How to approach to this project

[Denis Kolar]

I got a project to do 16 youth hockey jerseys.
My first jersey order on mesh material. I'm wandering if I need to go and order custom cut thermal transfer from Stahls, cut my own or just print it.

White and black on yellow jerseys.
Here is the design I played with last night (I tried to stay as far as possible from a Pittsburgh Penguins look, but they insist on the colors)

[Socalfmf]

i would just print it...simple easy design...

sam

[Sbrem]

print it. Use pellons or something as a barrier to keep the ink of the plates (we like baking paper), or print through the holes onto the plate, flash it before you take it off to keep the shirt from dragging through the wet ink. That 2 ways. If you feel like cutting and weeding the vinyl, that's good too. Whatever you find most convenient...

Steve

[tonypep]

Do they want the holes filled or open?

[Denis Kolar]

Do they want the holes filled or open?

That is why I wanted to have them cut and pressed.
Also, I am wary of printing on 100% poly with white. I have a quart of poly white, but I never printed with it.

[Frog]

For a small order like that, I would certainly consider heat sealed cad cut.
Just make sure to design your cuts with enough "trap" to give you the comfort of positioning after a slight shrinking.

[whitewater]

Do they want the holes filled or open?

That is why I wanted to have them cut and pressed.
Also, I am wary of printing on 100% poly with white. I have a quart of poly white, but I never printed with it.

just watch the temp..you'll be fine....I would just print...

[Gabe]

print it. Use pellons or something as a barrier to keep the ink of the plates (we like baking paper), or print through the holes onto the plate, flash it before you take it off to keep the shirt from dragging through the wet ink. That 2 ways. If you feel like cutting and weeding the vinyl, that's good too. Whatever you find most convenient...

Steve

you can also use white t-shirt misprints by cutting a piece of fabric to your pallet size with  tack
to help the fabric stay in place, the cotton will absorb of ink
just my two cents
Gabe

[sweetts]

For only 16 I would press them much quicker


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[royster13]

For only 16 I would press them much quicker


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Plus you can replace any that get damaged or supply more to new team members.....Imprintables has some articles on their website somewhere....

[Denis Kolar]

Here is the test logo done on a scrap material. Top of the P is a bit cutoff, but I like how the logo looks.
I will be cutting all of it and heat pressing them. Siser CadFlex for the logo and names with numbers on the back.

[3Deep]

Nice, I thinking hard about buying a vinyl cutter

D

[Denis Kolar]

Nice, I thinking hard about buying a vinyl cutter

D

Bought it in October, already paid off itself few times
I have a friend with a big trucking co. and I'm doing all his vinyl for the trucks. I know another person that has a trucking co. with 50 trucks, if she switches to me also, that will be great.

I bought Graphtec 24", it is very nice cutter, but I wish I wend with Summa. It costs a bit more, but I have heard a lot of good things about it.