7DwarfsFanNY
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- Jun 27, 2007
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To be honest with you, I wan't too pleased with the transfer paper either. It was my first time using it, on these shirts. I used Avery Dark T-Shirt transfer. They did look great when done, the colors bright and vibrant. But we noticed on one day in WDW when it was raining a bit, the shirt one of my sons was wearing, the red on it did start to run. That warned me to be careful when washing them. All in all, more then half the shirts I made were ruined in the wash. The other half survived and look just fine still. Why some ran and some didn't I have no clue. I think I will try the light transfer paper next time and see how that goes. The shirts all got their first wear (all had been pre washed prior to the transfers put on) in WDW and photos of everyone in them. There is someone on these boards through whom you can purchase transfer paper from and I hear good about that paper. I will probably try that paper too, only this time I'll make sample shirts and test the colors when water is applied, before making shirts for eveyone again.
All in all, the experience was still worth the hassle of afterwards. My family looked great in each shirt for the first time wearing them.![]()
You are correct, it was worth it and we got a lot of compliments, thank you DISigners! I used the white transfers that I got from AC Moore. I think they were Printworks? I ordered discounted ones from Disney this time and we will add the glitter paint to them as it should stick on theirs.