Customer Reviews for Avery - Printable Heat Iron On Transfer Paper for Dark Fabrics, 8-1/2" x 11" - White
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Waste of money!!!
on February 14, 2015
Posted by: Jim the Runner
from San Jose, CA
Transfer did not apply to shirt. Edges peeled up easily. I can only imagine how the transfer after a wear and a wash. Out money for a shirt and transfers. Going to try an online service hope I have better luck.
I really enjoy making my own shirts for certain events and I used this product for the first time since I was using a dark camouflage tank top. The shirt turned out great. It was a little difficult peeling the product, but everything still turned out perfect. I washed the shirt before ironing the product on, but I haven't washed the shirt after crafting because I'm afraid the product will peel off.
Overall, a great quality product if you don't intend to wear/launder too frequently. Perfect for an event after which you probably won't really wear the shirt too often. Because you need to cut away any excess background white for the design, this is probably not so much a problem with a straightforward rectangle shape design, but if you cut out a more intricate outline, the pointy parts will curl and pucker the shirt after multiple washings. The instructions do suggest NOT making this error of judgment, but some of us just HAVE to try it anyway....
I use these constantly for t-shirts, sport jerseys and school events, and have never been disappointed. They are easy to use, easy to apply and last. In the past year I used these to make Basketball jackets, Baseball Jerseys for three teams, Zombie T-shirts, and a team equipment bag, all with excellent results. I still have t-shirts and jerseys I printed 3+ years ago!
I use this application in my artwork and I am very pleased with the result. The transfers fuse very well and stay put. I don't wash my pieces so I can't comment on how well the transfers on apparel would hold up to that.
I hadn't done a transfer in a long time and of course thought I knew what I was doing, had a read the instructions I would have had no problem but once I figured it out I got good, crisp reproduction and it went well on dark t-shirts. It took a little extra effort to iron on but it has held up well.
In 2005 I used the light transfer and the dark transfer paper and had no problems (except that the light transfer started cracking and peeling after one wash). So I am not a novice at this. Yesterday I used the dark transfer in my inkjet printer and they printed BEAUTIFULLY!! But when i went to iron them on, the colors faded and disappeared! I referred to the instructions again and they weren't clear on how long you should press down and hold the iron. So i tried my next shirt (of 4 i wanted to make) and decided instead of pressing I would slide the iron a bit and maybe not put it on for so long. WELL!!! the ink faded, ran and smeared!! These are definitely not made the same way that the transfer sheets were made in 2005!! I come onto the website now and see that you are supposed to slide the iron for 2 minutes on a full sheet! not press down like you used to have to do!! now, i am out the money for the tee shirts, the ink for the printer and the transfer sheets and my vacation is in a few days and my 7 year old niece is going to be heartbroken!