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jezcurtis · October 31st, 2006

hi all.. i see some very useful info been shared here so hopefully you can help me

i am new to shirt printing and and would like a little more advice please.
essentially i am looking to print names and a few simple transfer badges onto custom t shirts. i want to be able to print the transfers myself, however i need to be sure that the process i decide on is going to be professional enough to sell. the main design on the tshirt will be screen printed professionally. however like i say.. i wish to personalise items with transfers.

first of all can you tell me the hand of inkjet transfers and is this the best approach for me to take?

what type of transfers are usually found on names on sports shirts and can this be done at home (or with reasonable cost)

any more advice you could give regarding these issues would be very gratefully recieved

regards

Twinge · November 6th, 2006

On sports shirts, you are usually looking at vinyl. Vinyl can be cut at home with a vinyl cutter, though a good cutter will usually run about $1500. You can also get pre-cut vinyl letters and numbers to 'construct' names/numbers out of, though these can be a bit of a pain to line up.

jezcurtis · November 6th, 2006

cheers for the help

are vinyls good to print on regular t-shirts? and can i do 3 colour simple logos in vinyl. i have been looking into getting a cutter as i think vinyls will be the way forward if they look good on regular clothing..my designs are 3 colour logos so no need for inkjet transfers as i dont need the detail..what you think?

i could buy plastisol transfers..how much better are they for simple logos than vinyl?

i looked into sublimation but i was put off due to only able to print onto synthetic materials.

thank again for the help people

MotoskinGraphix · November 6th, 2006

I only print on white and black shirts and for custom use vinyl. On a black shirt you can get the effect of three colors if you design with that in mind. I use the black of the shirt within the design so as not to have that expense and extra layer in printing. You can do a three color overlay faily easily but I wouldnt go much more than that. I would also compound and then color trap so the vinyl doesnt get heavily layered...a must for more than three colors and keeping buildup down.

jezcurtis · November 6th, 2006

could you explain a little more about compound and colour trap please.. im pretty new to this..

cheers

MotoskinGraphix · November 6th, 2006

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Originally Posted by jezcurtis


	could you explain a little more about compound and colour trap please.. im pretty new to this.. cheers

In the simplest terms I can try and explain. Removing the area of a design which is going to be overlayed by another color.

Getting a tight registration of the two colors next to eachother might require a trap or choke. One the top color overlays the edge of the bottom color...one the bottom color underlays the top color.

Man...I hope I explained that correctly!!!!!

Probably not the correct terms in everyones print world but they are tools I use.

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