Stretch transfers? Has anyone tried?

[MrsSilvaStrat]

I saw them in Walmart before my trip. I wish I would have gotten them. Some of our DISigns got cracks in them from being stretched out.

Has anyone tried them ? good/bad? TIA!

 

[~*~Michelle~*~]

I used them for my dd's b-day shirt & they work great. It actually says to stretch them right after you iron them on & there was no cracking or anything.

 

[jacksmomma]

I just started a thread about this earlier in the week. I got no responces. I tried one last night and it worked great. I put it on a thin stretchy t-shirt and it looks great! I stretched it right after like the packaging says and it did not crack.

 

[MrsSilvaStrat]

awesome! Thanks ladies

Yah I bought some stretchy tanks from Target for our last trip and both mine and my sister's had some rips in the disign - now I know better for next time!

 

[MrsHeg]

I used them for our cruise, they worked and felt great, but they did fade a lot after I washed them.

 

[everydaymathchick]

I've only found these at WalMart (Avery brand) for white/light colored shirts. I bought some tonight for some of my shirts. Has anyone found them for dark colored shirts? Most of my DISigns will be on dark shirts.

 

[Disney Brat]

everydaymathchick: I saw a whole bunch of them at Staples and Micheals yesterday! There were light and dark t shirt transfers.

 

[everydaymathchick]

everydaymathchick: I saw a whole bunch of them at Staples and Micheals yesterday! There were light and dark t shirt transfers.

Stretchy ones? I'm going shopping today. I'll have to check there. Thanks!

 

[everydaymathchick]

OK I found Avery stretchable transfers at WalMart for white shirts last night, and I found another brand at Michael's today for dark shirts. I think they're called soft and stretch? I'll let ya'll know how they work for me. The one's at Michael's were 3 for $9.99, so they're a little pricey -- thankfully I did think to ask if they had a coupon at the register, so I got one pack for 40% off!

 

[everydaymathchick]

I've experimented, and I'm sharing my results! OK here's what I have and what I've tried:

I got the Avery stretchy transfers for light shirts at WalMart, and I used one on a pillow case (I know it's not stretchy, but it was a test!) and the other on a 50/50 shirt from Michael's. It worked well -- it did stretch like it said it would without showing cracks. The black on the mouse ears on my design didn't all transfer to the shirt though -- it's got some white "dots" on it, but it's not too bad. Any ideas on that?? Do I need to iron longer?? Here, you can look -- see the left ear and through the middle of the head? Isn't that weird?

Avery does not seem to make stretchy transfers for dark shirts... yet. From a hint on this thread, I found some at Michael's. They are "Tailor Soft 'n' Stretchy." While they also stretched without ruining the design right after I ironed them on, they appear to all have a shiney one inch in width strip down the middle of the page (you can see it on my design on the shirt below)! It didn't go away with ironing like I hoped. Not sure what that is, but I'm just going to ignore it... it's a homemade shirt, it's not perfect. Anyone ever seen that on transfer paper though? Any ideas? I do mostly like the results though. Now that I've done the shirt shown below, I'm cutting closer to the design going on a black shirt since the black ink obviously doesn't match too well... There does look to be a small crack in the bottom middle on this picture, but it's not really visible IRL. This is also a Michael's 50/50 shirt.

Since my shirts tend to stretch a bit across the top no matter what, I'm going to stick with the stretchy transfers. They look "good enough for government work", as my dear Grandma used to say. I'm not going to DW until Jan 09, but I want to get my shirts done before the school year starts and I'm off teaching again, so in a few days I'll have all my shirts done and stored away waiting for our trip! Oh yeah, I've opted out of washing them (in vinegar or otherwise) before the trip. I just want them to look great on the first wear at least!

 

[tinkerbell 766]

I have been using 'IronAll' dark transfers. These stretch and do not crack and have washed up very well.
I can't remember the name of the company I bought them from (but I think it's called Milford Photo) but if you google IronAll, it comes up.
Try them. I think they're great.

 

[everydaymathchick]

*bump*

I'm about to iron on the rest of my shirts -- anyone have any clue what I did wrong on the Aladdin shirt? Please help!