Made a T-shirt? Looking for advice...

[5Clark5]

I've seen varied recommendations about light vs. dark transfer paper. Basically from ordering sites they have stated use the light transfers for white or light colored shirts and dark for darker (duh....)

However, I've also read where people use the dark transfers even on white t-shirts saying that the colors are brighter and the shirts turn out 'better'.

So I'm looking for advice...we plan on using white and then pastel type t-shirts. Which transfers and why?

 

[noahdove]

There are pros and cons for the transfers. I generally do both. The light transfers need to be flipped image, and they are great on the shirts...they don't bleed thru the colors. The dark color transfers, you need to cut around the design as much as possible so that the transfer doesn't get ironed on the shirt. I have even cut the letters out individually from my dark transfer after I erred on the first one I did...they looked ok, but I liked the cut out letters on the other 2 much better...

 

[TwoGirlsandDisney]

I just made some shirts using Amy's transfer paper, and it was the best I have ever tried. You do either have to add a border to your design if you using a non-white shirt, or cut it out very closely, but they were so easy to use. Here is the link to her site: http://www.amymickey.com/

 

[RustManFan]

and the reason that the DISign has to be cut out when using a dark transfer on a white (or light) shirt is that the extra white or transparent area of the DISign will come out white and make it look like a big square transfer, right?


the shirt color will not show through in this extra outlying area, right?

but with a light transfer the white area comes out transparent so that the underlying shirt color is there, right?

 

[M_I_C_K_E_Y]

and the reason that the DISign has to be cut out when using a dark transfer on a white (or light) shirt is that the extra white or transparent area of the DISign will come out white and make it look like a big square transfer, right?
the shirt color will not show through in this extra outlying area, right?
but with a light transfer the white area comes out transparent so that the underlying shirt color is there, right?

Using a dark transfer, the background is white (like a sheet of paper) - anything that is lack of color - all white or transparent areas will be white.

With light transfers, the background is clear - so anything that is lack of color will be clear or the shirt color. So even on a light pink shirt, all white areas of the design (Mickey's gloves or eyes for example) will be light pink.

I hope that describes that better for you.

Thanks TwoGirlsandDisney - I am so glad you are loving the transfer paper!

 

[roscoepc1]

Amy's transfers, hands down. No contest.

 

[tinkerbell 766]

I too am a big fan of Amy's paper and I have it shipped to the UK!!