# How to make a personalized t-shirt

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 23, 2005, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-a-personalized-t-shirt/305171 "2005-05-23T21:55:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![andrewdt85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71e660/32.png) [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-a-personalized-t-shirt/305171/1 "2005-05-23T21:55:36Z")

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I went on one of the many websites that you can do that with, and the problem was that I was using a picture of a famous person w/o copyright consent. Live and learn? 😕

I guess now my question is: were I to print off a computer picture and make an imprint onto the front of a t-shirt, how could I do this on my own?

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**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-a-personalized-t-shirt/305171/2 "2005-05-23T22:14:39Z")

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Most stationery/office supply stores will sell “Make Your Own Custom T-Shirt” kits. You load the special paper into your inkjet printer, print a picture (in reverse), then use an iron to transfer the image onto a shirt of your choice.