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prometheus · August 7th, 2007

Before I got into this, I did some of the craft store iron on transfers. They're not bad. Just like with the professional brands, you have some good, some bad.

Usually all that was required was a firm flat surface. Lay a pillow case on it. Pre iron the surface that the graphic will be applied to. Then ironing on the transfer usually required holding the iron firm in one spot for 10 or 20 seconds and then moving to the next, till you covered the whole design. Some transfers asked to keep the iron moving over the whole surface. If you are going to be doing a transfer here or there for Aunt Mary or Uncle Lou, then this should suffice. But since I have gotten a heat press, it is nice to just pop the bread in the toaster and "Ding!", it's done. The heat press cuts down on time and effort.

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prometheus Extravaganza Winner Certified T-Shirt Junkie You can call me: Robert Member Since: Oct 2006 Location: Somewhere between Hotlanta and the sticks Posts: 2,021 Thanks: 75 Thanked 96 Times in 80 Posts Blog Entries: 22	Re: How to iron on with an actual home iron? Before I got into this, I did some of the craft store iron on transfers. They're not bad. Just like with the professional brands, you have some good, some bad. Usually all that was required was a firm flat surface. Lay a pillow case on it. Pre iron the surface that the graphic will be applied to. Then ironing on the transfer usually required holding the iron firm in one spot for 10 or 20 seconds and then moving to the next, till you covered the whole design. Some transfers asked to keep the iron moving over the whole surface. If you are going to be doing a transfer here or there for Aunt Mary or Uncle Lou, then this should suffice. But since I have gotten a heat press, it is nice to just pop the bread in the toaster and "Ding!", it's done. The heat press cuts down on time and effort. __________________ The original Thread Killah!™ Extreme Metal Art and more @ www.deathisgain.com also "Thread Bully" & "Thread Hijacker"!
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