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Moo Spot Prints · August 12th, 2007

We broke new ground on Friday over here and I thought I'd share our experiences. Yes, we tried out custom rhinestone transfers and you know what? I FREAKIN' LOVE THEM! There, I said it. ...

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patchmaster · August 14th, 2007

Nice work,

the Rhinestone guy link forwards to a referrer link for diamond jewelry. happen to have an update?

Bill

Moo Spot Prints · August 14th, 2007

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	Nice work, the Rhinestone guy link forwards to a referrer link for diamond jewelry. happen to have an update? Bill

DOH! Didn't check it. sorry.

Here is the correct link to The Rhinestone Guy

jazz@mnsi.net · October 29th, 2007

Hi I'm new and have a question that might be silly. When making your own rhinestone transfers, what paper do you buy and more importantly, are the rhinestones special rhinestones?/ Such that they have glue on the back?? I have used pre-made ones but don't understand how to make them from scratch? Thanks, hope someone can help me in simple terms!!

plan b · October 29th, 2007

Hi Jazz,, go to the Rhinestone guy web site and he has tutorials there..

R.

billy bob · December 12th, 2007

That is the best link,i too am in love with rinestones and my eyes are burning from endless hours of trying to find who does custom,thank you!!

memojan · April 24th, 2008

Thanx for this article! may u put a detail video about rhinestone workflow using illustrator ?

Tshirtsrcool · May 15th, 2008

Excellent very useful info!!

bells · June 25th, 2008

Hi All,

Wow what a great post and the visuals are so helpful. I feel so lucky that I found this forum and I'm a new member. I will re-post my new member introduction here and hopefully get some good feedback. Here goes:

New Member-Call me Cassandra or Bells!
Wow what a great resource this is! I have been looking at a lot of sites to start my latest venture and stumbled on this site by accident. I have had many businesses but nothing like the t shirt biz and I am a babe in the woods. I know absolutely nothing except what I have been learning here over the last few days. I certainly would appreciate any advice you all have to offer. My idea is to start a custom rhinestone shirt business, creating ladies shirts only, possibly expanding to other products later. I would like to use Swarovski crystals but I’m afraid the costs may go way up. I may offer Swarovski and Korean crystals for those on a budget. My idea is to start with a good used heat press and order the transfers to press myself. If the business makes money then I would maybe buy one of those automated awesome rhinestone machines I have seen down the road. I am thinking I would buy my shirts from American Apparel but have seen other sites listed here in the forum. Here are my starter questions:

- What are the biggest issues to look for when buying a used heat press?
- Do the good heat presses work fine at a regular home with 110?
- Who are the best people to buy transfers from?
- If I have an original design that I create and work with a rhinestone transfer company, will they be able to use my design to sell to others or can I retain rights to it?
- Can rhinestone transfers work well on ribbed cotton shirts?
- What type of fabric is best for rhinestone transfers?
- Should I make labels and sew them into my shirts or does the shirt company do that?
- What is the Teflon paper used for that I have seen in other posts?
- What should the profit margin be for this business to make sense?
- Please I am open to any and all suggestions to get this business going?

Thank you! Bells

Rodney · June 26th, 2008

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	Here are my starter questions:

It may be faster for you to use the search box at the top of the page to type in your questions.

That will lead you to the answers that have already been posted. I think all of the questions you've listed have been discussed in past topics here in the forums.

moolupop · August 9th, 2008

Hi there,

Just trying out stock design rhinestone transfers myself, and cannot get the mix right. When I remove the film after pressing, some of the rhinestones and spangles are left on the backing film. Do you have any suggestions as to what I can do.
Should I try more heat, or more pressure or longer time.
I am 90% of the way there, but am rapidly going through the shirts and designs, with no saleable result.
Can you help me please. New kid on the block here.
Thanks

Kleverrr1 · September 5th, 2008

Hi Trish,

Are you letting the transfer cool ? The transfer must cool before you peel or some stones may come off. Are you using pre-made transfers ? Some times designs with diffrent size stones on them may need normal presure on the first press to melt the glue and a second press for 5 sec. with more presure to secure them.
Hope this helps

bling bling · September 5th, 2008

Trish,

Chris is absolutely correct! When you have different size stones, the little suckers don't get the same attention from the press that the big ones get. I use an eraser to gently press - not rub - after I heat press. This way you can concentrate on the stones that need it. Are you sure your shirts are ruined?
Try to press them and remove the stones. You may have a little glue residue but you can usually cover it with another transfer. I manufacture transfers so you can email me if you have any questions. Hang in there!!

sjidohair · September 5th, 2008

I agree with chris, Let these transfers cool before peeling, and dont forget to put a teflon sheet inside the shirt , so the glue does not make the shirt stick together in the inside.
There are some more lessons on rhinestones, search for rhinestone transfer lesson #1 and rhinestone transfer lesson #2,
Have fun

charles95405 · September 5th, 2008

after you press...turn over or...inside out and press again on the backside to give more heat to the bottom of the stones

moolupop · September 6th, 2008

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Originally Posted by Kleverrr1


	Hi Trish, Are you letting the transfer cool ? The transfer must cool before you peel or some stones may come off. Are you using pre-made transfers ? Some times designs with diffrent size stones on them may need normal presure on the first press to melt the glue and a second press for 5 sec. with more presure to secure them. Hope this helps

Yes. I am using pre made transfers. I will give the second press thing a go. Thanks for the help.