No, at least not at the start.
We found a really neat commercial press, and a good transfer company. The ink of these transfers more or less melt into the fabric, so they don't get that stiff feel to them. The transfer stays soft, close to like silk screen.
In the near future for custom stuff I will send the art work to this company and they make the transfer. In the far future I can buy the program and printer to do my own transfer making.
We've been doing this for awhile, but living out here it's hard to get the word out. Hopefully a shop in town will bring in more business. Hopefully enought that at some point my daughter and possibly DIL too, will be able to work and make enough. Then each of us will only be having to work 2-3 days a week. They can bring their kids down there, and even (if it really works,and we stay in business that long) at some point just homeschool them there. That's the goals:)
Becky
Ahhh...
I really wanted to make a Coburn tee-shirt...had the transfer graphic and everything but didn't have a good enough printer and Kinkos said they'd print it for me, but that it required a heat press hotter than my iron.
Your goals are GREAT! Best of luck with it! If I'm in the area and I see you, I'll swing by and say hello!
I have a really cool silk screened t-shirt that I got a several years ago at Equitana from a Spainish guy with a Lusitano booth. It's got the most gorgeous head shot of a Lusitano or Lipizaner that covers most of the whole front. It's just black ink on a white t-shirt and looks like an engraving out of an old book. It's gotten pretty worn and stained but I'd love to have another one. I made a good close up digital picture of the shirt stretched over a piece of cardboard. Do you think I could give that to someone with silkscreen software and have another one made? And if so, would it be too expensive?