Express Your Views- New Tea Party Transfers
Feb/100
Whatever your political views, we can make a custom transfer that will share your message. We have created some new layouts for the Tea Party movement but if you don’t share these views the words can be replaced to best fit your message. See all of our political transfer ideas in the election section of our Idea Book™. Just choose a layout, change the clip art and text and let us know the size and colors! If you order your one color print by 11 AM EST, it ships the same day, and multi-color prints take just 2 days. Plus your transfers will arrive anywhere in the continental US in 2 working days with our exclusive Speedy Air, 2 day air shipping for the price of ground!
What is Clip Art?
Feb/100
Clip art for customizing Easy Prints® layout
Clip art is ready made art that can be used to create your custom transfers. At Transfer Express, we offer thousands of clip art to help create your custom print ready to apply to your apparel.
The clip art is categorized online and in the Idea Book™. We offer general shapes, mascots, animals, occupations, and sports to name a few of the categories. To find what you are looking for use our clip art search. To find the best results in our search, enter the simplest part of the description you would call the clip art you are looking for. Example: Search for “glasses” instead of sun “glasses” or “bee” instead of “bumble bee”.
Our clip art can be added to an Easy Prints® layout, with text or used alone. It can ordered in just one color or as many colors as you like. If using just one color, what you see in black will be the color you select. If you want to add colors, just let us know what colors are needed and where they should be placed. To order clip art alone – use the layout QAL-CLIP when ordering online.
With thousands of clip art choices, any layout can be made custom for your specific need. The choices are endless….
Don’t forget about selling those St. Patrick’s Day shirts. We have shamrock clip art too!
What is Clip Art?Faux Rhinestone Transfers Add Bling to Your Custom Prints
Feb/100
Rhinestones are hot, but finding someone to do custom printed rhinestone transfers is difficult, and the cost is high. For your budget-minded customer, we offer an alternative, “Faux Rhinestone”. Faux Rhinestone is not actual rhinestones, but rather a screen printed transfer created with a dot pattern and glitter ink to give the effect of rhinestone. We offer several transfer designs from cheerleading to basketball to give your customer some “Bling!” Just choose a layout, let us know what you would like it to say and choose one or more of our glitter ink colors—Silver, Gold, Red, Blue or Green. We have free samples of faux rhinestone available if you would like to see it before you order, just give us a call!
Faux Rhinestone t-shirt designs
Custom Plastisol Transfers for Fundraisers
Jan/100
Even though the winter is not the peak season for fundraisers, many organizations still hold events to raise money for their cause. To assist our Dealers in creating custom designs for their customer’s fundraisers we have added several clip art to make ordering these designs fast and easy. Over the past year we have added stock Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbons, as well as the clip art that can be added to any Easy Prints® layout. Also added for the 2010 year is a puzzle piece clip art that can be used for Autism Awareness t shirts.
Transfer Express® also carries several other organization clip art for use in Easy Prints® layouts, however are not shown in the Idea Book™ or online. Since these logos are copyrighted by each specific organization, when ordering, our Dealers need a statement of permission to print the logo. Permission can be faxed to our Dealer Services Department at 800-833-3877 when ordering.
The most current earthquake in Haiti has caused an outpouring of generosity across the United States. Thousands of groups are holding fundraisers to raise money to donate to the victims and t shirts are a great way to show support. Easy Prints® layouts can be easily customized with text and clip art to coincide with the Haitian Relief efforts.
Examples of clip art that can be used to support the Haitian Relief efforts include:
And use text such as:
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Creating Custom T-shirt Designs for Mardi Gras!
Jan/100
Capture the essence of the Mardi Gras celebration by creating colorful garments using Easy Prints® layouts and clip arts. Within the collection of Easy Prints® layouts there are hundreds that can be transformed with colors, clip arts, and text for Mardi Gras festivals and events around the country.
Tips:
- Use fun text such as: Adelaide, Curlz, Chalk, Homeward Bound, Slam & Spirit
- Brighten up the print with colors such as Turquoise, Purple, & Metallic Gold
- Incorporate clip arts that are symbols for the festivities.
Mask – x5d-23
Beads – x17a-686
Fleur de Leis- x6l-31, x17a-729
Confetti – x17b-22
Music – saxophones, music notes, etc. (several options on page 72 of the 2010 Idea Book)
Below are several examples of what can be done to customize Easy Prints® layouts out of the Idea Book™ and online at TransferExpress.com. Once you have your design customized, call our Dealer Services Department to place your custom screen printed transfer order. Your one color order will ship the next business day and your 2 color design will ship in 2 days! Just in time for the Mardi Gras celebrations!
Mardi Gras T-shirt Designs
Screen Printed Number Sale – 15% Off in January
Jan/100
Stock up now and save on our Easy Prints® screen printed transfer numbers! All number sizes, styles and colors are on sale, 15% off, this month only. This includes the best selling athletic block, Champ numbers, as well as the new styles like In the Paint. Purchase 5 packs or save even more with the economical Express Packs and larger kits. This is a great time to get ready for spring sports and order kits in the white and black numbers you know you will use as well as team colors. Easy Prints® screen printed numbers apply in just 4 seconds, even multi-color numbers. And there with our easy alignment paper, there is no need to buy expensive pre-spaced number sets—just touch the paper and your double digit number is perfectly aligned. Easy Prints® numbers are in stock and ship the same day when ordered by 3:00 EST. Also included in this sale are Peel N’ Press Letters that are great for on-the-spot personalization.
Screen Printed Transfer Numbers
Ink Formula Focus: Polytrans Screen Printed Transfers
Dec/090
Polytrans is another one of those types of transfers that we can say has been around since the start. It’s confusing to most because of its’ similarities to Goof Proof® but Polytrans does have its’ own advantages and is quite a simple transfer type to explain.
The secret to the ink formula for Polytrans is simple; it’s the Goof Proof® formula…shhh! Well no, it’s not a secret, just not well known but let’s change that. To start, it’s actually screen printed, with the same ink used by screen printers, plastisol ink. Printed onto a release paper, the ink receives an adhesive additive to make it easy to apply with a heat press. So this is the exact description of how a Goof Proof® transfer is printed. So what’s the difference?
Polytrans is all about how it is applied with the heat press. We mean the amount of time and temperature that is set on your heat press. On the instructions you will see that Polytrans is heated at 340 degrees for 10 seconds. This is different than Goof Proof® that is applied at 365 degrees for 4 seconds. Same formula, different time and temperature. That’s it! The lower temperature.
Use Polytrans if:
- Dark ink color is under a lighter ink color. (So the heat doesn’t smush them together)
- You’d like a softer feel than Goof Proof® but still a durable athletic feel
- Your apparel requires a lower temperature for when heat applying transfers etc.
- Test the difference between Goof Proof® and Polytrans, your heat press may have better results at the lower temperature and longer time.
So test a sample of this transfer type, or just grab what you know as a Goof Proof® sample and apply it using the 340 degrees for 10 seconds settings.
Ink Formula Focus: Polytrans Screen Printed TransfersInk Formula Focus: Hot Split Screen Printed Transfers
Dec/090
QAL-262 - Burgundy & White
The Hot Split ink formula has been around since the start of Transfer Express and has grown to a very popular formula used by many of our dealers. It’s our softest feel and lightest transfer when applied to apparel so you can see why it is used by so many.
To get down to the characteristics of the ink formula itself, a Hot Split transfer is screen printed using plastisol ink. Just like it’s counterpart Goof Proof® it is literally screen printed onto a release paper that allows it to peel “like butter” when applied with a heat press. It “splits” from the paper when peeled “hot”. Hence the name! It’s a simple product, (ink on paper) but it packs a punch in its qualities.
So try out a sample of Hot Split if you haven’t already and see why we call it our softest feel transfer.
Ink Formula Focus: Hot Split Screen Printed TransfersTransfers applied to Short Sleeves
Dec/090
Sleeve prints are something not thought of often when using transfers. Whether it’s because of the seam under the sleeve, the tools needed, or whether because you just never thought of it, pressing sleeves is thought of being a hassle…but it can be done. It might take slightly more time but here’s a few tips to help you earn profit from adding small sleeve prints to your next screen printed transfer order.
1) A mouse pad or Print Perfect Pad from Stahls’ ID Direct: These can easily be cut down to fit inside a sleeve and create a firm, flat surface…free of seams. No more seeing the seam through the ink!
2) When using an insert like the ones described above, don’t forget to adjust the pressure. Using a sleeve insert will make the press put more pressure than needed. Loosen up the pressure to a Medium to Firm pressure.
3) Do not use a pillow! A pillow used with screen printed or digital transfers from Transfer Express® will cause inconsistencies with pressure. Not having the pressure over the entire print at the same time will cause the transfer not adhering properly to the fabric.
4) The BEST WAY to apply a heat print transfer to a short sleeve shirt is to use a cap press! Cap presses, like the Stahls® Hotronix cap press below, are curved which helps “dress” the lower platen with the sleeve. Doing this keeps the bottom seam away from the print.
5) Gang sheets creates profit!: Using the transfer sheet to its maximum potential you can really add on profits to your sales. Offer the customer their logo or school mascot to the sleeve. See gang sheet pricing on the Easy Prints® Pricing grids in the Dealer Guide.
As always, ask a Dealer Services Representative at Transfer Express® about pressing on sleeves or about gang sheets if you have any questions.
Transfers applied to Short SleevesPrinting Large Leg Plastisol Transfers
Nov/090
Putting a print all the way down a leg, from hip to ankle, is easy with our large leg plastisol transfers. These prints are made to be applied in two applications, so they can be up to 28” long. Order any of our leg layouts and choose the large leg option which is 24” or use other to go up to 28” long. Your print will be printed on the sheet with ease of application in mind. Just cut the paper down the center. Apply the top half, slide the paper down, and position the second half, as easy as aligning the paper. Press and peel the paper from both halves. Your large leg is ready to be worn.
Here is a video that shows a custom screen printed large leg transfer being applied to sweatpants.
Large leg transfer - Using Easy Prints® layout QLG-2
