Apr '24 (edited) • Heat Press Vinyl
What equipment you need to make your first t-shirt.
Equipment you will need:
- Heat Press
- Heat Press Pillow
- Weeding Tool
- Heat Transfer Vinyl
- Vinyl Cutter
- Teflon Sheet
- T-Shirt
- Software for vinyl cutter
Here are the steps...
- The first thing you need is a... t-shirt!
We recommend you start with a 100% cotton shirt because those are the easiest to press designs on. Also note that a black or white shirt will be the easiest because colored shirts start will be made with a percentage of polyester.
2. Go create a simple one color design.
For example, go on Canva and make the a logo that says the name of your clothing brand. I will use Shorties Clothing as an example. I created a simple 1080x1080 design on Canva, added the text Shorties in red color. I chose the font I wanted and exported as a PNG.
3. Go online to a store that sells vinyl cutters. They usually range between $200 - $400. Some good brands are: Silhouette Cameo, and Cricut. I bought this one.
4. Go online or to a store or buy some heat transfer vinyl paper that matches the color of your design. Here is an example.
5. Download the software for your vinyl cutter.
I downloaded a Silhouette Studio since I have a Silhouette Cameo cutter.
6. Import your design into your software.
Make sure you invert the design! I made that mistake before.
7. Make sure you put your heat transfer paper with the shiny side down against your cutter mat.
Put the shirt on the heat press and set the heat press to about 290 - 300 degrees fahrenheit for about 12 seconds.
10. Put the pillow inside the heat press so it doesn't leave any collar marks and press down without the design for about 4 - 6 seconds to warm up the shirt and remove wrinkles.
11. Now put the design down where you want it and put a teflon sheet over it to protect the design and the shirt.
12. Press the shirt for 12 seconds that you set earlier and wait about 30 seconds before peeling.
13. That's it! You should now have your very first shirt created!
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