Discuss the various aspects of heat press technology. Transfer paper, inks, plastisol transfers, vinyl cutters, printers, commercial usage, durability, suppliers, etc.
Looking for the best inkjet heat transfer paper with the softest feel for cotton or 50/50 t-shirts.
I am doing some sublimation, (contract out )but becasue its my own tshirt design line, I need to find a way to cut cost, and still make a nice product. I lot of my designs are have many colors because they are geard to
The Alternative Lifestyle Community,
so most are 6 colors.
What about a good ink to use with this paper. I have an epson 1280.
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I'm a little confused (just some). For your own line, will you be doing the dye sub? I think you will not be, but I'm kind of guessing.
If you are looking to use the Epson 1280, what ink is in there now? If it is pigment ink, you can use whatever paper you like for lights.
If your printer comes with the Claria water resistant dye ink, we've done tests and found out with that ink, you can use Jetprosofstretch for light shirts. (Available at tshirtsupplies.com at a great great price.)
I love the JetproSS more than any other paper whether it is pigment ink or Claria ink. It holds the color well, stretches with the shirt, doesn't crack and has a very very soft hand.
If you want to use papers for dark shirts, you will need the pigment ink.
Hello Kelly,
My own line, are designs that I have created geared to a specfic community. I do use dyesub, but the work is sent out and they come back to me reayd to print. I do not do that myself.
I want to get the inkjet version so i can use multicolor of my designs to press on cotton.
I am just looking for a way to do muti color designs for cotton that looks and feel great.
By the way what is Claria water resistant dye ink?
I may just want to use pigment ink. Does pigment ink hold up well?
I am just looking for a way to do muti color designs for cotton that looks and feel great.
By the way what is Claria water resistant dye ink?
Claria ink is the ink that has been being supplied in the 1280's that have been bought by members on the forum recently.
Depending on how old your printer is, you may have regualar dye ink, which is water soluable, where as the Claria is touted by Epson to be water resistant.
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I may just want to use pigment ink. Does pigment ink hold up well?
Pigment ink is the standard ink to go with for heat transfer paper. Some folks prefer some pigments over others, but they do not wash out in the laundry. Pigment holds up better with some papers than others. Like Ironall light still fades with pigment, but JPSS (jetpro) doesn't.
I just used Jetpro with Canon regular dye ink. I washed the shirt 4 times already, and it has Not faded at all. Unusal for dye ink. I bleached the shirt with one cup of bleach in the wash, washed on warm and dried on high heat. No change. I love that Jetpropaper. It seems to do things other papers can't.
But, for dark shirts, it's still pigment ink as the way to go, unless Claria proves to work with darks, but the tests haven't been done yet.
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