Notice team or club shirts and wish you could make the same great t-shirts at home?  Well, guess what? You can.  Many HP printers give buyers all the tools they need to make great iron-on transfers.  It’s important to make sure your printer is compatible with iron-on transfers, especailly since inkjet printers are the only type capable of this. Other tools you will need for iron-on transfers are fabric and an iron. Possible fabrics are aprons, t-shirts, tote bags and pillowcases.

To begin, choose the artwork you would like to use. Print a preview next so you know exactly what the image should look like.  If you don’t like the sample image, you can go back in and adjust until you do like the outcome. Make sure you remember that the images must be backwards of how you want them to actually end up because of how the image turns out.

When all these things have been done, you can print your iron-on transfer.  After that, cut the design out carefully. It is best to leave a ¼ inch border.  Put your iron on the hottest setting, which is sometimes called “cotton” setting.  Run the test garment, and if it is possible to use the same fabric, do that.

Instead of using an ironing board while doing the transfer, consider using a lower surface.  You are going to need to apply a ton of pressure to the iron, so this will make that a lot easier to do.

If the test garment turns out fine, then it’s time to print the real thing. Iron the final design onto the garment.  After it has been ironed, remove the backing of the paper from the iron-on transfer.

Make sure when creating these fabric documents that you use the right kind of printer.  Laser printers cannot create iron-on transfers.  Also load media correctly and chose the right fabric!

Notice team or club shirts and wish you could make the same great t-shirts at home?  Well, guess what? You can.  Many HP printers give buyers all the tools they need to make great iron-on transfers.  It’s important to make sure your printer is compatible with iron-on transfers, especailly since inkjet printers are the only type capable of this. Other tools you will need for iron-on transfers are fabric and an iron. Possible fabrics are aprons, t-shirts, tote bags and pillowcases.

To begin, choose the artwork you would like to use. Print a preview next so you know exactly what the image should look like.  If you don’t like the sample image, you can go back in and adjust until you do like the outcome. Make sure you remember that the images must be backwards of how you want them to actually end up because of how the image turns out.

When all these things have been done, you can print your iron-on transfer.  After that, cut the design out carefully. It is best to leave a ¼ inch border.  Put your iron on the hottest setting, which is sometimes called “cotton” setting.  Run the test garment, and if it is possible to use the same fabric, do that.

Instead of using an ironing board while doing the transfer, consider using a lower surface.  You are going to need to apply a ton of pressure to the iron, so this will make that a lot easier to do.

If the test garment turns out fine, then it’s time to print the real thing. Iron the final design onto the garment.  After it has been ironed, remove the backing of the paper from the iron-on transfer.

Make sure when creating these fabric documents that you use the right kind of printer.  Laser printers cannot create iron-on transfers.  Also load media correctly and chose the right fabric!