How do you go about making t-shirts like how BustedTees or T-shirt Hell do it? I'd really like to make my own designs, and not through Cafepress or anything. So, does anybody know how they go about doing it? Basically I'd like to know, first of all, where I'd get the t-shirts, how I'd put the designs on the t-shirts, and if I need some kind of business license or anything special to sell the t-shirts online.
Grandma knows.
Who not Cafepress? As soon as I saw this thread that's exactly what I thought.
You need to get a silkscreen press. ~$2,000+
You also need training on how to do it, and you need the equipment to make the silkscreens. Basically, they shine a really really high wattage light on the screen that is covered with a powder, they put the design in front of the light so it is kinda like shadow puppets.
The light bonds the powder to the screen in the areas that you do not want ink, and then you can brush off the excess powder. Doing multiple colors is difficult.
Or you can also go to Walmart and get those iron-on shirt designs, but you won't be able to sell those pieces of crap.
You also need training on how to do it, and you need the equipment to make the silkscreens. Basically, they shine a really really high wattage light on the screen that is covered with a powder, they put the design in front of the light so it is kinda like shadow puppets.
The light bonds the powder to the screen in the areas that you do not want ink, and then you can brush off the excess powder. Doing multiple colors is difficult.
Or you can also go to Walmart and get those iron-on shirt designs, but you won't be able to sell those pieces of crap.
Last edited by jamiet757 (2008-05-13 09:57:30)
The problem with Cafepress is that in order to make money you have to put in an evil social security number and whatnot, which my mother would prefer not to do. I could always get them made by cafepress instead of making a store, and just sell them myself or something, but that's sort of tedious.
Tedious work is what pays off in the end, bro.FallenMorgan wrote:
The problem with Cafepress is that in order to make money you have to put in an evil social security number and whatnot, which my mother would prefer not to do. I could always get them made by cafepress instead of making a store, and just sell them myself or something, but that's sort of tedious.
15 more years! 15 more years!
You give them your SSN because you have to pay taxes in this country. If your mom is afraid of someone stealing your SSN on the internet, she should be aware that for $50 you can find out ANYTHING about ANYBODY, including past addresses, neighbors, background information, etc...FallenMorgan wrote:
The problem with Cafepress is that in order to make money you have to put in an evil social security number and whatnot, which my mother would prefer not to do. I could always get them made by cafepress instead of making a store, and just sell them myself or something, but that's sort of tedious.
So tell her to chill out...
I dunno but my mum makes a mean pair of school trousers.
Yours does too?SEREVENT wrote:
I dunno but my mum makes a mean pair of school trousers.
Cool.
Yeah, because of this i'm now slightly higher up on the popularity... things...The Sheriff wrote:
Yours does too?SEREVENT wrote:
I dunno but my mum makes a mean pair of school trousers.
Cool.
do some research and put in some actual time of your own, and you *might* make some money.FallenMorgan wrote:
How do you go about making t-shirts like how BustedTees or T-shirt Hell do it? I'd really like to make my own designs, and not through Cafepress or anything. So, does anybody know how they go about doing it? Basically I'd like to know, first of all, where I'd get the t-shirts, how I'd put the designs on the t-shirts, and if I need some kind of business license or anything special to sell the t-shirts online.
but running your own business is too difficult for you....trust me, i know from your past posts that you would get eaten alive, and would be trying to eat the nearest pack of razor blades within a week.