Custom Transfer Cost Saving Tip – Using Gang Sheets
Oct/110
A customer recently emailed us wanting a quote for 3 different prints for baby onsies all using the same plastisol ink color. They needed 60 of each and wanted to know the best way to order. The answer – gang sheets!
It took a few emails back and forth for them to understand that even though they had 3 different designs, you save a ton of money by doing just one order with all three images on the same sheet.
The customer thought they could fit 6 on a sheet and was going to do 3 orders of 10 each. By doing this, it would have cost 10 x $5.09 = $50.90 x 3 = $152.70.
Instead, we suggested they put all three designs on one gang sheet (to create a gang sheet, all images must fit within an 11.25” x 14” area, and use the same ink color). We were actually able to fit 9 on a sheet, 3 of each design and by doing just one order of 20 sheets, they did get 60 of each image for $60.20 (20 sheets x $3.01/sheet)—a cost savings of $92.50. The 180 baby shirts were custom printed using screen printed transfers for just 33¢ each!
Using a gang sheet for multiple images for custom screen printed transfers will help save money
Custom Transfers with Bling – Metallic, Glitter or Foil?
Aug/110
Is your customer looking to brighten the look of their printed apparel? If so, there are three different custom transfer options available.
The most durable and least expensive is our Goof Proof® in metallic silver ink. Plastisol, screen printed metallic ink transfers do have flecks of metal for some sparkle, but it is the most subtle “bling” of the three. It is the best choice for athletic or school items that need to be durable for constant wear.
The second option is glitter. This has a lot of shine and is probably preferred by females. It is still very durable since it is a screen printed ink. Cheer and dance teams seem to love the glitter as it meets both needs – it adds sparkle and is still durable.
The third option is foil. This is actually a 2 step process as you need both a transfer and the foil product to put over it. This is the look desirable for fashion items and is great because you can choose to foil just a portion of the print giving a 2 texture look at just a 1 color price. However, this is the least durable of the three but by using it with the metallic silver ink, in time if the foil does flake off, you still have a very durable metallic silver print on the shirt.
Metallic ink, glitter ink and heat transfer foil options for when you want to add bling to your screen printed apparel
We Can Print Custom Transfers in Any Color!
Aug/110
A customer orders a custom printed shirt but they want the ink color to match an outfit they have—so what do you do?
Answer: No Problem! Our screen printed transfers ink colors can be mixed to match any color you desire.
We stock 63 ink colors (plastisol). But if you don’t see what you need, we can always do a color match to the desired color for a small color match fee. You can either provide us a Pantone® color (Pantone® is a standardized system for colors, often called PMS or Pantone Matching System) or send us an item that you want matched.
Use Transfer Express' Easy Prints® Color Selector to choose ink colors for screen printed transfers.
If you want to see what colors we stock, we offer an approximated online color chart (there is some variance due to the variance in colors on computer monitors), a list of the Pantone corresponding numbers that can be used if you own a Pantone chart, or a color selector specific to Transfer Express can be ordered.
Resizing Customers’ Artwork for Transfers
Jul/110
Many of our dealers have customers that come in with artwork from a business card or some sort of flyer and want the logo turned into a t-shirt. This can be confusing when the artwork is a different size than needed on the t shirt. How do you go about doing this? Transfer Express offers many tools to our dealers online. The Image Resizer tool and the Gang Sheet Calculator tool are two that are offered that will help you in this scenario.
For an example, Betty’s Cleaning Service brings you her business card with her logo on it. She wants the design as a heart size on t-shirts made from her logo and wants to know how much they will be. To give her pricing, you will have to measure her logo on the business card and determine the dimensions of that logo at a larger heart size. Then you will need to determine how many of this image will fit on a transfer gang sheet in order to price the transfers and eventually the total cost of her order.
So let’s get started. First, measure her logo to find out the current dimensions. The more precise you can measure the better. You have determined that her logo is 1.5” wide x 1.625” tall.
Measure the art as precisely as you can.
Next, go online to the Transfer Express website and log in with your Dealer ID and password. Click on the ‘Image Resizer’ in the Tools area of the left navigation bar.
Type in the 2 dimensions you calculated for the fields in the ‘Size of the art you have’ portion of the calculator. Since Betty wants her logo to be heart size, use 4.5” for the larger of the 2 dimensions (in this case, the 1.625”) for the ‘Size to be printed’ portion of the calculator.
Image Resizer tool free for Transfer Express dealers
After you have typed in the 3 numbers, click the ‘Calculate/Resize’ button to get the other dimension needed. Because of the size of this particular image, it will be able to be ganged on a transfer sheet. Click the ‘Gang Sheet’ button to see how many will fit per sheet. It shows you that at heart size, 6 of this image will fit on one sheet.
Gang Sheet Image Calculator free for Transfer Express dealers
Betty determines that she will need 85 shirts total. With 6 images per sheet, you will need 15 gang sheets. From there you can finish out the pricing by checking the price of the sheets based on the number of colors she wants and then adding in the price of your materials, time, etc.
These are just a few of the very helpful tools we offer for free to all Transfer Express Dealers!
Celebrate Your Patriotism And Your Independence From Boring Transfers! – Today is “Decoration Day” with our new product, Transfer Extreme!
May/110
Transfer Extreme™ Layout USA-7
STAHLS’ Transfer Express® is well-known throughout the industry as being the industry leader in providing its customers with custom transfers. We set the bar with our one-day shipping of our Easy Prints® screen-printed transfers using our Idea Book™ catalog of thousands of available designs, layouts, and clipart. We’re also established as an innovative company, constantly employing new technologies and adding new products to our ever-expanding collection. Most recently, this has included CAD-PRINTZ™ digital transfers, Foil, Glow-In-The-Dark, and non-apparel Banners, Stickers, Wall Graphics, and Window Clings.
Today, we are proud to announce the introduction of our newest product. Transfer Extreme™ is a transfer that is screen-printed with plastisol inks using an inventive simulated 4-color printing process. The end result gives your customer a beautifully screen-printed graphic, allowing for extremely intricate designs and vibrant colors. The image quality is very comparable to that of digital transfers, but with the much softer hand of screen-printing.
Other transfer companies offering similar products are forced to deliver you a very hard, heavy graphic in order to deliver similar image quality. Or, they have to sacrifice the quality in order to provide a softer hand. Transfer Extreme provides both quality and soft feel, AND is VERY easy to apply: 4 seconds! Using one of STAHLS’ Hotronix® heat presses set on 365 degrees, Transfer Extreme applies in just 4 seconds. [Transfer Extreme Application Instructions] You can screen-print 4 colors in just 4 seconds! (Well, actually, it’s MORE than 4 colors, but who’s counting?!) Transfer Extreme applies to cotton, polyester, and cotton/polyester material, and works on both light and dark fabric.
Layouts USA-9 and USA-7
Just in time for Memorial Day, in preparation for your customers’ 4th of July Independence Day celebrations, and in advance of the 10th anniversary of 9-11-01, we are offering Transfer Extreme in the form of patriotic/Americana-themed stock transfers. There are 10 fabulous designs for you to choose from, available in the form of individual packs of 10 transfers for just $20. Or, if you can’t make up your mind, there are 2 separate variety packs available containing 2 of each of 5 of the designs.
Transfer Extreme™ Layout USA-1
The designs are patriotic, yet edgy, and are perfect for your customers’ summertime fashion. Try putting them on zipper hoods or burnout tees for the alternative look the teens love!
Transfer Extreme™ Layout USA-11
Transfer Extreme™ Layout USA-5
STAHLS’ Transfer Express is very excited about this fantastic new product, and we are sure that you will be, too. With more to come in the future, today please give your customers the opportunity to celebrate America with Transfer Extreme!
Transfer Extreme™ layout USA-8
Custom Shirts for Children’s Parties and Camps – Both a giveaway and a craft!
May/110
If you are selling to a group who is hosting a children’s event such as a birthday party, vacation bible school or camp, here is an idea to solve two problems at once. Create shirts that can be colored as an activity!
Ordering just a one color print keeps costs low and white t-shirts, perfect for coloring, are also budget friendly. Just choose one of our Easy Prints® layouts and order customized transfers for your event. Use the camp theme or try one of our party layouts. Or you can use your own art, and we will print the custom transfer for application. Then provide fabric paints or markers and let each child color their own shirt. The kids will love seeing their shirt come to life in color, and your customer was able to maintain their budget.
Custom shirts are perfect for coloring as a children's craft at a birthday party or event
Fashionable T-Shirt Printing with Foil
Apr/112
Now you can give your customers a hot new look, for just a little more per t shirt. Our new foil is great for your customers who want today’s fashion trends. It add color and shine to your apparel offerings. Foiling is a two step process; you apply the heat transfer with your heat press and then position the foil sheet over the printed transfer. Sold in 12″x200′ rolls, foil comes in a variety of colors including blue, copper, gold, green, pink, purple, red, silver and effects such as gold splatter, silver splatter, rainbow, silver oil spill and pink zebra.
- 1. Press the transfer according to provided instructions (Goof Proof, Polytrans, Pearl Prints, and Easy Prints Numbers can be used)
First, press your heat transfer
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2. Cut foil from the roll, sized to cover print
- Second, cut foil from roll
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3. Position on printed transfer design, color side up
- Third, place the sheet on the print on th garment
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4. Heat press at 340 degrees for 30 seconds.
- Fourth, press at 340º for 30 seconds
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5. Peel COLD
- Last, let cool completely before peeling
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Finished foil decorated t shirt to meet today’s fashion trends.
- Finished foil decorated t-shirt
Use Your Custom Clip Art in Easy View
Mar/110
Custom Clip Art is your art specifically created for your use in our Easy Prints® layouts is now available for use in your online design tool, Easy View™. This is great to have if your local school has an unusual mascot or its own specific logo. Or if you do business with a company that uses their logo for many different types of apparel – the company bowling team shirts, softball team or company picnic apparel, you can access the logo and use it in the Easy Prints® layouts. Generate more business by showing the Easy View™ proofs with their own logo as the clip art! Plus you can use Easy View™ to create proofs of stickers, banners and wall graphics!
To use your Custom Clip Art, just login at TransferExpress.com and click the new My Clip Art section under the My Account area in the left tool bar. You will see a visual of any custom clip art you archived for you as well as its assigned clip art number for your use. Use this number in place of the clip art shown in any Easy Prints® layout, and customize with your text and colors and click the “Easy View” button for an instant proof. Copy and paste to a flyer you make for the school or company or email a couple of ideas to the decision makers.
To have custom clip art created, just place an order using the logo in any design and pay a small fee to have us archive the logo for you. It is then available for your Easy View™ use!
Layouts QBA-8 and QEV-32 using a Custom Clip Art logo in Easy View™
New! Screen Printed Transfer Numbers that Stretch
Jan/110
Our new Elasti Prints® transfer numbers stretch with the apparel. The number comes in a new number style, Avalon, which is a unique block style. You can order your front logo print in Elasti Prints as well using the same letter style if you like for a professional look. Elasti Prints numbers can be applied to cotton, polyester, cotton/poly as well as other types of poly blends. The numbers apply at a low temperature, 275 degrees in 15 seconds. They are available in white, black, black with white outline, and white with a black outline in the 4, 6, 8 and 10” sizes. Elasti Prints numbers, as well as all Easy Prints® numbers, are on sale during the month of January for 15% off so give them a try and save!
Avalon typestyle for Elasti Prints® numbers are stretchable
How to Order Small Screen Printed Transfer Numbers
Mar/100
Do you need a small number to place in a clip art such as a baseball, one to put on a sleeve or even to place on a cap? We have numbers available in sizes as small as 1”. To order, use Express Names™ and enter numerals instead of letters. Enter a row of digits or the specific digits you need. If ordering 1” numbers you can fit 8 in a row, at the 2” size you can fit 12 digits, at the 2.5” size you can fit 10 digits and at the 3” size you can fit 8 digits. These numbers are low cost, only $1.55/row and easy to apply with your heat press in just 4 seconds! You can peel them off to position the application or cut the release paper and apply with the paper backing, peeling off after pressing.
