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

[cmul04]

that's my fault; I used bad terminology in post #1 (I said tissue - shows you how much an uncrafty person like me knows! ). Anyway, I updated the 1st post to change the reference from "tissue" paper, to "parchment" paper.

thanks for your help Amy (M_I_C_K_E_Y)

I'm go glad to read this, I would have been looking all over the place for tissue paper and who knows how that irons!! I'm thinking not so good!

Question: there's been a lot of discussion about 100% cotton vs. 50/50. Has anyone done this on anything with spandex in it? My favorite, most feminine t-shirts have like 5% spandex. Do you think it would work on that?

What a great thread for us beginners! THanks to everyone who has contributed!

 

[heartbeeps]

...Question: there's been a lot of discussion about 100% cotton vs. 50/50. Has anyone done this on anything with spandex in it? My favorite, most feminine t-shirts have like 5% spandex. Do you think it would work on that?

I'd recommend that you post this ? in a separate thread as there may be experienced tee shirt crafters who no longer read this thread (since they've already tried the steps involved). I think the # of people who have used spandex may be limited so you'll want to reach the largest number of folks who would possibly have used spandex - that wouldn't necessarily be by posting within this long "how to" thread.

Also, I've seen postings over the past couple of months about using ribbed tees for designs which are stretchy material so that might be a consideration as well. The biggest problem I'd worry about is how hot of an iron can a shirt with spandex withstand????

good luck and let us know what you decide!

 

[heartbeeps]

bumping this back to the top for the newcomers to read.

 

[everydaymathchick]

I'm go glad to read this, I would have been looking all over the place for tissue paper and who knows how that irons!! I'm thinking not so good!

Question: there's been a lot of discussion about 100% cotton vs. 50/50. Has anyone done this on anything with spandex in it? My favorite, most feminine t-shirts have like 5% spandex. Do you think it would work on that?

What a great thread for us beginners! THanks to everyone who has contributed!

I put a dark transfer on a 60/40 cotton polyester blend the other day -- it has a LOT of stretch to it, so I used a stretchable transfer. It worked quite well. I'd be concerned about the heat it could withstand as well. Maybe try getting a cheaper on first and testing a small design on it?

 

[heartbeeps]

looks like there's some new posters around - time to bring this to the "head of the class."

 

[cmul04]

Thank you for bringing this up! I was looking all afternoon and could not find it! I will post my shirts when I get them made, hopefully tomorrow morning.

Wish me luck!

 

[Disneymommy2006]

bumping...this is a great place for lots of questions to be answered!!!

 

[heartbeeps]

bumping to the top

 

[heartbeeps]

bumping it back to the top

 

[chaoscent]

Bump
Penny

 

[heartbeeps]

Bump
Penny

me too! After reading today's posts, it's obvious this needs to be on page 1.

 

[mickeyvixie]

Thank you for all the information in this thread

 

[heartbeeps]

I must've been asleep at the switch; this was buried on page 7! bumping it back to the head of the class!

 

[stormer]

Thank you to those of you who suggested shirtsupplier.com. I have tried everywhere to get boys tank tops and had no luck. I was able to order them on shirtsupplier! Thanks!

 

[Wilsonfamily4]

great thread. I hate wasting but I know when I first start the actual printing I will have to try things out to see what I like and how things work. This thread is a great walk through!

I am so ready!!!

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

Just wanted to show everyone the shirts I did with the walk through...Thank you so much for all the help.

Front and Back of our matching shirts

Close up of front

Close up of back

Matching Anniversary Shirts for DH and I

 

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bump

 

[everydaymathchick]

Thanks for pulling this back up. I was just thinking I should find it and bump it! This thread helped me soooo much when I was making my first shirts!

 

[island cricket]

in one of the posts i had ran across a picture of a can that was a paint spray to keep the white color on the transfers as white doesn't print, does anyone know where that post is or what it was?

 

[M_I_C_K_E_Y]

in one of the posts i had ran across a picture of a can that was a paint spray to keep the white color on the transfers as white doesn't print, does anyone know where that post is or what it was?

I think what you are thinking of was that someone had posted spray you could spray on the back of "window clings" so that the clear would be white and show up better on the window. if you do a search for window clings, you will probabaly be able to find the thread. i hope this helps.

As far as shirts go, if you want the white in your design to stay white on the shirt - simply buy DARK transfers.