iron on paper for shirt transfers
Rachel
thanks
rachel
ally_f...@yahoo.com
Dg1261
> does anyone know ne good quality paper for shirt transfers???
Hopefully someone with more experience than I have will jump in here, but
meanwhile I'll give you my 2 cents. I've used paper from Kodak, Epson, HP, and
OfficeMax with my Epson Stylus Photo, and have noticed a difference, but have
never been able to get transfers that look as vibrant and sharp as the examples
on the box covers.
For me, Kodak was the worst, with pale transfers that faded quickly (after
maybe 10 washes or so). HP has been better, but still just fair -- odd color
shifting (maybe an Epson/HP mismatch?) and not particularly sharp. Epson was
better, and shirts made over 2 years ago have held up reasonably well for
inkjet transfers (but maybe others might run into a mismatch with non-Epson
printers?). My favorite paper, so far, of the four is OfficeMax. It leaves a
kind of stiff coating on the fabric (like that area has been starched) which
I'm not really fond of, but that seems to give it a better "surface" for a
little more sharpness and color. I just started using this paper, so can't
tell yet how the transfers will hold up over time.
I print using all normal (plain paper) settings -- if I use anything higher I
get too much bleeding, though I think part of that may be the "photo"-type of
my printer, which tends to go overboard on ink usage, and I seem to get better
results with an HP 2000C "business" deskjet.
Jim
On 22 May 2003 15:35:29 -0700, ally_f...@yahoo.com (Rachel)
wrote:
You need to buy real, dedicated to the job, transfer paper,
as far as I know any other type pf paper no matter how good or
expensive will transfer correctly, it's the stuff thast comes off the
paper onto the shirt when you put the hiot iron on it you see. :-))
The papers I have used in the past are "Colour 'n Wear" from
Quill Marketing
11 Hemmings Close
Norwich
NR5 9EH
England
I would think they have a web site and "buy on line" options.
I hope this is helpful to you, my regards and happy transfering.
Jim by the River Plym
Plymouth and The Pilgrim Fathers
www.skyline78.freeserve.co.uk
PS try www.jetica.com