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Hi All,
Before I start - I have read just enough to know that heat press is "the best" (significantly) over using a home iron. However, bear with me and just pretend you absolutely can't get a heat press and have to use a home iron.
What's the biggest difference between using a home iron and a heat press? Is the softness of the hand markedly different (assuming the same paper, inks, etc.)? I have been using store bought paper with a home iron and the results are well...erm...they suck, basically! Either the designs crack and peel, or they have a very stiff hand, or both.
I'm trying to work out if using a heat press with the same paper would yield better results or using better paper with the same iron would yield better results or...?
Basically, what I guess I'm asking is - if I get a higher quality paper, will I see a substantial difference still using the home iron method?
Cheers,
Kath
Before I start - I have read just enough to know that heat press is "the best" (significantly) over using a home iron. However, bear with me and just pretend you absolutely can't get a heat press and have to use a home iron.
What's the biggest difference between using a home iron and a heat press? Is the softness of the hand markedly different (assuming the same paper, inks, etc.)? I have been using store bought paper with a home iron and the results are well...erm...they suck, basically! Either the designs crack and peel, or they have a very stiff hand, or both.
I'm trying to work out if using a heat press with the same paper would yield better results or using better paper with the same iron would yield better results or...?
Basically, what I guess I'm asking is - if I get a higher quality paper, will I see a substantial difference still using the home iron method?
Cheers,
Kath