If you love doing art & craft and garment design in your free time, this guide on screen printing for beginners is for you. The process of screen print transfer is very easy. Whether you are a newbie entrepreneur in this business or an existing one, this process can prove efficient and effective for your business.
Screen print transfers are also known as plastisol ink transfers. Plastisol ink transfer has been gaining more importance in recent years. It’s a heat transfer method for printing designs on T-shirts using specialized transfer paper. This article will help you learn how to make screen print transfers. Keep reading!
5 Methods of Screen Print Transfers
You can use different techniques or methods for screen print transfers, such as manual screen-printing, sublimation dies, mesh screens, with the use of computer graphics, or using a circuit with different types of ink.
Here, mentioned below are some methods for screen print transfers:
Silk Screening - You can make a plastisol heat pass by pressing the ink through the design over a screen. Screen setting requires more effort for screen-print transference, but the solution to this problem is using tools to create many transfer sheets. After the transfer sheet is dry, you can use them for the t-shirts later.
Plastisol Transfer - Plastisol Transfer is transfer paper on which a screen-print design is printed. This method is more organized and flexible, suitable for small orders. You need to use a heat press to transfer the plastisol ink to the fabric t-shirt. When you start printing, ensure the shirt is placed on the heat transfer and put the plastisol transfer on top of the printing space.
Sublimation Transfer - The sublimation transfer method of screen printing is best for full-color transfer. In this screen-printing method, designs are printed on a sheet in advance, the printing matter is vaporized by heat, and the design is soaked into the attached polyester fabric.
Iron-on- transfers - Iron-on-transfer is a special paper that transfers the design to clothing fabric using heat. This paper has heat-reactive properties, allowing the paper and design to attach to the material when applied heat. It also has a backing that should be peeled off when the design is transferred. The most common fabrics used with Iron-on-transfer are polyester and cotton.
DTF Transfers - DTF stands for direct-to-fabric or direct-to-film. DTF transfer is often called DTG (direct-to-garment). It might confuse you because when you print on transfer, you are not printing directly to the garments. But the process of making DTG/DTF transfer works the same way using this printing method on a t-shirt. The best thing about this method is you can transfer film to many surfaces, like cotton, polyester, and leather. Besides, whether you use DTG or DTF to make print transfers is a simple process.
Conclusion From the above-given article, you can make screen print transfers using different methods. Whichever screen-print method you use, the primary and essential part is to apply ink for all the prints. Overall, all the printing methods are good for screen printing, but plastisol transfer is the best method of screen printing for beginners. It is best for small orders and provides more durability.
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