meetoo

I draw designs and want them transferred by Iron on transfers to onesies. I have a problem with the ribs separating the design after transfer. Is it the onesie? The Transfer paper or the operator error?

 

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Girlzndollz

Hi Meetoo,

It could be any one of those things. It could be the onesie. Maybe it is really stretchy, or has wide ribbing. It could be the paper, some paper doesn't 'stretch' the way others may. It could be the operator. If you don't stretch the shirt in the image area during the pressing process, it could make those appear more.

Here is a guideline on "how to press" a shirt. If you use a stretchy type of paper like Jetpro Sofstretch, and follow these guidelines, maybe the "ribbing'' will be less noticable. If not, maybe try a different onesie, see if it gets better then.

There will usually be a certain amount of ribbing that shows when a shirt is stretched in the image area, but as long as the design returns to normal, and the paper isn't cracking when the shirt is stretched, then that can be considered fairly normal, depending on how much ribbing is showing. Too much is undesireable, but a little, as long as it returns to normal post stretching, can be considered okay. Here are those guidelines for you:

transfer paper tips for lasting image

Hope this helps, and best wishes.

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Lnfortun

The problem with press on a ribbed shirt the polymer does not get into between the ribbings when the shirt is relaxed. The transferred image will just sit on top of the ribbings.

The shirt has to be stretched to expose the material between the ribs while the transfer is being pressed. You can do two things. a) Place the shirt over the lower platen (platen inside the shirt) if the shirt will stretch that much or b) Get a teflon pillow that is wide enough that when placed inside the shirt the shirt will stretch enough to expose the material between the ribbing. Some use corrugated cardboard but it does not last. Plus you need a soft pad in between the cardboard and the shirt. I use Silicon cookie baking sheet a lot for soft pad. Others use mouse pad. Be careful with mouse pad because it can melt eventually after repeated use.

You can get teflon pillow from Stahl's or Conde System. Other vendors may have them but those are the two that I know off. I own four different sizes that I bought from Stahl's when I bought my heat press from them.

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Girlzndollz

Quote: Originally Posted by meetoo I draw designs and want them transferred by Iron on transfers to onesies. I have a problem with the ribs separating the design after transfer. Is it the onesie? The Transfer paper or the operator error?

Is this a "ribbed" onesie? Or just a onesie that the white ribbing is exposed when stretched? My regular tee shirts will expose the white ribbing when I stretch them, but they are not "ribbed" tee shirts. A "ribbed" garment is a bit different to deal with from a regular garment. Which are you dealing with in this case?

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Lnfortun

Here is a thread that the OP had problems with onesies cracking issue. The issue was resolved with teflon pillow. The transfer involded is Imageclip. Cracking is cracking when the transfer is not pressed properly regardless of transfer used.

Imageclip-How to minimize cracking???

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sjidohair

I agree with Luis,, and ribbed fabrics have to much texture to get ink around the ribbed area,,
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Girlzndollz

Hey Meetoo,

I looked at your other post:

Quote: Originally Posted by Meetoo I am new and I would like to print using an iron onto ribbed onesies.

And see that you are dealing with a ribbed onesie. I stay away from ribbed garments for that reason. Some people can get the transfers on some ribbed garments, but too much work and chance for failure for me to want to go there.

Since you are dealing with a ribbed onesie, I'd say it's the onesie in this case. Maybe following Luis' advise, you can get it to work for you. Best wishes.

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