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Old April 4th, 2007 Apr 4, 2007 6:43:40 PM -   #1 (permalink)
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Default Ready Made Heat Transfers

I have a question about already made heat transfers. I visted a website that supplies hundreds of heat transfer pictures and designs. My question is will the heat transfers look like a peice of paper that is ironed on to a shirt or will it look like a professional transfer (in other words, will there be a square outline around the picture) ?
 
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Screen printed transfers doesn't leave a film mark like the heat transfer papers. These are screen printed designs on a release paper, and not directly on the garment.
 
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Default Re: Ready Made Heat Transfers

As azvel said most pre-made transfers are plastisol (screenprinted) transfers, which transfer the ink only. Some of them are also lithographic transfers, but those tend to be vintage sites selling old stock, and in that case it's likely to be the look you're after.
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