Discuss the various aspects of heat press technology. Transfer paper, inks, plastisol transfers, vinyl cutters, printers, commercial usage, durability, suppliers, etc.
I have some people who want a couple of shirts or hoodies. It is orders that are only 1 or 2 things. Obviously I can't send these out, but if I use transfer paper, it seems that you can see the writing paper around the writing. What do you guys use your own printer for? How do you avoid seeing the transfer paper around the lettering. I have a customer who wants Thing 1 and Thing 2 sweatshirts. Any suggestions or help on what you guys do with small orders is appreciated. Thanks.
From what I've read here, most people just trim around the edge of transfer about 1/8th of an inch so you don't see the big square transfer paper border after pressing.
Also, if you have a vinyl cutter and the design that the customer wants is simple lettering or a 1-3 color design, you could use that to create the onesie twosie type orders.
The only problem with trimming is if you have a word, you can see the paper in between the letters. I want to be able to give my customers something professional looking.
The only problem with trimming is if you have a word, you can see the paper in between the letters. I want to be able to give my customers something professional looking.
If you are using a transfer for light colored shirts, it's not going to be that noticable, because it is transparent. Just trim around the entire design and leave the letters connected.
With opaque transfers it IS going to be very noticable because it's solid white.
Have you seen Lou's videos? They might help you get a better idea of what to expect.
As Jasonda said, normal (non-opaque) heat transfers aren't very noticeable on a shirt when trimmed. We have plenty of whitespace in the middle of a lot of our designs, but you can barely tell unless you're actively looking for it. This won't work as well if you're trying to do some darker colors of shirts, but will work fine on white or ash as long as you're using a quality paper.
Heat Press Transfers using Home Printer 
