I need to get printable htv for some shirts, and I need them for both light colored shirts and dark colored shirts.. I will be using a brother inkjet printer, but I am not sure what printable htv to use, what brand, et. I didn’t even know that printable paper and the htv were different. I’m a little new to the whole printing and heat pressing the printable vinyl onto t shirts, I just want my customers to be happy with the finished product and for the vinyl to last as long as the siser vinyl would last and when washed for them not to crack or fade...thank you
Printable HTV is printed on solvent printers. HTV that would be able to accept pigment ink would need to be "coated" just like any pigment printable vinyl would be.
Desktop pigment inkjet printers typically will be printing on 3G or a like paper. It is not as nice as printable HTV, but the pigment ink set works for it.
Printable HTV needs to be heated as it is printed on, which is something you find on solvent (and eco solvent) printers.
Hello there !
I have make T-shirt with the product politape 4600
The results is great and after one year the T-shirt is like new!
The only problem is that the material haven't soft feeling but for designs 22cm x22cm is acceptable for customer!
If you like to print A4 size then this is not your material!The T-shirt feels heavy!
With this material you need also a transfer tape!
Here is the site that you can find it http://www.wassermann-online.com
Located in Germany and I don't know if they ship in USA
Also the site is only for companies but they have the product also in eBay.de !There you can buy it !
Is better send a message and ask them for what you need
I doubt whether you'll find any inkjet printable vinyl that will last outdoors for any length of time, laminated or not. There's a reason solvent and eco-solvent inks were developed.
As my Grandad used to say, 'If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well.'
yes it would be able to contour cut..compared to easyweed, hmm hard to tell, i think im over thinking it lol they both feel similar to easyweed pre wash...the dark still has that paper on the shirt feel that 3g opaque does but not as thick and a smooth/soft feel to it otherwise...the light fabric is really like printed on vinyl as it feels like a big piece of vinyl on the shirt where as jpss would feel more like the shirt, but again we'll see how it feels after some washes
I did order from KNK. I didn't think it said it was backordered when I ordered it but I received an email receipt the next day with backorder on it. After a week I emailed them asking for an ETA and received a tracking number the next day. I have it now and did a shirt with the dark. I also have a pack of the light but haven't tried those yet. I'm trying to make shirts for my 4 wheel drive club.
The dark shirt is showing thru the white. I have not washed it yet. Its acceptable but I'm worried about longevity.
another thing id like to note, the prints with my icc profile from cobra is really dull and its the same way..what gives..its like i have to choose between rgb and epson(some images are better looking with one or the other) this is on jpss and 3g
Even tho i got the Icc profile from cobraink as well ., I color calibrated the inks anyway with my Hardware and software i use. I feel i got much better results. And i even talked to Richard from Cobraink about it on the phone about having my calibrating kit. He said it would for sure make a difference. I have a monitor and Printer calibrator called a Spyder 5 studio kit by Datacolor.
And how i did it was .I printed on jpss,heat pressed the color swatches to a white t-sirt and the colors do come out different afterwards. From there i calibrated the new pressed images for better accuracy and i do the same for 3G opaque.
https://www.heattransferwarehouse.com/category/printable-heat-transfer-vinyl
used before I got my roland
Neenah heat transfer paper
Soft stretchable inkjet paper for light colored garments
Soft matte finish on garment
Natural long lasting colors
Recommended to be used with commercial use heat presses
For Cotton, Poly/cotton blends and polyester garments
Holds up to 25-30 washes( always held up longer)
Can be used in print and cut operation with vinyl cutters with optic eye
Monochrome Printers will not work (run way too hot and they don’t fuse at all)
Sheets of transfer paper to be used with desktop printers such as OKi, Samsung, Canon, Brother, and Epson
PRINTING
Create or select your design on your computer
Mirror the image for light garments
Load the paper so that the image will appear on the coated side of the paper (non-printed side)
Print the design and allow it to dry
Trim away the unprinted areas of the transfer if desired
TRANSFERING
Preheat the garment for a few seconds to remove wrinkles and moisture
Place the transfer on top of the garment with the image side down
Cover the entire image area with a teflon sheet if desired
Press with commerical heat press
15 to 20 seconds
375° F using heavy pressure
Peal paper while still hot
We recommend stretch the garment
WASHING INSTRUCTIONS
Leave finished item for at least 24 hours before washing
Turn garment inside out and wash in cold water using a mild detergent
ok so ive been slacking lol took me a few days to get a first wash in...the results are really bad..the dark transfers are really thick and multiple places where it looks like the ink has washed out..the paper/vinyl for lights also feels thick and already cracking..its so bad i didnt even take a pic but i will if anyone wants....im going to stick to my jpss and 3G, ive got a shirt i did with 3G that ive continously put thru the washer all month(15+ washes) and it still looks like the day i pressed it..as well as jpss white shirts that i wear personally
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