The Basics |
| With every order you will get complete application instructions that tell you the correct temperature, time and pressure settings for your heat press. There are many different types of transfers so it is important that you follow the instructions provided with the order. |
Positioning |
| If you are new, this may be your biggest concern. Where do I put it? Although there are those that use centering tools for measurement, this is an area where personal preference comes into play. And unless you are way off, it is hard to do it wrong. Nobody has the perfect body, so slight imperfections are hard to detect! |
Full Front |
Most full front designs will need to be centered on your shirt. Many shirts have a print line, a vertical line in the shirt that is the vertical center. Or you can use the tag which should be centered. For the horizontal center use the bottom of the arm seams and picture a line across. This will be your horizontal center.
Transfer Express transfers are on a grid paper and are centered on the page, so find the center of your sheet and line it up! |
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Left Chest |
| This is the hardest area to visibly see position. A common mistake is to place it too close to the edge of the shirt and when worn this is under the arm area. Your vertical center is the line down from the seam where the neck and sleeve meet. To measure horizontally, use the same line from bottom of arm seam to arm seam, but most left chest prints will sit on this line. If it is a particularly tall print, you may want to bring it down slightly. |
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Golf Shirts |
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The position on a golf shirt is the same as the left chest print, but you will need to raise the print area so that the buttons do not cause a pressure problem. This can be done with a mouse pad or print perfect pad from Stahls’. |
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Long Sleeves |
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Short Sleeves |
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Most long sleeve shirts come with a fold line along the length of the sleeve. Place the edge of your sleeve print as close to that fold as possible and press. Although not a perfect center, the print will look good when worn. |
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 Short sleeve shirts also come with a fold. This will be your vertical center. The easiest way to apply is using a cap press. Just put the sleeve on the press, center the transfer on the fold and press. If you don’t have a cap press, you will need to use a mouse pad or print perfect pad (from Stahls’) under the print area so the seam on the reverse side is not a problem. |
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Legs |
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Use the fold line of your sweatpant and position the transfer as close to this line as possible. Again, although not the perfect center, when worn it will look properly positioned. The position on the leg is a personal choice - hip to knee, knee to ankle, etc. Talk to your customer to see where they would like it. |
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Split Fronts |
Split front application is easy with Easy Prints® which are printed on special grid release paper.
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1. To apply, cut your print where you would like the split.
2. Position both halves on the shirt using the grid for perfect alignment.
3. Press both halves and peel only the half on the side with the button holes. This side is complete.
4. Now unbutton the shirt and open it so that only the side with the button is left on the platen with the transfer still in place.
5. Press this half again and peel.
Your split front shirt is ready to wear! |
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