locate large iron-on
June 18, 2010 12:57 PM Subscribe
Where can I buy very large, ink-jet printable, iron-on sheets?
Google-fu fail. I would like to buy ink-jet printable iron-on paper that is larger than 8 1/2 by 11. But where do I find such a thing? Is there a place I can upload images and have them printed for me? I am looking to go 11x17 and larger. Thanks in advance for the iron-clad advice.
Google-fu fail. I would like to buy ink-jet printable iron-on paper that is larger than 8 1/2 by 11. But where do I find such a thing? Is there a place I can upload images and have them printed for me? I am looking to go 11x17 and larger. Thanks in advance for the iron-clad advice.
Response by poster: perfect - those 24" rolls might be exactly what I need. Thanks!
posted by archivist at 1:17 PM on June 18, 2010
posted by archivist at 1:17 PM on June 18, 2010
Best answer: Obsessive bookmarking for the win!
Decalpaper.com:
Roughly 11x17, 10 sheets (you can get much more).
2.54" x 98.4" rolls.
Linked are the "for light colored clothing" versions, they also have ones for colored shirts. They don't offer printing to my knowledge, but you might want to look around 'cause I wasn't looking for that.
By the way, I bookmarked it because they have temporary tattoo paper!
posted by RikiTikiTavi at 1:18 PM on June 18, 2010
Decalpaper.com:
Roughly 11x17, 10 sheets (you can get much more).
2.54" x 98.4" rolls.
Linked are the "for light colored clothing" versions, they also have ones for colored shirts. They don't offer printing to my knowledge, but you might want to look around 'cause I wasn't looking for that.
By the way, I bookmarked it because they have temporary tattoo paper!
posted by RikiTikiTavi at 1:18 PM on June 18, 2010
Typo, the above dimensions for rolls at decalpaper should be 25.4" wide.
posted by RikiTikiTavi at 1:20 PM on June 18, 2010
posted by RikiTikiTavi at 1:20 PM on June 18, 2010
Best answer: There's also Spoonflower if you just want printed yardage. They did a free swatch promo last year, and Mrs. usonian and I were pretty impressed by the quality.
posted by usonian at 1:59 PM on June 18, 2010
posted by usonian at 1:59 PM on June 18, 2010
Best answer: Linked are the "for light colored clothing" versions, they also have ones for colored shirts.
Also in case you're not familiar with iron-ons in general, the "light colored clothing" ones are like just printing on the material. So if you iron it on to something green, it will have a green background, just like printing onto a green sheet of paper. The "dark colored clothing" ones actually have a white background part that gets printed on, so it's almost like ironing on a (very thin) patch rather than printing on the material. The downside of that is that it's difficult to match the actual fabric color if you are trying to do that, and it looks more obviously like a glossy iron-on than screen printing or other methods.
posted by burnmp3s at 2:07 PM on June 18, 2010
Also in case you're not familiar with iron-ons in general, the "light colored clothing" ones are like just printing on the material. So if you iron it on to something green, it will have a green background, just like printing onto a green sheet of paper. The "dark colored clothing" ones actually have a white background part that gets printed on, so it's almost like ironing on a (very thin) patch rather than printing on the material. The downside of that is that it's difficult to match the actual fabric color if you are trying to do that, and it looks more obviously like a glossy iron-on than screen printing or other methods.
posted by burnmp3s at 2:07 PM on June 18, 2010
Response by poster: oh, excellent tip burnmp3s, thank you. I am actually going to try transferring some of my photography onto wood using this heat transfer process & that that tip might prove essential to the look I am going for.
posted by archivist at 4:48 PM on June 18, 2010
posted by archivist at 4:48 PM on June 18, 2010
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