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A lot of people have asked me how iron on transfers work, so here's another little tutorial! I hope you'll find it useful!
Tutorial and pictures (c) to me!
Deathbat (c) to Avenged Sevenfold.
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Just a heads up for people:
You need an Inkjet printer for most transfers. I think there are one or two brands that have a laser printerΒ versions but otherwise it's all inkjet
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Thanks I am a newbie transfer iron t shirt maker so this helps alot. Mine transfered on after 30 mins of doing over again. I put the words upside down though XD so I need to start over.
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is there a certain kind of printer needed? cuz i bought something similar but it didn't work, later i found out i need a inkjet printer? is there one for normal printer?
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I actually have no idea, I don't have a clue about printers 
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thanks so much for these. You inspired me to start making my own plushies and these tutorials really help.
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Oh yay, glad you like them
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you can't use light? O__O great,and i bought light =3=
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You can but all the white will turn transparent. So the light ones are better for eyebrows and stuff.
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oh i see O__O thanks for the tip~ ^__^ and also,i saw your Long Doll silver pattern and wanted to ask,what would you recommend using for the skin? O.o is felt okay to use?
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You can use felt, but it wears easily... I use craft velour
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really? O.O oh that's good to know owo thank you ^^
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I don't get the part with the eyes. How is it you placed the eyes face up and then when you took off the parchment, the transfer is still there?
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Different iron-on brands work differently, the ones I use for ees are just like that. The ones I use for mouths and eyebrows and stuff work differently.
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Thanks for this awesome tutorial! I'm getting into pushie making...but embroidery was wayyyy to overwhelming for me. I can sew with a machine but once I get the needle in my hand I freak out.
This is an easier solution to well polished plushies!
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No problem
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I love your tutorials and I've been fave bombing you so I figured I'd give you a comment or two. These are so helpful and I'm learning so much thank you so much for posting these!
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I'm glad you like them
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Question! How do I know I'm printing in the right size? Test print on plain paper?
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Well I use paint to print it out and you can see what size it'll be in the print preview, so try looking on a print preview before you waste any ink
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So, if I want an iron on that's white on a pastel color, I use the dark t-shirt transfers?
Very helpful, by the way. :>
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That's right
Glad you find it helpful
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Yea! a better way to do it! When I made my Dark plushie I accutally stiched them on with a sewing machine. Not fun. But it turned out ok.
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Would you know how to make iron on transfer that is waterproof? My plush went into the washing machine and came out without eyes. It washed off!
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I stiched mine on and filled in color with a sharpie. Worked pretty well. Just glue the back of your threads.
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Hmmm... I haven't tried anything... But maybe try painting over the eyes with clear nail varnish? That's the only thing I can think of
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Oh, that was the exact same thing that I thought of... but wasn't sure and wanted to know of other alternatives before I make my plush flammable! haha. Thanks.
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This is brilliant! I can't believe I never thought about transfers before! Well done!
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What material did you use here? I'm making little tiny plushies for keychains- about 4" tall with soft felt- would these stand a chance of ripping?
I love his eyebrows
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I used craft velour, but it's quite rare... I think felt would be ok, I don't think it would rip but you'd notice a change in the fluffiness of it, it ages quite badly
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Yeah, I've got an "official" plush keychain and a year later the skin coloured felt is quite scruffy, and I've not even taken him anywhere to get dirty!
Obviously for bigger projects I'll be going for the soft fleece/proper plush materials, but these are my first plush ventures (not my first time sewing by any means) and I'm starting small
Thanks for the reply!
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You can get it from WHSmith
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There's a general idea of prices but there's loads more in-store
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Thank you for uploading this, I'm about to make my first anime plushie. ^^ This will be a great help. One thing, does transfer paper work on polar fleece?
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You're welcome
I would say not because fleece is very stretchy and the transfers might rip
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Okay, thank you! I guess I'll just sew on felt eyes and mouth for the face.
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You're welcome
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when it comes to peeling them off and placing it on the doll, is it the inked side or the back side i place on the doll?
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It's so the inked side is facing up
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what a pity it is so hard to find this Iron-on transfer paper here in Rio de Janeiro!
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Oh, that's a shame
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I dont know, I'll search for it! thanks for the tip!!
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Great tutorial, thanks!
But I have a question: what type of printer do you need for this? I guess a normal inkjet printer wouldn't do, or would it?
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