All about Custom Iron On Heat Transfers

Are you looking to make Custom Iron On Heat Transfers of YOUR LOGO DESIGN ? If So, You Found us. These custom Iron On Heat Transfers print on Light and Dark Fabric Colors, are quick and easy to apply w/Home Iron or Heat Press, No Sewing Required, machine washable. Their Long shelf life allows you to use them up as you need.

We make 3 main types of heat transfers:

Plastisol Iron-On Heat transfers are made the same exact way as the traditional screen printing process using plastisol inks. The finished heat transfer comes printed with your design on a transfer paper sheet (aka release sheet), you than apply/transfer the design to t-shirts etc.

Deco Material Transfers are made using a cutter/plotter. Basically, your designs are traced and exported as a cut-file and the cutter cuts them off the material rolls. The finished heat transfer comes on a clear plastic sheet. You WEED out the extra material and print them on shirts and more...!

Digital Transfers aka Photo Transfers are made using a Bubble Jet Printer or Lazer Printer/Copy Machine. The designs are scanned and printed on a special heat transfer paper. This transfer type is NOT as durable as the other 2 above.

...about plastisol transfers!

Screen Printed Plastisol Ink Iron on transfers are a cost effective way of re-producing your designs. Your designs are Screen Printed using the Spot Colors Process on to Transfer Paper. We color match the inks to your design's colors at no extra charge (pantone color codes required) and with SpotPro® Transfers application is quick 4-6 seconds press time, Hot Peel. So, if you are pressing 100 garments, with SpotPro® Transfers you will get the job done alot faster.

Various Plastisol Transfer Types

All the Plastisol Transfers are very easy to apply and work everytime. No need to cut around the image/design, only the design prints on the shirt. Below are various types of Plastisol Transfers for different finished look and feel. The garment you will be printing on also plays a part in choosing the best type of Plastisol Transfer that will work best on specific garments.

SpotPro® & SuperStretch®
Plastisol Transfers

These are our most popular Plastisol Transfers. They are a multi purpose type transfer. They print great on all fabric colors (black skirts etc.) and on stretch frabrics like rib knits or lycra/spandex blends etc...and also on a wide range of fabric types, like jersey, fleece, denim and more.

These Transfers are screen printed with a special Adhesive, this adhesive allows them to stretch and makes them extra durable in the wash and wear. Another great feature about these Transfers is they can be Pressed with a Home Hand Iron or Heat Press Machine.

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SuperGlitz® Plastisol Transfers are screen printed using Glitter Inks. They are unique, very very sparkly and hard to reproduce with other materials. They have a look of their own and depending on the Ink Mix, they can even feel like vinyl and red colors can look like wet lipstick. Special adhesives can also be used to make them stretchy and extra durable when printing them on stretch fabrics.

You designs can have 1,2,3,4...colors, your art colors need to be seperate and the cost is about 2 times more than regular plastisol transfers.

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SpotHD® (High Detail)
Plastisol Transfers

SpotHD® Plastisol Transfers are High Detail Transfers to print on ALL fabric colors.

The (c)Red Stripe sample is 3" wide, notice the thin black line outline? that is extremely fine printing.

These transfers are like the SpotPro type but made with extra fine screens. They too can be made for stretchy fabrics.

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SpotEZ® Regular Hot-PEEL Plastisol Transfers

SpotEZ® Regular Hot-PEEL Plastisol Transfers are your basic transfers. They are made to print on Jersey Knit fabrics with NO-STRETCH.

The Banana Transfer sample also has Glitter in it, this sample shows how you can have a design in solid colors (not glitter) and also have Glitter colors in the entire design.

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4 Color Process Iron on Transfers

This transfer printing process is used when the artwork is a photo type design with a lot of colors and blends. The set up and preperation to run a 4 color process job involves a lot of art prep-work, for this reason we only run 4 color process transfers using the 25"x38" Jumbo Size transfer sheets with a minimum run of 1,000 sheets. Of course with a large run like this you transfer cost per design becomes very attractive.

Since a 25"x28" transfer sheet can yield about 20 full size chest designs, you will need about a 20 design collection to go this root.

If you Only have a few designs, contact us anyway since we do multiple-project runs where we combine designs from 2 or 3 different customers to fill up the 25"x38" transfer sheet. These Multiple-Project runs are not schedule, this means that you name goes on a list and we contact you when we merge Multiple-Project runs. On average once per 30-90 days.

Lithograph Iron-On Transfers (litho-transfers)

Back in the seventies these were the most popular transfers. Below is a photo from an original collection of rock bands from the 70's. Notice they are in a MATTE finish. Soon after they were also made with GLITTER around the edges.

About Litho-Transfers

Have you noticed most Lithograph Transfers lately have a glitter border aroung the edge ? the photo sample to your left of an Ozzy Decal made by Bang On is an example of such. By the way, this sample is not for sale here, it's only being use as a demo.

If you are planing on turning your own designs into this type of transfers to be applied on t-shirts etc. be prepaired to spend some dollars.

This is how it works !

This is a four-color process (Off-Set) type transfer ( this means you can use unlimited colors ) that provides high photo like detail. It is impossible for a screen printer to directly print on shirts with this litho-end result. But who knows, there are brilliant screen printers out there and sooner or later it will get done.

These Iron-on's print well on all fabric colors and are ideal for large production runs like magazine insert promotions, or like the 70's type transfers printed on shirts at the mall. You can apply them to shirts etc. with a home hand iron (w/6"x8" size designs or smaller) or heat press machine.

Manufacturers of this type of Iron-On Transfers in most cases are set up to run large size transfer sheets.

The economical way to manufacture these transfers is to run a collection of designs because the set up costs are high and a standard run will involve printing at least 1,000 sheets. So it only makes sense to use more than one design.

How much does it cost ?

First of all, it is best to do a samples run. This will pay for all the set up work involved and you get back samples of the finished product.
Sample runs range from $ 1,000.00 to $ 1,500.00 or more. Yes, it's not cheap and there are only a few manufacturers in North America that do this type of work.

Assuming you are happy with the samples and run 1,000 full sheets and each sheet contains 20 different designs, you get back litho-transfers that are cost effective.

Ordering Custom Plastisol Transfers Starting Point

The Best place to start for a Cost effective way to make Custom Plastisol Transfers is to do a Collection of Designs, like 5 or 6 Designs with the same quantiy for each design. This is just a basic tip...!

What is a Plastisol Transfer Sheet?

Transfer sheet is a special Release Paper, your designs are printed on the transfer sheet in mirror image using the traditional screen printing method with plastisol inks. You then use a Home Hand Iron or Heat Press Machine to Transfer the Designs from the Paper Transfer Sheet to Garments (t-shirts etc.). The Transfer Sheet with your designs has a long shelf life, it can be stored and used up as you need. This is one of the great benefits of using Heat Transfers, it allows you to Print 1 or small quantities on Demand.

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Ganging (Grouping) Designs/Artwork on the Transfer Sheet

The photo to your left is a Sample Transfer Sheet with Gang Designs.
Notice that there are 5 Designs plus 2 small Logos on the Transfer Sheet. This is called a Designs Gang or Yield.

We do NOT charge extra for you to Gang Designs on the Transfer Sheet. We charge by the Transfer SHEET and NOT per design... so the more designs you can Gang on a Sheet the less expensive each design becomes....Bonus!

We Charge by the Total Colors on the Transfer Sheet

Notice that NOT all the designs on the Transfer Sheet use the same colors?
We Charge by the Total Colors on the Transfer Sheet so it works out better to GANG your designs on the transfer sheet using the same colors.

1. I LOVE ZOMBIES - White, Black, Red, GREEN.
2. RED FOX - White, Black, Red, PINK.
3. BRAIN - White, Black, GREEN, PINK.
4. CROSS BONES - White, Black.
5. BAT - White, Black, PINK.

Custom Plastisol Transfers Sheet Sizes

Our Transfer Sheet Sizes are based on the Maximum Artwork Area Sizes.

We charge by the Transfer Sheet and NOT by Design.

Below are the various Sheet Sizes we use to manufacture plastisol iron-on on transfers. The larger the transfer sheet size the more expensive it gets.

1. Regular Sheet Size: 10"X11.5" max artwork size.
2. Large Sheet Size: 12"x13" max artwork size
3. X-LARGE (Oversize) Sheet Size: 11.5"x18" max artwork size
4. Jumbo Sheet Size: 24"x37" max artwork size
5. X-Jumbo Sheet Size: 27"x39" max artwork size (for special oders)

Providing Your Artwork
and Speck Sheet for Custom Plastisol Transfers

Providing Your Artwork - Requirements

1. Artwork Must NOT infringe on copyrights or trademarks.
2. Artwork must be clean, crisp (no jaggered lines), finished and ready for screens.
3. Extreme Fine Lines and Spaces may NOT be possible due to durability sake.
4. Resolution at 300 dpi.
5. Artwork with Font Text, the Text must be converted to curves.
6. Digital File formats, VECTOR files only, CDR, PDF, EPS, AI.
7. NO Photoshop files or any other file types that are NOT VECTOR Files.
8. For One color art, provide Artwork in Black color without Backgrounds.
9. For Multi color art with WHITE and BLACK colors in it, provide the color WHITE in 50% BLACK (Grey).
10. For Artwork color matching provide PANTONE Codes in your Spec Sheet.
11. Artwork must be provide in its EXACT SIZE.

Providing a Spec Sheet

what is a spec sheet?

A Spec Sheet (Specifications Sheet) is what we need to start pre-production for all Custom Transfer Jobs or for Providing Price Quotes. The information you provide in the Spec Sheet helps us learn about your project and the best way to accomodate your needs to ensure the best quality possible...and a happy ending.

Spec Sheet Information Required:

Please provide us with the following information together with your artwork designs.

1. Billing Information and Your Art Dept Contact.
2. What Plastisol Transfer TYPE do you need?
3. What Size Transfer Sheets do you need?
4. What is the Total Transfer Sheets Quantity?
5. How many Colors on the Transfer Sheets?
6. What fabric types will you be printing?
7. When to yo need the Transfers Delivered?
8. What are the PANTONE color codes of Designs? (if necessary)
9. What is the EXACT Size of each Design?
10. Who owns the Artwork?

Custom Plastisol Transfers Order
Pre-Production Proceedures

We please ask that customers follow our pre-production proceedures when ordering custom plastisol transfers. This will help us prevent errors and gain a better understanding of the work that needs to be done.

1. After you contact us to make Custom Plastisol Transfers (or have paid the Job Deposit for new customers), you will receive an email with our Art Department Artwork Submit email address.
   
   
2. You then Submit your Artwork files and Spec Sheet information to our Art Department's email address provided.
   
   
3. After we receive your Artwork Files and Spec Sheet information, our production manager will have a look at it and may contact you by email or telephone to discuss the job details.
   
   
4. Once all the job details are finalized, we send you 1 Proof free of charge for your review. You then either confirm the proof for production or inform us of any additional changes.
   
   Note: additional charges may apply for any additional proofs.
   
   
5. After you have confirmed the proof for production, our production manager schedules the job for production and our Accounting department sends you an Invoice for payment.
   
   
6. You then make the Payment and this completes the ordering process. You can NOT change the order, job details and there are NO refunds after you pay for the Order.

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Deco Material Iron-On Transfers

SpotDeco Materials Transfers are made from a variety of 47 Texture/Colors. These are ideal if you need to print 1 black t-shirt with a white color design for example, NO MINIMUMS. These High Quality Transfers print on ALL Fabric colors and come in amazing Textures like Fuzzy Flock ( soft raised texture ), Vinyl ( for Screen Print look and durability ), Glitter Holographics ( Trippy type transfer that sparkles and changes color ), Metallics ( Aluminum, Old gold slick semi-reflective ) and Fashion Prints, like snake skin, leopard and more.

These Textures and Feel can not be achieved with Inks or Screen Printing, this makes Deco Transfers Unique in a class of their own.

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Various Deco Materials Transfer Types

All the DECO Transfers are very easy to apply and work everytime. Below are various types of DECO Transfers for different finished look and feel. The garment you will be printing on also plays a part in choosing the best type of DECO Transfer for your project.

Vinyl Transfers

Flock Transfers

Holographic Transfers

MetallicTransfers

Fashion Pattern Transfers

Ordering DECO Transfers Transfers Starting Point

There are NO MINIMUMS with Custom Deco Transfers.

What is a Deco Material Transfer Sheet?

The Deco materials Transfer sheet in most cases is a CLEAR PLASTIC type carrier, your designs are cut in mirror image BUT come facing up for easy placement. You then use a Home Hand Iron or Heat Press Machine to Transfer the Designs from the Cleart Plastic Sheet to various Garments, T-Shirts, Purses, Bags etc....with a flate surface. These Deco Material transfers have a very ong shelf life, they can be stored and printed as you nee (aka on Demand). Great fpr printing 1 or small quantities.

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Deco Materials Transfers Sheet Sizes

Our Standard DECO MATERIALS Iron-On Transfer Sheet Sizes are 9"x12". Transfers come on a clear plastic transfer sheet facing up (Bonus!) for easy placement and application. Because these deco materials mostly come in rolls, our prices are based on cost per yard length plus Labour.

You Weed !

WEEDING: peeling off the Excess/extra material around your design before application.

Tip: high detail designs take longer to weed.

Providing Your Design Artwork for Deco Transfers

Your Design Artwork must be clean, crisp (no jaggered lines), ready and finished with your Design's Exact Size (example:9"x12"), this will ensure that the design size does not change during pre-production or art Uploads. To reproduce your Designs with Deco Transfers, you need to give us your ready artwork done in BLACK Color, at 300 DPI resolution, without backgrounds, please see the Artwork Sample to your left.

Design Digital File Formats MUST BE VECTOR FILES.
NO photoshop type files please

1. PDF, EPS or CDR Files ONLY
   All Text/Fonts must be converted to curves, or provide Font File.

Gang Ups (filling a transfer sheet with designs)

You can Gang-Up ( job sheet layout ) your designs to fit inside the 9 1/2"x12 sheet size leaving a margin of at Least 1" Between Dsigns.

IMPORTANT keep your designs Bold and NOT too fine.

IMPORTANT
Before you contact us about re-producing your designs into DECO MATERIAL Transfers,
please have a SPEC SHEET ready.

What is a Spec Sheet ?

A Spec Sheet (Specifications Sheet) is what we need to make your Designs into Deco Material Heat Transfer. The information you provide will help us learn about your project, your art specs and other elements.

Spec Sheet Information Required:

1. CLEAN art, NO jaggered lines, ready/finished.
2. In BLACK Color. So that we can Trace It.
3. Without BackGrounds.
4. To It's EXACT SIZE. Up to 9"x12" Maximum Size.
5. 300 DPI resolution.
6. 40 Points Minimum Size FONTS, LINES & SPACES.
7. File Type: PDF or COREL DRAW.
8. NO Photoshop type files, we need VECTOR type files.

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Digital Iron-On Transfers

If you want to make iron-on transfers of a multi-color photo type design to print on Any Fabric Color, but only need ONE OR A FEW, Digital Transfers are the way to go. These are not as good quality as all of our other transfer types, but they do fill their purpose. They are mainly used for personal projects but never for re-sale on a commercial level. Why ?, they require high maintenance in the wash. Often used for TV commercials, Photo shoots etc.

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Your Design Artwork/Photo must be clean and crisp. Provide your Design/Photo Exact Size (ex:8"x10"), this will ensure that design size does not change during pre-production or Uploads. To reproduce your Designs with Digital Transfers, you need to give us your ready artwork in one of the following File Formats:

PDF, CDR, EPS, PhotoShop, JPG.