Bammer.
I had a Custom order this week, for a Kids, Shirt, I normally only do adults so I went to Wally world knowing they carry tagless tees,
I got a Hanes ultra soft, tagless, Made in Honduras.
It was very soft, Now here is somthing weird, I could not get a transfer to go into the garment, being a kid shirt with print on front and back, i needed to sleeve the back after printing the front, and by sleeveing it I was streching it, I think that was my problem, I had it to streched out and the transfer would not stick, now this is the first time, this has happened to me. I made a 2nd tee, without stretching and it was great. hummmm this tee was made in Honduras.
Something to think about.

Sandy Jo

 

I had it to streched out and the transfer would not stick, now this is the first time, this has happened to me. I made a 2nd tee, without stretching and it was great.

Are suggesting that these type of tees should not be used for heat transfers?

 

hey bammer,
Nope what I am suggesting for my use, is to not to do front and back designs on very small items that i put on my press like a sleeve. cuz this type of tee, it stretched the fiber so much while pressing it could not go into the garment.
think of a sponge sqeezed tight, no way is there water going in there. only in the relaxed state of the sponge can it suck up water,
Fiber is the same.
Thanks for asking
Sandy Jo

 

Okay, it sounds like you are looking good and having fun in Texas!

If you are using pigment ink, you can use 100% cotton to 50/50 cotton/poly blend fabric content and anything in between. A blend of 90 cotton and 10 poly falls within that mix. The thing is, pigment ink and heat transfer papers adhere to cotton material, not poly, so that is why you need a good amount of cotton.

The other process, sublimination dye, or dye sub, adheres to polyester material, not cotton, so there you need a pure, or high, poly count for the dye to dye the fabric.

As long as there isn't extreme stretching during a press, Bammer, your shirt blend of 90/10 cotton poly should be fine. Have a nice rest of the weekend, guys.