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[Fanessa4]

here are some more images of the shirts...
size 5 for child


family shirt


and my personal fav that gots HUGE compliments everywhere lol

[QueenMommy]

Those shirts are great!!!

Has anyone had good luck with the dark shirt iron-ons?

[Desurae]

Originally Posted by mom2twingirlies

I followed graygables direction for a mickey tye died shirt for all 7 of us for our trip and we got so many compliments as well as people asking where they could get one, that DH told me I should try making them for others and selling them.

Can you tell me how to do this??? DD loves tye die and would be a blast to have the whole familt wear them!

[5SOXFNZ]

Originally Posted by QueenMommy

Those shirts are great!!!

Has anyone had good luck with the dark shirt iron-ons?

Here's one of the deisgns I made with the dark transfers....I felt the color weren't as vibrant and DH's started to peal the irst time we washed it.

[Caldercup]

Here are links to some tutorials others have done on making the Mickey head tie-dye t-shirts:

Tie Dye Instructions for Spiral Mickey Shirt - The DIS Discussion Forums - DISboards.com

The DIS Discussion Forums - DISboards.com - View Single Post - I'm a visual learner...tie dye?

As for the "light fabric" vs. "dark fabric" transfer paper -- these are products sold by companies like Avery (available in most craft stores and office supply stores.) If you are printing on a dark colored shirt, they recommend using the paper marked for "dark fabric" -- the background stays totally white and the image doesn't "melt" into the dark fabric, making it unreadable. The "light fabric" transfers sort of "melt" into the fabric and any area that is white on the image will appear clear on the shirt and the color of the shirt will show through. If your shirt is white, it's no problem -- but, if you're shirt is light blue, the gloves and eyeballs of Disney characters will look light blue (i.e., the color of the shirt shows through, rather than staying white.)

Does that make sense?

Basically, once you have your image ready, you'll need to follow the transfer paper manufacturer's instructions on how to print the image on to the transfer paper (some require you to "reverse" the image and others do not.) Then you follow the manufacturer's instructions on how to properly transfer the image to your t-shirts.

It's pretty easy, but may take one practice run-through -- I always recommend trying it out on an old t-shirt first, just to get comfy with the process of transfering the image.

Good luck!
Eileen

[mom2twingirlies]

Originally Posted by Desurae

Can you tell me how to do this??? DD loves tye die and would be a blast to have the whole familt wear them!

After I post this, I will try and find the link for the specific instructions, but until then, the basics are:

1. Get Mickey head in size that you want. I used my Cricut on a very large size.
2. Trace Mickey on the front of the shirt in pencil.
3. Stitch the around the Mickey head with waxed dental floss. And pull the floss until tight around (with mickey head shape as a pouch). Use elastics on top of floss.
4. Gather front of shirt at intervals (3"??) until you reach the neckband.
5. Starting at the middle of the back of the shirt. Gather at same intervals again until you get to the neck back of the shirt.
6. gather the body including the sleeves and band all the way down. (When finished, shirt will resemble a doll, with the "arms" being the front and back of the shirt)
7. Use die on each section, starting with the Mickey head.
8. Rinse and remove all of the bands.

The instructions that I "borrowed" this from were much more detailed and included pictures, so I will still try and find the link for them.

Here are some pictures:


All of us.

Closeup of DD2 - (she is seeing the Castle for the first time.)

DD1's sweatshirt.

Adult t-shirt.

I did 1 t-shirt for each person and 1 long sleeve for each too (14 total)

[Caldercup]

Another thing, you can use vegetable dyes (like RIT dye), but I highly recommend getting the procion dyes for brighter, more vibrant colors.

Procion MX Fiber Reactive Cold Water Dye - BLICK art materials

You can get little kits at fabric stores that are perfect for doing fiber-reactive dyes on t-shirts without having to buy tons and tons of stuff.
Eileen

[cajunlace]

I have tried to make shirts in the past but no luck. I designed it, printed it out on the transfer paper and ironed it on...following all instructions to the T but the designs peel from the corners. After the first wash (on delicate cycle ) the design on the shirt is definitely no good anymore.


Any suggestions?

[mom2twingirlies]

Originally Posted by Caldercup

Another thing, you can use vegetable dyes (like RIT dye), but I highly recommend getting the procion dyes for brighter, more vibrant colors.

Procion MX Fiber Reactive Cold Water Dye - BLICK art materials

You can get little kits at fabric stores that are perfect for doing fiber-reactive dyes on t-shirts without having to buy tons and tons of stuff.
Eileen

I researched before dying the shirts and purchased this type of dye. It worked great. Much better than previous attempts with other types of dye.

[truenancy]

Originally Posted by cajunlace

I have tried to make shirts in the past but no luck. I designed it, printed it out on the transfer paper and ironed it on...following all instructions to the T but the designs peel from the corners. After the first wash (on delicate cycle ) the design on the shirt is definitely no good anymore.


Any suggestions?

I can't help you there. If you look at my signature photo, you'll see the T-shirts I made for our MNSSHP costumes. We used the dark-color transfer because of the yellow part of the logo. After one washing the adult shirts were OK, and the kids' shirts were toast - cracked and faded. I'm re-doing new ones for our upcoming trip, and I'll plan to throw them out after. For $2/shirt at Michaels and $4 for the transfers (love those coupons), I'm OK with that disposable expense...

[Caldercup]

I find I have problem with the "stick" of the transfer paper if one of the following isn't done:

Use a good, heavy iron that gets hot enough.
Have a good, sturdy ironing board or table to iron on top of. You do have to exert some pressure on the iron while you're doing the transfer. Don't make it too padded and don't be too wimpy.
I also use a pressing cloth (any smooth piece of 100% cotton fabric will work) between the iron and the transfer paper/shirt so that I don't scorch the fabric.

When I wash them afterwards, I'm not to concerned with how long they last, only because they always end up becoming "garden clothes" after the trip -- I don't tend to wear t-shirts with messages on them. However, many of my transfers have lasted for years!

Eileen

[davishomeschool]

Originally Posted by Fanessa4

Those shirts shown up close were 18-24 mths,why they look huge, sorry should have specified that.
Dark transfers are for dark clothes, and whites are for whites. (i think, been a while lol) I uploaded my image onto Microsoft Publisher, sized it to how I wanted it and printed it out on test paper, if it looked right i then printed it on the transfer paper. I bought ALL my shirts through Jiffy and only spent like $40. (shirts range from 2-4 dollars)We were also a family of 5 and probably only cost me around $100 for everything. (ink was most expensive part)
If there is a certain theme you are looking for let me know and I can email you some images. I have TONS. I am not very crafty and was able to do it so I know anyone can.

I love those shirts! Where do you get your designs?

[Starla4436]

the shirts all look amazing. i make my shirts at zazzle like Wendy...since I am craft inadequate.

[Desurae]

Thank you for the Tye Die directions! I'm off to Michaels!!!

[Fanessa4]

Originally Posted by davishomeschool

I love those shirts! Where do you get your designs?

Sorry, was away, i got alot of my designs on a discussion board. Its called Creative Disigns and you can access it at Disney World - The Largest Unofficial On-Line Guide to Disney World, Walt Disney World under the discussion forums.