How do I silk-screen a shirt or somehow otherwise get a logo on it?

I need to silk-screen 1 shirt and have it done by Saturday morning.

I have no idea how.

I have two high-resolution graphics that I need to put on the shirt. Only 1 color will be involved - black. They're relatively simply graphics. Mainly just words and lines. Nothing complicated.

Anybody know how to do this? An easy way involving the least amount of things to buy (minimal money spent) would be great. Since I just need to do this one shirt and will probably never need to do this again, I don't need anything fancy or reusable. Disposable cheap and dirty methods are perfect.

Thanks.

You can get iron-on transfers at an office supply place. You print your graphic on it with your regular printer, then iron it onto a T shirt.

I second the iron-on. Silk screening, is a very complicated and costly set-up (although effective and fun once you're good at it) but if you're looking for quick go for the iron ons. The iron-on transfers work great, they work with inkjet printers, the only thing that can go wrong is over-ironing that causes burning, but you can test it out first on a rag or something.

You can buy them at Michaels, Staples (etc.) sometimes even Zellers or Walmart.

Goodluck!

Maybe try to find a sidejobby person on Craigslist who owns a Yudu machine http://www.whatdoyudu.com

Originally Posted by c1atsite

Maybe try to find a sidejobby person on Craigslist who owns a Yudu machine http://www.whatdoyudu.com

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I thought about the Yudu machine, but yeah - I don't know anybody who has one.

How do these iron-on transfers work? I went to a fabric shop and found a "print and stitch" product where you print something onto paper backed fabric, but and then sew it on. I didn't like how there would be a big white patch around where the logo would be.

Do these iron on things have the same deal where a big patch gets ironed onto the shirt?

Yep they do it seems. I just looked. That's the problem. It wouldn't be if the shirt was white, but it's blue.

Basically, what happened was, a group got shirts screen-printed with a doctor's group logo (one that my father is in), but didn't think I would be going with them to the charity walk this weekend because of my back.

Granted, my back is an issue, but this charity walk is important to me because it benefits people with an incurable disease that I and my cousin both have.

So, I found the exact same shirt they used to screen print the logo on and I just want to get the logo on there myself, and make it look as close to professional as possible.

You can get iron ons that are transparant and you can cut them. It leaves a slight shine around the area, but the white you see is the backing for printing that you peel off after ironing on but I just cut around it so it doesnt leave a big area

This is the one I have used before
http://www.restockit.com/Avery-3271-...arisonshopping

Originally Posted by icklemiss21

You can get iron ons that are transparant and you can cut them. It leaves a slight shine around the area, but the white you see is the backing for printing that you peel off after ironing on but I just cut around it so it doesnt leave a big area

This is the one I have used before
http://www.restockit.com/Avery-3271-...arisonshopping

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I'm ok with a little bit of glossiness if that's what you mean. Is it?

That would be easier than what I was about to do, which was to go buy a sheet of plexiglass, trace the logo onto it, then cut it out with a router and use spray fabric paint with it as a stencil to get the logo on there.

Can the shirt go through the washing machine with those iron on transfers? Or does the ink bleed?

Yes, it is a clear plastic, and you can only see it in a brighter light - the sheets are a few more $$ than the white ones but look so much better without the white. We used them for a walk last year to put our team name on the tshirts and my BF used the leftover sheets to put his business name on a few tshirts - even working in construction they lasted a while

Cool. Thanks. Any idea if Officemax or Office Depot carries them in-store? Or maybe even Walmart or Target?

One thing with the iron on transfers, make sure you do some graphic manipulation so that the image is printed as a mirror image of itself with your printer. This way when you do the transfer with an iron the image comes out correctly. This is especially important in you are using and words in your image. If you don't mirror image it and then iron it on your shirt the words will come out backwards.

I got them at Staples I think so Office Depot etc should have them

But yes, mirroring is important so it transfers correctly, but it includes instructions on the packaging

To answer your earlier question, I did mine dark pink on pink and had no issues with the ink running - but it may depend on the printer you use also?

Did you manage it?