Custom T Shirts...Iron on Transfer Brand?

[dreamn_Disney]

you are in good shape if its a durabrite ink..

short answer is no, you do not need a special ink. just make sure you set the print quality to "normal" NOT high. The transfer paper cannot absorb all the ink. The heat of the iron will set the ink...

good luck

Thanks and love your designs.

 

[quiltymom]

We don't have the more expensive inkjet durabrite ink in our printer, so I'm thinking about printing the designs, then bringing them to staples to have them printed on a color copier. That way they could also invert the design that I can't do at home for the light transfers.

Has anyone had experience with this? Does it work well with both the light and dark transfers? Or should I just bite the bullet and get the durabrite ink the next time we need to replace it?

Or, any other opinions? I know the DIS is full of opinions ready to be shared...

 

[KristineN]

well, now you are at a whole new level....it really depends on the type of copier. Example, the color copier I use at work (an epson) uses a wax based ink..no way to use that for iron ons...

If you go that route, I'd definitely do a practice run with only 1 shirt

 

[quiltymom]

Hummmm.... seems to me it would just be easier to wait until we need new inkjet cartridges and then purchase the good ink. Leave it to me to make something more difficult than it is!

Thanks for the info.

P.S. how can/do you flip an image for use on a light colored shirt transfer? Or should I just stick with using the dark-shirt transfers instead.

 

[pixiedust_in_ak]

Alot of people on these boards also swear by this Ebay seller and his prices are good too! I have never used his stuff so I cant comment on the quality but have heard good things!
http://stores.ebay.com/Heat-Transfer-Supplies

Good Luck!

Okay, I looked him up and there are 5 million choices. Which ones specifically would anyone recommend. I know dark fabric but which ones????

 

[jiminyC_fan]

Okay, I looked him up and there are 5 million choices. Which ones specifically would anyone recommend. I know dark fabric but which ones????

I am wondering the same thing. I always have trouble with cracking. No one seems to have that problem but me.

 

[CarolinaGirl86]

P.S. how can/do you flip an image for use on a light colored shirt transfer? Or should I just stick with using the dark-shirt transfers instead.

On the programs I use, I go to:
1. File
2. Print
3. Properties/preferences
4. Finishing Tab
5. Mirror image

Hope this helps!

 

[CarolinaGirl86]

The Print&Press paper another poster mentioned from Wal-Mart and Michaels is my favorite and is what I use for stuff that gets a lot of use (ex...a pillowcase I decorated), the Avery paper does seem to crack/peel off after much use or washing

 

[Donald & Daisy Duck]

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[jiminyC_fan]

Just bought the Print and Press at Walmart. Wish me luck!

 

[quiltymom]

you are in good shape if its a durabrite ink..

short answer is no, you do not need a special ink. just make sure you set the print quality to "normal" NOT high. The transfer paper cannot absorb all the ink. The heat of the iron will set the ink...

good luck

Okay - I just checked my print settings. I have four choices: high, standard, draft and custom. Can I assume that "standard" is "normal"?

 

[YEKCIM]

Okay, I've got all the materials, and ready to go. I'm using my Canon inkjet printer, with Canon brand ink cartridges. I have both light and dark fabric Avery transfer paper, and white 100% cotton FOTL T-shirts from the StuffMart (WalMart).

Question: which type transfer paper is best for white shirts, and why? The transfers I'm doing are all text/line graphics...no pictures, etc.

TIA,

~YEKCIM

 

[disneynewbeemom]

Am I understanding this correctly -- if I use the dark paper, I do not have to reverse or mirror image anything. I can also put this on a light or dark shirt? Is this correct?

Is the Print and Press paper the same way? Do I have to reverse or mirror image anything?

 

[sandy5764]

What about if you use a color laser printer?

 

[jiminyC_fan]

I have been complaining about Avery's transfer "cracking". I was at Sam's
Club today and noticed that they carry the Avery brand and now it says something to the effect "no bleeding and no crackiing". Do I dare pay another 14.00 out to be disappointed in Avery again? It was 24 sheets which is a pretty good price!!

 

[KBerly]

If Sam's is like Costco, they have an excellent return policy. Buy it and try one. If it cracks, return them. Good luck!

 

[jiminyC_fan]

If Sam's is like Costco, they have an excellent return policy. Buy it and try one. If it cracks, return them. Good luck!

They do have an excellent return policy. That is probably a good idea. I guess I could stop at the customer service desk and simply ask the question before I buy! Thanks for the idea.

 

[YEKCIM]

Did my transfers last weekend and they all came out fine. Used HP transfer paper, white 100% cotton T-shirts, and just followed the directions. We're all set, now.

BTW, is it likely that Disney will sic their pack of lawyers on me for using a "Mickey head" design that I created myself in Publisher, and transferred to my daughter's shirt: "I <heart> <Mickey head>"?

~YEKCIM

 

[quiltymom]

I recently used the Printworks Premium T-Shirt Transfers and I have been very satisfied with them. It was the only brand that AC Moore carried - plus, they were on sale! - so I thought I'd give it a try. I used the "for any color fabric" ones, basically the dark shirt transfers. My kids shirts have been laundered at least 4 times so far in the regular wash and I have made sure to hang them dry. So far, so good!

 

[jiminyC_fan]

No AC Moores here. Shoot!