get a t-shirt, get some spray paint and a stencil, leave to dry then cover in hair lacquer, thus sealing the paint in.

and handwash as my technique....

and an iron seem to work for me.

If I were you, I'd stick with things actually intended for like, fabric use.

i was thinking more professional printers... lots of colours and such.

if you're making a tshirt for yourself, use oil paint. i made myself a pretty snazzy Shakira one.

Screen printing:-

The oldest method for printing shirts

Pros:

* Pretty much the best quality print that will last a long time.

* As the service is completely bespoke you can choose to get them printed on any brand/style/colour shirt the printer is able to order in.

* there are a millions of screen-printing firms in the UK so there's bound to be one on your doorstep which will eliminate deliver costs.

Cons:

* Normally limited to about 3 or 4 colours as each colour need to be individually printed and thus needs an individual screen being made by the printers (which will be incorporated into your costs).

* Because of the above it can work out expensive for short runs of less than about 50 shirts.

* Can only print blocks of colour so no photos, gradients, colour fades etc.

Direct to garment (DTG):-

A new system using huge industrial 'ink jet' style printers.

Pros:

* A fairly new technology that claims to be pretty close in quality to screen-printing (I can vouch for this as I have a few DTG printed shirts)

* No set-up costs are involved. The cost of printing is the same for 1 shirt as it is for 1,000.

* Can print millions of colours, photographs, gradients etc.

Cons:

* The quality is pretty close to screen-printing but not quite there yet (but because there's no set-up costs you can order one fairly cheaply to check if you're happy with it)

* Not many firms do it in the UK as it's fairly new and the machines need to be shipped in from outside the UK. (Try akak.co.uk)

* As there are too few UK based companies offering DTG you might need to order from the US etc. and that will impact on your margins (if you're intending to sell these shirts)

* The ability to print light colours onto dark fabric is dependant upon the machine the firm is using. Check first!

T-shirt fulfilment:-

Firms like spreadshirt.net offer a service where they print up the shirts using a kind of 'transfer' which is heat-pressed onto the shirt fabric.

Pros:

* Cheapest way to get a design onto a shirt

* Little to no set-up costs

* If you are going to sell the shirts these firms will normally provide a complete service allow your customers to order directly from themselves (meaning you don't have to bother with order/payment processing) and delivery to your customers door.

Cons:

* As the transfers are pressed onto the shirts (rather than ink being absorbed into the fabric, as the two methods above use) the design will be slightly raised on the surface of the garment.

* You can normally only use up to 3 or 4 colours

* These firms normally only offer certain brand/style/colour shirts depending what exactly you want printing.

* As most fulfilment companys are based outside the UK you will have to factor in delivery costs.

Good luck!