how do you print your own images on t-shirts?

Question

I'm interested in putting my own images and sayings on some of my plain t's. Is there special paper that needs to be used to transfer a printed image onto a shirt, and how would I go about doing that?

Answer 1

Try Cafepress: http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/storeref.aspx?refby=cirese
Upload your images and create a variety of customizable products (tshirts, posters, cards, gadgets...)
You can also sell them with zero upfront costs and zero inventory investment.

Answer 2

You can also get the iron ons at walmart. When doing this you will want to flip the image so it will iron on as you see it. If not you will have a mirrow image of your work and the words will be backwards. And you can by iron ons for color clothes as well. In my experimenting with iron ons I have found the image prints darker on the special transfer paper so you might want to try a smaller images on smaller material to get the darkness or lightness you like. Hope this helps happy printing!!!

Answer 3

Easiest way is to scan the image, and then print it onto transfer paper. You can get transfer paper at any arts and crafts store, or office supply store.

You iron the image onto the shirt.

Answer 4

There are screen printing kits for beginners. It is easy to use and it has the paints the screen and embellishments and how to do it. You can really make some professional looking shirts. It even has spray paint for shirts that won't come off

Answer 5

Tere are anumber of ways Photoshop,screenprinting Coreldraw or Transfer paper is cheapest at your local art supply store

Answer 6

well you can find places that actually do it for you. I have actually drawn some signs out and they printed it out on a t-shirt you should look in the yellow pages

Answer 7

Great website to start learning the "sublimation" process, if you're looking for professional results.

http://www.sublimationink.net/

Answer 8

You came to the right guy. That is what I do.
You need a computer and printer
a heat press and teflon http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-JetPress-JP12-T-Shirt-Heat-Press-Ships-Next-Day_W0QQitemZ200094615169QQihZ010QQcategoryZ57065QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Iron on paper "dark"
http://cgi.ebay.com/HEAT-TRANSFER-PAPER-IRON-ON-DARK-COLORS-10-SHEETS_W0QQitemZ220098256126QQihZ012QQcategoryZ26253QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
and last but not least T-shirts