Originally Posted by Weezy Rider

Cheap printers are usually ink jet. I've used salt, white vinegar and cold water to set iron on transfers. Bubble jet set does work. I have some Tshirts that are really old that had an iron on and the iron on is not faded. I used an old Canon inkjet.

It might be that you have to pretreat the fabric first. The premade sheets have probably been treated.