Location: Brother Direct to Garment Printer | 1330 Orleans Drive, Sunnyvale, CA, 94089

Description:

Customize your wardrobe by printing your own full color t-shirts, tote bags, fabric designs and more! In this hands-on tool training class, you'll learn how to use our Brother GT-541 direct-to-garment printer to create full color graphics on natural fabrics like cotton and wool, and on natural-synthetic blends.

Students will go through the process start to finish, and make their own custom canvas tote to take home.

Here's what we'll cover:

• Choosing your fabrics and preparing your piece for printing
• How to lay out your file in Adobe Illustrator, for the best control over your print.
• How to use a heat press to set your ink and make your garment washing machine safe.

What to Bring

• Full length pants and closed-toed shoes
• Maker Nexus will provide a canvas tote bag for you to customize.  You can also bring your own light-colored natural fiber garment. (This does not print well onto dark colors.)
• If you have a design you would like to print, please bring the file in any image format to class on a USB drive.

Equipment Certifications
After passing this class, attendees who are Maker Nexus Hobbyist, Student, or Family Add-On members will be certified to independently use the following tools in our makerspace:

• Brother GT-541 Direct to Garment Printer

Members over the age of 16 will be cleared to use these tools independently. Members younger than 16 may only operate this equipment under the active supervision of a parent or guardian with an active membership who is also certified to use the same tools.

Check-Off Available
Members who have prior training and/or experience with the Brother GT-541 Printer and with Heat Press machines may request a Check-Off.  Members who can demonstrate their competence will be exempted from this required class, after which they can use this equipment independently.  The fee for a Check-Off on this class is $10, which can be paid in person at Maker Nexus.  To request a Check-Off, please post your request in the #class-requests channel of the Maker Nexus Slack and we’ll set up a time with a proctor.

Cancellation Policy
Should you need to cancel your reservation or transfer your registration to another date, we’re happy to help!  Please see our Cancellation Policy for information and cancellation instructions.

Available: Full

Price: $30.00 Taxes waived

Required age: Over 12 years old on the day of the activity

Tags: Equipment Certification Check-Off Available Beginner Family Friendly Kid Friendly Great Gift

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