Cut a piece of cardboard, stick it inside the shirt, stretch the fabric over the board and pin it or tape it. Scan the picture and send it to a t-shirt printer. Or, get a pack of photo transfer paper and print it on multiple t-shirts. Photo transfer prints don't last long, but they're quick to make.
Transfer. Take the iron. And place it down on your design for 12 seconds. Repeat if needed acrossMoreTransfer. Take the iron. And place it down on your design for 12 seconds. Repeat if needed across your transfer to make sure you've covered the entire. Design you don't want any loose corners peeling.
Heat Transfer Vinyls are more forgiving and a normal home iron can be used, but on bigger designs you have to spend more time to make sure everything transfers well. Sublimation can be trickier with a home iron.
Steps Create your design transfer in any picture editing program or open a picture you wish to have on your shirt. Print the picture onto transfer paper. Trim the transfer paper as necessary. Place the T-shirt on a flat, hard surface like a table. Pre-heat a clothing iron. Iron out the creases in your shirt.
With transfer paper, you can print text and images on many types of fabric using little more than an iron. You don't even need a special printer. With inkjet transfer paper, all you need is an ordinary inkjet printer. If you have a laser printer, there is also laser transfer paper.
Four fingers down. We're lining up the center line that we made in our transfer with the center.MoreFour fingers down. We're lining up the center line that we made in our transfer with the center. Line on the press. That piece of tape. This line nice and straight four fingers.
Materials & Items Needed Scissors Printer heat transfer paper dark and light DARK FABRIC TRANSFER PAPER (this is a brand I have had good luck with) Iron Hard surface (table, board, desk) Cotton cloth (pillowcase, towel, or cloth) An item that you are adding transfer to
Heat Pressing Setting Heat Transfer Paper 300F at 20 seconds for dark colors and 350F at 30 seconds for light colors. Heat Transfer Vinyl - 320F at 15-20 seconds Cutting setting - Cardstock, Plain, Blade 2, Force 20, and speed 5 depending on how intricate your design is.
Cut a piece of cardboard, stick it inside the shirt, stretch the fabric over the board and pin it or tape it. Scan the picture and send it to a t-shirt printer. Or, get a pack of photo transfer paper and print it on multiple t-shirts. Photo transfer prints don't last long, but they're quick to make.
To print on T-Shirt transfer paper, follow the steps below. Load the T-Shirt transfer paper into your printer. If your printer has a rear tray, load the paper in there. Open the image that you want to print. Begin the printing process. You will need to specify that you are printing on T-Shirt transfer paper.