Discuss the various aspects of heat press technology. Transfer paper, inks, plastisol transfers, vinyl cutters, printers, commercial usage, durability, suppliers, etc.
I do it all the time when the design won't fit on one sheet and can be split up. I press the first, cover it with a teflon sheet and press the second. I use 11x17 paper, so if it won't fit on one sheet, it probably won't fit under the press in one shot either.
Well hey Ross and thanks for your response! This seems a good approach, using the Teflon sheet, didn't think about that.
I am doing some brainstorming about transfers and a market I may shoot to serve since I began learning about them. I can definitely foresee pressing more than 1 transfer per garment.
Concerns are:
Burning a garment pressing multi-transfers one-at-a-time vs. pressing multi-transfers all at the same time.
Using different company transfers per garment (i.e., those by Dowling and ProWorld) and messing up the entire garment if one transfer does not press well because a different temp/pressure is required. (I am thinking the answer to this is to use the same company transfers, even for those custom made???).
Damaging other transfers if I press them all individually. (I feel the answer to this is what you've suggested - protecting the already applied transfer with Teflon.)
What else should I be mindful of doing this process?
Burning a garment pressing multi-transfers one-at-a-time vs. pressing multi-transfers all at the same time.
You press the first one, let it cool and press the second one. Actually, I don't even let it cool.
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Originally Posted by AdriaticBlue
Using different company transfers per garment (i.e., those by Dowling and ProWorld) and messing up the entire garment if one transfer does not press well because a different temp/pressure is required. (I am thinking the answer to this is to use the same company transfers, even for those custom made???).
I don't see a problem. If one takes 15 seconds and one takes 30 seconds, just press each for how ever long it takes for that transfer. Of course the is the risk of messing up a garment. If you screw up the second pressing, you scrap the shirt. Happens to the best of us now and then.
I don't use store bought transfers, so your technique may differ a little. I use hot peel laser papers. If you use cold peel transfers, you could press them all at the same time as long as it will all fit under the press. If not, just use the teflon sheet.
Just wanted to say that I did press two different transfers on a shirt last week. They were the same paper (Everlast), but needed a big size transfer (12 x 11 roughly), and only have a 9 x 12 press. I pressed the first piece (3.5 x 11), peeled it and then positioned the shirt so that the previously press area was just slightly hanging off the bottom platen, and then pressed the 8.5 x 11 sheet below it. There was only a 1/4" to 1/2" space between them, which was the thickness of the silicone pad on the bottom platen. The space was hardly noticeable at all, and once it's washed, should almost completely disappear.
Don't know the lay-out of your design, but would this approach be useful for you? If not, I think you can put a teflon sheet on top of the previously pressed transfer -- I think I heard that parchment paper will even do...
HTH, but my experience is pretty limited, so take it for what it's worth...
Melissa
Pressing Multiple Transfers Together? 
This seems a good approach, using the Teflon sheet, didn't think about that.
