[firedude]

Ok, im just getting into this, and it looks like heat transfer is the way im going to go. Let me know if I have this right. You create a design, you either print it out or have somebody print it out on transfer paper, use a heat press and apply the design to a piece of apparel. Does the transfer only work once? example 100 shirts of the same logo= 100 transfers printed out? I assume there are printers you can buy to print the images yourself and then transfer them. By looking at the gallerys I dont see any major problems with transfers. Let me know if I am on the right track with this. Thanks
Brad

 

[csw]

Re: questions

Each transfer can be used one time. 100 shirts would require 100 transfers. Transfers can be ganged up on the sheet and cut down if your print image is small like a chest logo etc. Basically you are taking the ink off the paper and applying it to the fabric.

Two basic options for transfers:

Plastisol Transfers are screen printed onto a special paper and then pressed onto the garment with a heat press.

You can also purchase special papers to run through certain inkjet and laser printers that can then be pressed onto a garment with a heat press.

 

[proworlded]

Re: questions

Brad. You are on the right track. One transfer, one print.

 

[ntr]

Re: questions

OK...i know this a bit old, but i really need to get the basics. I have an Epson Stylus setup for dye sub printing, and a heat press. I have been doing prints for half a year, just following advice from another dye sub printer. I really missed some basics about the whole process though, and need to repeat a "printing grade"!

Do i need to replace the inks used for dye sub transfer to create transfers, and then I can use my heat press to press onto cotton shirts? I am getting more requests for prints on to colour shirts.

thanks!

 

[keithh]

firedude,

If you are wanting to try out transfers for your business, BUY A GOOD HEAT PRESS!! The best are clamshell presses that are pneumatic. These hook up to a compressor and provide an accurate pressure which is key if you are wanting to press transfers. Once you have a good press then request some sample packs from different vendors. This will allow you to press their transfers to fine tune your press. Good luck!

 

[Fenrir]

Yes, you will need to switch to pigmented inks if you want to make transfers for cotton shirts. You will not get the same feel from transfers for colored shirts. While you can use JPSS "clear" transfer paper (which has a light "feel" to it) on white or very light shirts, any moderately saturated colors will require you to use an opaque white transfer paper for "dark" fabrics, which is thick and heavy, like a sticker on the shirt.