HISTORY a long background on my experience with t-shirt printing
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This section of the forum is where Rodney, a die hard screen printing fan, journeys into the world of heat press and heat transfers. Coming from the perspective of a complete heat press newbie making t-shirts for the first time. Jump right in :)
[HISTORY] - a long background on my experience with t-shirt printing
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Awesome! a little of "Rodney mistery revealed" and a great thread to look forward to. Best of luck to you!
By the way this thread reminded me something I was thinking a few days ago. I thought that it would be neat for some members to start blog-like threads (kind of like this one) that will have them share their experiences step by step. I know that I will start one at some point. Not just yet because I am not able to dedicate enough time to the project and don't have enough info. I want to do it for myself to have it available as an old reference to go back to.
Anyways, enough of my blah blah Rodney rules, long live Rodney! Hurray!!!
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I thought that it would be neat for some members to start blog-like threads (kind of like this one) that will have them share their experiences step by step.
I've been thinking about adding a function to the forum that would help out with that. Maybe 1st quarter 2007
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I've been thinking about adding a function to the forum that would help out with that. Maybe 1st quarter 2007
speaking of adding fuctions to the board, how do the new 3 little icon buttons/out-links work (purpose ?) to the left of the edit/delete message links ?
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i don't know why but i started crying after reading your post.
you're so sincere.
It was very interesting but it's not like Old Yeller died or Gale Sayers had to tell the team Brian Piccolo had cancer. Geesh, you girls get so emotional.
Rodney, be carelful on you updates regarding the process you are trying. You'll probably have Lucy bawling for weeks.
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It was very interesting but it's not like Old Yeller died or Gale Sayers had to tell the team Brian Piccolo had cancer. Geesh, you girls get so emotional.
Rodney, be carelful on you updates regarding the process you are trying. You'll probably have Lucy bawling for weeks.
Old Yeller died? Brian Piccolo had cancer? OMG! Next you'll tell me they killed Bambi's mother! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
j/k
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If Rodney only gets part of his image to stick on heat press say like a 3 by 4 inch image could he save the shirt by putting a alpha gold transfer over it ? Just asking incase he would have the same learning curve that I had with one of 3 images on my beefy tee. Thanks guys.
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Awesome! a little of "Rodney mistery revealed" and a great thread to look forward to. Best of luck to you!
By the way this thread reminded me something I was thinking a few days ago. I thought that it would be neat for some members to start blog-like threads (kind of like this one) that will have them share their experiences step by step. I know that I will start one at some point. Not just yet because I am not able to dedicate enough time to the project and don't have enough info. I want to do it for myself to have it available as an old reference to go back to.
Many of the questions I've come across on this forum gave me a similar idea to blog about starting a t-shirt business. All of the information that I have read in this forum and elsewhere has made my head spin, so I'm going to try to aggregate it in one place for people behind me in the process to look at. So many people are afraid of sharing business information but I think there is a ton of it that isn't all that confidential -- I don't think sharing my profit margins with someone in Cleveland is going to negatively affect my business.
I also agree that it's a great place to put down your thoughts just for your own use. My husband is always after me to put together a business plan; maybe this is the next best thing, even if it's in diary form. The extra plus is that if someone else is reading it, it's more of an incentive to follow through, which is something I usually have a problem doing.
A huge difference from Rodney's diary is that I have no experience, so I was put to shame with the very organized way that he has laid out the answers to each question. I just kind of ramble and way more long-winded than he is.
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A huge difference from Rodney's diary is that I have no experience, so I was put to shame with the very organized way that he has laid out the answers to each question. I just kind of ramble and way more long-winded than he is.
Many of our members start out with zero experience
Anytime you have a question or your head spins, feel free to jump in and ask away. Or start a new topic with your questions or rambles, and we'll try to help you make sense of things.
This forum has a lot of information in it, and not everyone learns the same way We're also working on a way to aggregate the "answers" part of the forum into a more readable format for people who like jump straight to the answers without the discussion
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well, I didn't cry over it. I smiled thoughout most of it. You ARE so genuine in your writing, like you're actually talking to us. I very much enjoy it.
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I am still unsure how screen printing and heat transfer differ as far as quality and price. I started a T-shirt business a year ago and find the screen printing costs really high. Since I pay an artist to do my artwork, my profit margin is not great at this point, as I do not have the high volume I need. Would it pay to try printing on my own or find another printer- either screen printing or heat transfer? I have to say I find that my Cafepress Tees do not have the same quality as my screen printed designs.
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a little of "Rodney mistery revealed" and a great thread to look forward to. Best of luck to you!
