I want to start a small business at home with making custom designed t shirt prints.

I know there are iron on t shirt paper to use but i want to make something alittle more professional like store bought.

I don't know how the pros do it but i want to learn, are there any good books or videos?

I am interested in the vintage look,where the whites are not bright and new looking and are a little faded from "age".

I don't want the iron on look of a picture in a square on the front of a shirt.

 

I believe the pro's do it by silk screen method.

 

Here's some reading on the subject, wwc:

http://www.proworldinc.com/all_about_transfers.aspx
http://www.eheattransfer.com/ironon.htm
http://www.screenprintingsupplies.co...594.9119675926
http://www.printonit.com/Jet-Press-Heat-Press-s/45.htm
http://www.dimensionalproducts.com/s...=Heat+Transfer

 

thank for the replys, that helps alot.

 

I have been at sporting events where T-shirt vendors were. You had a choice of stencil. They had a flat iron that looked like George Foreman griddle. Opened up the top, placed the T shirt flat and stencil on top, lowered the lid for a moment, and...a great T shirt.

 

Hmmm a stencil might hold up better than a silk screen.

I wonder where i could get those to make my own custom ones.

 

If you Google the right wording or terminology I think you'll get tons of reading material.

 

thanks, I was hoping to find someone who had experience with them.
i'll see what i can find out .