Dd ironed a t-shirt with a sports logo and the silkscreen logo smeared. Is there any way to fix it? It was a white logo on a purple t and the smear is small less than an inch. Actually she set the iron on the white then set it on the purple so the original design is ok there is just a small line of white on the chest higher than the logo.
No, it can not be fixed.
Graphic tees should never be ironed, so tell your daughter that in the future she should either wear them wrinkly (they will smooth out with body heat) or give it a short warm dryer tumble.
Why did she iron it? Lesson learned, fabric care is a delicate (no pun intended) subject. To know for next time.
You should always iron inside out, especially with a logo use a pressing cloth between the iron & logo inside out. I would contact a dry cleaners to see if they have any suggestions or look on YouTube for advice. Good luck!
Lily,
Not that I'm aware of. Once the logo is messed up - it's messed up.
Can you buy another one? Is this for a sports team?
WHY did she iron it?
I've never heard of ironing a tee shirt unless you were applying an iron on applique.
And yes, ironing it again after that will re-melt what was originally melted in in the first place.
You could try applying heat (iron) to get the line out but it might make things worse especially if you scorch the material.
It's a tee shirt - it's shouldn't be a big deal.
And they are pretty much wash and wear - just use a cool down in the dryer to prevent wrinkles - or hang it on a clothes line to dry.
If I have a tee shirt that I feel is 'ruined' and don't want to wear it out in public anymore - then it becomes a yard work piece of clothing or something to wear that I don't care what happens to it.
One year I had a shirt I wore when painting and got paint splotches all over it.
It turned out to be the latest fashion craze and it enjoyed a 2nd (or was that 3rd?) life before becoming too ragged to wear anymore.
I see them selling jeans now with holes all over them - for top dollar prices - and I laugh because I've thrown pants out for being that holey.
There's a fine line between 'rags' and 'fashion'.
you might try putting something over the smear that you don't mind getting the white one it and just go over that area and see if it will cling to the new material. It's worth a shot. Kids don't always know not to go over that type of stuff if they don't have much experience ironing. My 18 year old just learned how to iron his close.
