 So many possibilities! Start your own brand or clothing shop! or make the perfect customized gift!
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Now
you can make your own images and transfer them to many fabrics with most
common ink jet printers. Transfer images and photos to t-shirts, sweatshirts,
hats, mouse pads, curtains, and many other cotton and cotton/polyester
garments.
Start your own brand, your own shop, your own fashion, your own designs! If you are a business, print customised uniforms for your staff and yourself, make personalised towels in restaurants, even table cloths, or give that special someone a personalised gift to show you really care!
General Product Information
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Transparent Transfer Paper is More Suited
for Light Coloured fabrics! (see diagram below)
A bit of History: Industrial
type iron-on transfer consists of an image printed in reverse (i.e. mirrored)
and applied to a piece of high release paper. The image is usually printed
onto the paper with plastisol inks which have the characteristics of being
flexible enough for stretching and durable enough for wearability. The
transfer is typically used for decorative purposes and applied to garments,
mugs, mouse pads, and other surfaces. The image is applied to these items
using a heat press machine or home iron which uses high temperature (typically
385 degrees Fahrenheit) and pressure to transfer the ink from the paper
to the garment. The process of transferring an image from the paper to
the garment typically takes typically 8-12 seconds and does not require
a drying or curing process once applied. Transfers are available in a
variety of sizes, processes, and colours. Most transfers produced today
are known as hot split transfers where the ink splits between the transfer
paper and garment when heated.
Today: Improvements in technology allow this transfer paper to be used with your
home iron and home printer without the need for special inks or machines. Ink goes onto the transfer paper, the transfer paper then merges with the ink during the heating(ironing) process and melts away from the paper backing onto the fabric is is right next to, somewhat like superglue goes onto to paper, which then hardens shortly after. There are a variety of iron-on transfer papers available today which you
can print on using your computer printer. The 3 most popular iron-on transfer
papers available are: colour laser copy (CLC), thermal, and inkjet paper.
The CLC paper must be used with a colour laser copier such as a Cannon
Colour Laser Copier System. Thermal paper is intended for thermal printers
such as those produced by Fargo. The latest transfer paper to hit the
market is inkjet paper which is what we are offering in this auction.
Can
I Print Transfers on Any Colour Garment or Surface?
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The transfer paper needs fibres, micro fibres or micro grooves that most types of fabric have. This is because the transfer paper needs to melt into such grooves/fibres to cling to the fabric and secure itself. Look under a magnifying glass at your intended transfer's destination. If the surface doesn't have these grooves or fibres, the transfer paper can't cling to it and chances are it won't stick well, if at all. It might work with certain wood materials or cardboard and paper decor with microfibres (tissue paper worked very well), but we cannot confirm it due to the varying manufactured textures of such wood / fabric items.
You wouldn't want to use it with any fabric that it not meant
to be ironed on, like some plastics that will melt . Basically don't use
it with any fabric or material with a "DO NOT IRON" warning
on it, or any fabric that will melt or get damaged at the high temperatures
of the iron. We advise that you experiment for yourself to prevent damaging
your garments.
The Transparent transfers dry 'nearly' transparent/clear, letting light through to reflect off your background fabric .
Normally, you cannot print a visible image on black paper with your coloured printer ink as nothing usually appears since the paper absorbs the light, so the
same applies with these transfers. eg: if you've tried printing on a black
sheet of paper using an inkjet printer, you won't see much. The same goes
for the transparent T-shirt transfer paper.. The resulting transfer may be partially visible, or may stand out in undesirable ways. As such, we don't recommend transparent grade sheets for dark fabrics. Unofficially, you can try using correction
tape or white paint to provide a white background prior to printing, but
we don't know if that will work and we can make no recommendations. Feel
free to experiment around. Since they dry clear, this transfer is intended
to be printed on light colour (i.e. white, ash, yellow, light blue) garments
only.
Light (or light reflective) coloured garments can be of any colour as
long as they reflect some degree of light. Once again, due to the variability
, we recommend you to try a test sample first before wasting a large sheet
of paper. We recommend you purchase opaque transfer paper instead if you wish to transfer images to a black or dark fabric.
Which transfer paper is right for me? Opaque [OP] or Transparent [T] ?
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We currently have 2 versions of Transfer paper on auction to suit particular needs.
This auction is for the Transparent [T] version only.
This auction is for 10 sheets of Transparent[T] Transfer Paper. This transparent transfer paper; comes in 5 sheets of Transparent matte and 5 sheets of Transparent slight gloss, which means you get 5 sheets that results in a slightly glossy finish and 5 sheets that results in a full matte finish. Both are 'transparent' grade. You can use either type for your fabrics depending on the style of results you want.
Matte textured transfer paper is preferable if you require your result to be shine free for non shiny fabrics like cotton. It helps to use the slight gloss paper when using it with certain fabrics such as some forms of silk, nylon, polyester or composite fabrics etc that are smooth and reflect a little light; or if you want images to be smooth. Because of the varying nature of fabrics used in projects, we have included both types in this auction.
Are transparent transfer papers really transparent?
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It depends on how you see it. For example; When water (transparent) condenses on a car windscreen (transparent) in daylight the multiple water droplets appears foggy (The average colour of your background lighting affects the colour just as snow changes colour based on the ambient light)
In transfer paper, this light difraction mechanism can be caused by the micro texture of the fabric, which can shape the transfer's surface on the microscale to diffract light causing foggy effect, just like fog on the windscreen, despite being relatively transparent. This and other reasons associated with the chemicals involved mean that these transfers (and pretty much most or all other transfers on the market) won't appear crystal clear, especially on some dark or very dark / black fabrics after the transfer process - This is usually not a problem at all for light coloured fabrics as light diffraction may be a good or bad thing depending on your application. This is why why we only recommend these for light fabrics and not for dark coloured fabrics.
Using Transfers Compared to Direct Printed Garments
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With the improvements in technology used to produce transfers, it is virtually
impossible to tell the difference between a garment printed directly with
a screen printing press and one printed using an iron-on transfer. In
most cases, the iron-on transfer has a soft feel (or hand as we say in
the industry) and is as durable.
The
advantage to using transfers lies in your ability to run your business
with limited inventory. Because you don’t typically print the shirt
until it’s sold, you can offer hundreds (even thousands) of designs
to your customers just by keeping minimal stock of the transfers which
cost considerably less than a pre-printed shirt.
Imagine
if you wanted to offer 300 different shirts to your customers. If you
carried pre-printed garments, you would have to inventory each design
in a minimum of four sizes and keep on hand at least 2-3 pieces of every
size. That amounts to inventorying over 3600 shirts. For most small business,
this is not realistic. To carry the same 300 designs using transfers you
would only have to inventory four sizes of blank garments and 2-3 pieces
of each design. This is a more realistic scenario for most small business
owners.
Preparing gifts using transfer papers at home can also be more feasible and cost effective for creating that special gift for someone, unless of course you want to get them a lifetime supply of t shirts. .
Durability when Washing
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You might be wondering how in the world water soluble ink can survive the washing machine. The transfer paper material when heated, melts a little and forms a sort of protective barrier around the ink, forming a coating or barrier much in the same way you laminate a business card or certificate to waterproof it. And for the very little remaining ink that doesn't get waterproofed, it generally washes off with no issues. So some fading may or may not occur depending on how ink saturated your final product it. But generally, quite a lot of ink will remain permanently embedded in the waterproof material of the Transfer paper.
Special care is normally not needed to wash a garment printed with a transfer
since it has the same characteristics as a pre-printed or direct printed
shirt. However, we recommend washing the garment inside-out and in cold
water to prevent the cotton fibres from peeling away from the garment.
It is normally the cotton fibres peeling away which cause fading in a
printed shirt regardless of whether it was printed with a transfer or
directly printed.
We
suggest you wait at least 6 hours before attempting to wash fabric with
a new transfer on it. Again, the instructions are further below.
How does a transfer feel when printed?
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It is soft. Transfers normally have the same textures and feel as a pre-printed
garment. It you have used hemming web before, it feels like that, except
it is smooth. It is not so rigid, and will bend easily with the cloth
with similar flexibility as a piece of rubber / sticky tape.
Can a transfer be reused?
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No, it is not a stamp pad. It is like a sticker : once applied to a garment, mug, cap, or other
surface, the transfer cannot be reapplied again. However, you can use the waxed backing of the transfer paper for future transfers.
Can I Customize, Add, or Change an Existing Transfer?
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You cannot alter the image of a transfer already adhered to the transfer paper. However, you can accessorize transfers with lettering,
other transfers, or with custom transfers produced on a computer after
you press your transfer onto the garment.
What Equipment Do I Need to Make a Transfer?
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1. You need something that sprays or puts ink or paint onto the paper. In reality, almost all inkjets printers, crayons and coloured permanent markers work fine, possibly even certain types of paint..
All inkjets do is spray ink regardless of how they do it, so
it probably doesn't matter what model or brand of printer or marker you use, as it doesn't ruin the paper by twisting it, burning
it, tearing it, or coating it with weird powder etc....
2.
You need a heat transfer device: It should be flat and should be able to get very hot (around 180 Degrees Celsius). All transfers that we sell can be applied with a
professional heat press machine or with a home iron. Theoretically, you can even use a hair iron or a frying pan that is still hot, but that is up to your level of skill). Instructions are
further below.
What software and printer do i need to use it?
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Software: You don't need software as you can draw directly on the transfer paper using paint, soft pens and markers etc... However, unless you are a superb artist, you will probably need an inkjet printer
for printing accurate detailed designs. Any software that can print will do fine. We
recommend software that is able to print a mirrored image as well as give
you the ability to create view or modify graphics. Examples of software programs on the market are
Microsoft Paint (Comes with windows operating systems), Open Office, Microsoft Office (Word, Microsoft PowerPoint etc)Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe PhotoShop, Hanes T-Shirt Maker, Ulead Photoimpact,
Corel Draw, etc... The paper doesn't know which software
you use and it doesn't care what software you use, so in
regards to software, basically you can print using any software. You can
even use an inkjet photocopier!
Printer: This paper can be used with most inkjet or bubble
jet printers such as those manufactured by Canon and Hewlett Packard, Lexmark etc...
Keep in mind, you must use a printer which sprays ink onto the paper (and not toner). Using laser printers on this type of paper is not recommended as it may ruin your printer by melting the transfer paper onto the printer's heating roller. We do sell laser transfers for use with laser printers at our other auctions from time to time.
Just
keep in mind, unlike opaque transfer paper, whatever is printed on transparent transfer paper WILL appear reversed like
a mirror after you iron it on.
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