pdarrah
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Mickey Mouse Club graphic
For all those "do it yourself-ers" out there. I found the graphic in a book, scanned it, cleaned up the scan a little and posted it at photobucket. I'm just posting a link, since I scanned it as large as I could and it is over 400MB! I don't know if any of our pirates are still using dial-up, but if they are they wouldn't appreciate waiting for that to load up
You can look at and download it from here. It is at 250dpi and is about 8" in diameter. If you want it smaller (i.e. kid's shirts or smaller women's shirts) you should be able to resize it down without too much trouble.
I would suggest using the transfer paper that they say is for "dark shirts" even though it is going on a white shirt since the colors will be much more vibrant. Unfortunately, it ends up feeling a little plastic-y - but it isn't too bad (DS tends to be very sensitive to how clothes feel and he isn't bothered too much by this as long as the whole shirt isn't covered with it. The other advantage of the "dark shirts" is that when you print onto the transfer you do not have to reverse the image - much easier for those who haven't tried this before.
For those who want to try this and haven't done it before, it isn't all that difficult - I'm not particularly crafty and have made a number of shirts for DS. A few tips I've learned over time.
* Wash the shirt first - sometimes there is sizing or starch in them which will cause the transfer to not work as well. When you wash it, skip the fabric softener or dryer sheet.
* 100% cotton works best, but I've done OK with 60% cotton
* Cut out the design, don't try to iron on the entire sheet. Square corners are particularly difficult so always cut rounded. (The circle shape of this logo should work great!)
* Preheat the iron - you want it good and hot before you start.
* Always iron on a hard surface - and ironing board will NOT work. I have used a butcher-block counter top and my glass cooktop in the past. I have also used the floor (wood laminate). Put a thin piece of fabric between the hard surface and the T-s**** - I usually use an old pillowcase. Lightly iron the shirt flat before you put the transfer on.
* Take a minute to make sure it is centered - If you can't eyeball it, use a ruler! Nothing looks sillier than an off-center design.
* Push down hard as you iron.
* Check the instruction from the transfer paper for how long to iron. Set a timer since once you are ironing and pushing down it starts seeming like forever and its only been 30 seconds!
* In the future, when you wash the T-s****, turn it inside out so that the transfer is on the inside.
If anyone has any questions, just PM or post and I'll try and answer. There are probably others here who have done this before also who could also offer advise. I have often found T-S**** on sale at Hobby Lobby or other crafty stores for $3 or $4. The transfer paper can sometimes be found at Dollar stores, but even if you buy it somewhere like Target I think you can get it for around $10 for 3 sheets, so $3.33 per shirt for a grand worse case total of about $7.33 per shirt.
Pamela
For all those "do it yourself-ers" out there. I found the graphic in a book, scanned it, cleaned up the scan a little and posted it at photobucket. I'm just posting a link, since I scanned it as large as I could and it is over 400MB! I don't know if any of our pirates are still using dial-up, but if they are they wouldn't appreciate waiting for that to load up
You can look at and download it from here. It is at 250dpi and is about 8" in diameter. If you want it smaller (i.e. kid's shirts or smaller women's shirts) you should be able to resize it down without too much trouble.
I would suggest using the transfer paper that they say is for "dark shirts" even though it is going on a white shirt since the colors will be much more vibrant. Unfortunately, it ends up feeling a little plastic-y - but it isn't too bad (DS tends to be very sensitive to how clothes feel and he isn't bothered too much by this as long as the whole shirt isn't covered with it. The other advantage of the "dark shirts" is that when you print onto the transfer you do not have to reverse the image - much easier for those who haven't tried this before.
For those who want to try this and haven't done it before, it isn't all that difficult - I'm not particularly crafty and have made a number of shirts for DS. A few tips I've learned over time.
* Wash the shirt first - sometimes there is sizing or starch in them which will cause the transfer to not work as well. When you wash it, skip the fabric softener or dryer sheet.
* 100% cotton works best, but I've done OK with 60% cotton
* Cut out the design, don't try to iron on the entire sheet. Square corners are particularly difficult so always cut rounded. (The circle shape of this logo should work great!)
* Preheat the iron - you want it good and hot before you start.
* Always iron on a hard surface - and ironing board will NOT work. I have used a butcher-block counter top and my glass cooktop in the past. I have also used the floor (wood laminate). Put a thin piece of fabric between the hard surface and the T-s**** - I usually use an old pillowcase. Lightly iron the shirt flat before you put the transfer on.
* Take a minute to make sure it is centered - If you can't eyeball it, use a ruler! Nothing looks sillier than an off-center design.
* Push down hard as you iron.
* Check the instruction from the transfer paper for how long to iron. Set a timer since once you are ironing and pushing down it starts seeming like forever and its only been 30 seconds!
* In the future, when you wash the T-s****, turn it inside out so that the transfer is on the inside.
If anyone has any questions, just PM or post and I'll try and answer. There are probably others here who have done this before also who could also offer advise. I have often found T-S**** on sale at Hobby Lobby or other crafty stores for $3 or $4. The transfer paper can sometimes be found at Dollar stores, but even if you buy it somewhere like Target I think you can get it for around $10 for 3 sheets, so $3.33 per shirt for a grand worse case total of about $7.33 per shirt.
Pamela
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If so count me out. I will be asleep WAY before then.
