craftgrrl | freezer paper tshirt transfer! (Reply)

hey guys. last night I needed the freezer-paper transfer thing to work for me in a serious pinch, and it totally paid off! i'd bought some a while back and never used it cause i didn't have a printer. got one for xmas, and away i went. my co-worker needed a cute t-shirt to put on a bear to give to his long-distance girlfriend, and he was catching his plane this morning. last night, i went to it with a wing and a prayer, and here's what came out!

Step one: own (best not to borrow. printers are unpredictable and this project could mean an unfamiliar printer's untimely demise) an inkjet printer

Step two: own (or borrow) an iron

Step three: buy Freezer Paper. (I found mine at Wal-Mart in Mansfield, TX - I'm sure you can find some near you, too.)

Step four: cut freezer paper into 8.5/11 size

Step five: using the iron on its very hottest cotton setting, iron t-shirt material on to the shiny side of the freezer paper. When it's good and stuck, trim around so that it's 8.5/11, too.

Step six: arrange sheet of 8.5/11 fabric/freezerpaper into the printer so that the ink will print on to the fabric side.

Step seven: print your graphic, peel the freezer paper off the back of the fabric

Step eight: sew that thing in something!

The main drawback is that you can only print up to 8.5/11 size. but whatever, it works for bags and stuff like this.