Dressing/Threading a Garment on a Heat Press
Apr/090
Dressing a garment on a heat press will help to remove any interference with pockets, buttons & zippers.
There are times in your t shirt printing business when heat pressing transfers that the garment doesn’t lay perfectly flat on the heat press such as a hoodie. Or you may come across that you need to apply a transfer on one side of the garment but there is a seam on the other side that is causing you not to have a flat surface such as a pocket t-shirt. There is a simple solution for this and it is called dressing or threading.
To dress or thread the garment means to put the bottom platen between the shirt or hooded sweatshirt so that just one layer of fabric is on the press instead of laying the garment down flat. This is just like putting a t-shirt on a mannequin only pretend the body is the bottom platen. Most likely the shirt will be on the heat press with the neck close to you.
The reason to slip the garment around the platen is to remove the interference of pockets, buttons, zippers, etc. Some common times to thread the garment is when heat printing screen printed transfers on the back of hoodies, polos, and pocket t-shirts.
Applying Split Front Custom Transfers
Mar/090
QBA-32
With baseball season here, your teams will want their screen printed transfers applied to a split front jersey. Heat printing on these jerseys takes a little more time, but is easy to do. Try to order jerseys that have buttons that are spaced at least 6″ apart. These work best for printing. When ordering your screen printed transfers be sure to request the middle of your image that will be between the buttons is sized to fit that area.
(Photo – Layout QBA-32 – White On Navy Polytrans transfer)
To apply:
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1. Cut your print into two parts just left of center, so the cut matches the split front on the shirt. Try to avoid cutting through a letter if possible. |
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2. Keep your jersey fully buttoned and place on the platen of your heat press. Turn pressure up to compensate for the buttons. |
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3. Pre-Press your jersey. |
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4. Position the two halves on your jersey, lining up the edge of the transfer to the split. The grid lines will help you line up your two halves. |
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5. Press. |
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6. Remove the release paper from the right side only. |
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7. Unbutton the jersey. |
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8. Open the jersey, leaving only the left half on your platen. |
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9. Press again. |
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10. Remove the release paper from the left half. |
Your team is now ready to Play Ball!
