July 10, 2014

DIY: How to Print a Personalised 'Frozen' T-shirts

Hi there..Here you are! Personalised T-shirts for my girls :)

DIY printed T-shirts. Nice? Hehe..I'm happy with the result though my first time using this 'iron on transfer paper', hmm something unique right? Let me share how to use this so that more mums out there can try it out for their princes & princesses :)
  1. Firstly, get a white/light coloured plain cotton T-shirt. You can get this iron on transfer paper from some bookstores or craft suppliers (I still have few sheets with me, let me know if you are interested ya)
  2. Find a picture (e.g Frozen sisters or maybe Olaf if you have a boy!) Yes, you need a computer to do this. Save the picture & edit it before you print it.  (And I need my IT expert to assist me, my dear hubby TQ muacks!)
  3. Make sure you flip the image & wordings to mirror image before printing, so that the picture will turn out nicely when you place it on the shirt.
  4. Print out the picture, on the glossy side (I'm using an Inkjet printer).
  5. Let it dry. Then, cut it out and arrange it on the t-shirt (printed image facing the outer t-shirt).
  6. You can place a Teflon fabric on top of the 'iron on transfer paper ' to transfer the heat equally, or a sheet of A4 paper will do as well. Just make sure you apply the correct amount of heat, e.g cotton t-shirt, use cotton scale on your iron!
  7. Let it cool in room temperature, then peel off the paper slowly. Please don't peel it immediately or you may ruin the picture!
  8. One more thing, please do not re-iron again after peeling! The glue with stick to your iron & destroy the picture.
  9. When your DIY printed t-shirt is ready, please don't wash it straight away. To preserve the picture & its colours, please hand wash it the second day. And use plain water with no detergent for the first time! Wash it separately, gently and no brushing! This is not produced using a heat transfer machine, so you have to do all the necessary for a lasting nice DIY printed t-shirt :)
I'm happy to share this..bye for now!

1 comment:

FlowerLoiCrafts said...

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