David is very excited about Lam. VERY. Daddy to a little girl is the role he was born to play. He is ALL ABOUT pink and tea parties and dollies. He's working hard to get the house ready for her and he is also a willing and happy shopper, so we've been filling her closet with cuteness and trying to ward off baby-stuff-itis, but it's hard. To be honest though, when it comes to clothes, mostly what we buy comes down to me to decide. He knows that Lam is going to be cute no matter what she wears and he says he doesn't trust himself to match colours (I don't know why since the man had a great sense of style when we met which somehow disappeared over the years). Anyway, there's not much he wants to see his baby wearing...except he has declared that Lam MUST have a shirt with this on it ...
Yes. Sweet baby Lam must have a "Know Your Pork Parts" onesie. When he found the vintage brochure from the Alberta Pork Producers down in his basement o' stuff he just knew that it would make the most rockin' awesome baby gear ever. David is a big fan of pork and this is one of his favourite places to eat, so it makes sense, I guess. I admit, it's a great graphic and you'd certainly never see anything like it at the Gap. Anyway, to get back to the part where I need help... I scanned the image and worked on it in photoshop to erase all the fold marks, but now that I've got the image, I don't know how to make it be on a shirt. We've used the inkjet t-shirt transfers before, but I found that they're stiff and after just one wash they're starting to look trashed already. If that's the only option though I will do it. David doesn't make many requests, so I really feel like I need to make this happen for him. I don't have the knowledge/skill/equipment to silkscreen (oh, gocco...I never even had one, but I miss it so). I could do the pig as a freezer paper stencil, but the "parts" is the whole point. I'd like something that looks fairly professional, but am out of ideas. Anyone have a good plan for me?
I've never tried this but it sounds like a simple silk screening solution. I do know, however, that this technique is not meant to be for multicolor projects. Good luck.
http://www.weewonderfuls.com/2009/09/bend-it-.html
Posted by: Yetta | October 22, 2009 at 03:43 PM
cafe press will put anything on a shirt. www.cafepress.com.
Good luck and congratulations!
Posted by: Lisa | October 22, 2009 at 04:05 PM
Great image! Those are my colours for sure.
I've had success with the dark colour iron-on transfer thing. But it will fade and crack eventually...
http://glenmullaly.blogspot.com/2009/06/happy-happy-birthday.html
Posted by: Glen | October 22, 2009 at 06:33 PM
Well, I am not an expert about tee printing but I think that if you want professional results you'd better go to a professional to do it. It is not really expensive and you can find really good bargains over there. I used to have a printer which prints in tees, but the ink was more expensive than the cost of making a tee in some online sites, not to mention the hassle of doing them.
Posted by: microgaming | October 23, 2009 at 03:17 AM
i think freezer paper stencil might be your best bet to make it yourself. although, the type might be a bit fiddly.
good luck and congratulations!
Posted by: francesca | October 23, 2009 at 04:45 AM
What about the fabric panels that you can run through an inkjet? Print it to that and then applique(sp?) onto a onsie/tshirt?
Posted by: Jackie | October 23, 2009 at 08:15 AM
Good luck! You're asking the very question I have. Those inkjet iron on things just aren't the answer, I know that - sigh.
Posted by: Denise Leavens | October 23, 2009 at 11:11 AM
felt applique? embroidered words...
Posted by: jenn | October 23, 2009 at 03:21 PM
When I wanted to make a word intensive onesie as a baby gift I tried photocopy transfer and freezer paper stencil. I could have done a photo emulsion screenprint, but just didn't get it done in time. Finally I sent it off to Cafepress. It was cheap ($12 maybe?), took less than 10 minutes and they did a great job. Sometimes getting it done well (and *done*)is more important than doing it yourself. And I totally understand why you need Lam and David to have that shirt. Cafepress has some copyright stipulations, but with your image being so old, it might not matter at all.
I love the image, by the way.
Posted by: Cricket | October 24, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Thanks for understanding the importance of this shirt. While we are concerned about copyright issues, the image is almost 40 years old, so the Alberta Hog Producers Board probably won't be too vigilant in protecting their copyright. . .
Know Your Pork!
Posted by: David | October 27, 2009 at 10:06 AM
Thanks for all the great suggestions. I knew you guys would know what to do! I think we're going to go with Cafe Press and have them make us some matching Daddy/daughter shirts. You'll get photos, of course!
Posted by: Lisa | October 27, 2009 at 04:15 PM