[Leadfoot]

Just realized my typo...meant Dimensions in the title.

I need some help with placement of a left and right chest print, no more than 4.5" each in length. I will be printing a name on one side and rank on the other. What is the dimensions of spacing from the sides and from the bottom of the collar? ALso, how far do I need to be moving the shirt toward me when progressing from adult small up to adult 5x?

The print location does not need to change from size to size correct? Just the distance from the bottom of the collar?

A diagram would be very helpful but a good description is fine also, thanks in advance!

 

[Leadfoot]

Anyone have an idea on this to help me out?

 

[mailman]

Chrissi, I have been trying to find an answer to this also, I found a chart on Embroidery tipsandmore.com, might help, Mark

 

[ScreenFoo]

I think most prints I see (and print) somewhere between 3.5 and 4 inches from the centerline. I offset larger (2x-5x) sizes to the outside, because the people they are going on are larger--you don't want it to look like a very bad center print. Depending on the style of shirt and the height of the print, I usually try to put it somewhere between centered in relation to the sleeve, to about two thirds down. All bets are off with 'unusual' shirts though.

 

[mailman]

Thanks Tyson,I guess its one of those things that come with practice. Thanks again, Mark

 

[ScreenFoo]

I'd hate to post a 'chart', because there will always be exceptions to the rule, and I think most of the goofy drops I've seen on shirts were because of such devices...

The subject reminds me of back when I worked the sign shops--one of the guys installed vinyl on a company truck--with a level. Now, this may be standard practice, but it will never look right if there are visual cues on the truck that aren't quite level--trim, contours, etc, so you have to tape it up and look at it to see if it "looks right". The funny thing was, he did it in an area of the parking lot that wasn't level.

If you're worried about a shirt, try taping your positive on it where you think it will look good--then hold it up, or try it on, or have someone else try it on--if I'm not sure about a placement, that's what I do.

 

[mailman]

Thanks Tyson

 

[Suguitan]

spread a T-shirt out, flat. Find where the collar meets the shoulder seem, point A, then find point B, which is approx 3/4 down the sleeve seem (the one connecting the actual sleeve to the body of the shirt). From the point on the sleeve, move finger toward the middle of the shirt in a straight line, and from the point on the collar/shoulder seem, move your finger downward in a straight line. where those two lines intersect, should mark the center point of the image that will be printed.

 

[AnthonyF]

Try this, as an experiment: take a shirt to your heat press, grab it by the underside of the armpits and let the collar fold forward. You should have a fold from armpit to armpit. Now fold it the other way, bringing the armpits together. Lay it on the heatpress and press the folds in. When you open it you will have a vertical line down the middle and a horizontal line from armpit to armpit. Find the midpoint between the vertical line and the armpit and mark it with chalk. This should be approximately the center of your crest design. Do this with a shirt that is your size. Cut out the crest in paper and tape it in place. Put on the shirt and see how it looks. All of this is plus or minus, but I arrived at this by working with a pocket t and seeing where the pocket lands. Whenever I do a crest this way it looks wrong to me on the press, but right when someone is wearing the shirt. So I've stopped thinking about it when I press it. Obviously I'm not suggesting you fold every shirt you do- nobody's got time for that. But it's a way to locate the position on a shirt.