info in post # 1 of this thread to a sticky?!

 

[Silvermist]

I am having a terrible time trying to get the backing off of the dark transfer. Does anybody have any help solutions? Everytime I get it started it tears or the the transfer part tears which the instructions say will not happen. I am using the HP brand

Thanks in advance.

 

[heartbeeps]

reposting as my connection must've hiccupped!

first, hopefully you're having this difficulty BEFORE using the iron!

Now, if you're using HP dark transfers, there will be a fold down the middle of the backing. Just bend the transfer paper ever so slightly to get an "edge" on the backing and pull gently from there. I've used over 36 dark HP transfers and only had one or two instances where a piece of the backing stuck to the transfer. A little fingernail magic resolved the problem. (You definitely don't want to iron with ANY backing still left on! )

If that doesn't work, perhaps the paper's defective? (Call HP and explain the problem and see what solutions they offer.)

 

[Silvermist]

Okay I am blonde but not dumb LOL. Yes I tried to peel it before I ironed. LOL

But I did make a mistake it is not HP paper it is Avery. Sorry

Still laughing about ironing before peeling. (I only did that once before my husband pointed out in the directions I was suppose to peel it first). So I had a very blonde moment. I am still having problems peeling the back though.

 

[thebeachdreamer]

I used Avery last year and I had the same problem (not to mention I have no useable fingernails )! I do not like the Avery ones and will be ordering mine this year from one of the sites previously mentioned.

What I did was take a tiny piece of the corner at the bottom of the transfer (maybe 1/4 of an inch) and bend it once forward and once back and that would make the backing kind of lift up. I was always afraid the "bend/crease" in the transfer would show once I ironed it (that's why I did it on the bottom as often as possible), but it never did show up.


Sonya

 

[heartbeeps]

Okay I am blonde but not dumb LOL. Yes I tried to peel it before I ironed. LOL

But I did make a mistake it is not HP paper it is Avery. Sorry

Still laughing about ironing before peeling. (I only did that once before my husband pointed out in the directions I was suppose to peel it first). So I had a very blonde moment. I am still having problems peeling the back though.

I HATE AVERY TRANSFERS FOR THAT REASON! They're so much more difficult to peel - for me at least. So, for me, that explains it. Thanks for the rest of the story!!

However, I have to tell you that there are folks on this board who like Avery!

Re the ironing AFTER peeling, I have to tell you after doing so many dark transfers that when I switched to light, I was trying to pull the backing off BEFORE I ironed when I realized I needed TO iron the backing on the light transfer! (That was my blonde moment!)