Discuss the various aspects of heat press technology. Transfer paper, inks, plastisol transfers, vinyl cutters, printers, commercial usage, durability, suppliers, etc.
It was a bit tricky when i want to try do some heat press on tee shirt sleeves. how do i do that to make it straight ? any technique or method or tips for me ?
If anyone have video would like to share about this . i would appreciate it .
If you talking about an image or lettering going lengthwise on a long sleeve shirt, I would pre-press the sleeve folded to make a center crease for a guide.
I would insert a "mouse pad type" material (like Badalou's teepadit material) into the sleeve to give a nice, flat raised area to press onto...
I have pressed inkjet transfers to sleeves using the mouse pads (7.5 x 9.5") method Girlzndollz mentions. It works well on larger shirts but you will need to find but when I tried to use on a medium for my wife it was to large. Find a smaller/similar pad and be careful when pressing. I messed up a couple of shirts because seams or creases got in the way. Think your way through the first few in order to determine what works best and triple check B4 pressing.
I work in doll sized garments often, and have pressed sleeves, pant legs, skirts, etc. I just cut up a mouse pad using scissors to fit the garment I am working on... insert it inside the sleeve, pant leg, etc.. to do exactly as Chip is referring to... raising the area to be printed higher than the seams, and to give myself a nice flat area to work on. There would be no way I could press sleeves without inserting "something" into it.
You'll be fine, and if you can, do a test on a scrap shirt before doing the real deal so you can get used to it before it's showtime.
HELP!!! Heat Press Tee Sleeves 
