I am interested in printing and sewing my own custom body suits for 8” Mego figures. What kind of material is best? What are Mego body suits usually made from?
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I am interested in printing and sewing my own custom body suits for 8” Mego figures. What kind of material is best? What are Mego body suits usually made from?
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Polyester single-knit--"jersey." The closest thing today is available at Jo-Anns and is sometimes called Jet-Set.
Last edited by PNGwynne; Jan 18, '21 at 10:56 PM.
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Thanks, I am really interested in making more customs and sometimes the clothing options I have found online are limited. Is this the same material Austin uses to print his suits? I am wondering if there is any sort of fabric sheets I can buy that are made for InkJet printers. I'm just worried the material won't be "stretchy" enough and thus fit loosely on the figures.
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I can't speak for Austin's stuff specifically, but custom printed suits tend to use less stretchy/ non-stretchy material.Originally Posted by TheVintageToyKid
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Sounds good. Thanks for the reply.
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I have used the inkjet fabric sheets before, they do not stretch at all, and some of the colors fade over time, especially black and gray colors.
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Thanks... does anyone know if they make inkjet fabric sheets that are stretchy in nature? The only ones I can seem to find are the cotton ones which is probably what you are referring to Spyweb007.
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The cotton ones are what I used. I haven't seen any other types of fabric for inkjet printers.
I think cotton is all wrong for Megoesque bodysuits. MegoWGSH, almtysufx, and others are printing on the poly jersey I mentioned. FTC is, too.
IIRC, a dye sublimation printer is needed to do this properly.
Last edited by PNGwynne; Jan 23, '21 at 11:21 AM.
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I have used the inkjet fabric sheets before, they do not stretch at all, and some of the colors fade over time, especially black and gray colors.
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