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I am just starting out making inkjet heat transfer T shirts. Here’s my story, feel free to LOL.
I have some designs that I’m donating to a fundraising project. We made a gallery with an online vanity press site but of course that brings in very little $$ so I decided to try to make T shirts myself. I started out with Avery 8.5 X 11 transfers for light color shirts, 100% cotton and my iron. I have made about 30 shirts so far. My arm is sore. Because they are so plastic-feeling I figured I should try washing a few – you see where this is going, right? The transfer is still sticking well, not peeling but is cracking badly. So I ordered a Stahl Mighty-Lite on ebay and I’m hoping it arrives well before my deadline. Also ordered some TransJet II papers and a teflon sheet. My current question – can I repress the ironed-on shirts with the heat press and fix them? I tried ironing over a washed shirt and the transfer smoothes out again so I have hope. Suggestions for temperature and pressure on the re-do’s? Any advice appreciated.
I have some designs that I’m donating to a fundraising project. We made a gallery with an online vanity press site but of course that brings in very little $$ so I decided to try to make T shirts myself. I started out with Avery 8.5 X 11 transfers for light color shirts, 100% cotton and my iron. I have made about 30 shirts so far. My arm is sore. Because they are so plastic-feeling I figured I should try washing a few – you see where this is going, right? The transfer is still sticking well, not peeling but is cracking badly. So I ordered a Stahl Mighty-Lite on ebay and I’m hoping it arrives well before my deadline. Also ordered some TransJet II papers and a teflon sheet. My current question – can I repress the ironed-on shirts with the heat press and fix them? I tried ironing over a washed shirt and the transfer smoothes out again so I have hope. Suggestions for temperature and pressure on the re-do’s? Any advice appreciated.