Screen printing designs using an iron is a great way to give your clothes a personal touch according to your unique style.
Step
Step 1. Create a design using an image manipulation program or open the image you want to print onto a t-shirt
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Flip the image horizontally according to the transfer paper guide to be used. The image needs to be adjusted so that it doesn't look upside down after being printed on the t-shirt. In this example, we're using Avery brand transfer paper for a dark T-shirt designed so that the image doesn't need to be flipped.
Image
Step 2. Print the image onto transfer paper
Step 3. Cut the transfer paper as needed
Everything left on the drawing paper will be printed on your t-shirt.
Step 4. Place the t-shirt on a hard, flat surface such as a table
Use a clean plain t-shirt to screen print the image.
Step 5. Preheat the iron
Step 6. Iron the folds on the shirt
Make sure your shirt is completely flat before printing.
Step 7. Peel the back of the transfer paper
Step 8. Place the transfer paper at the location of the shirt where you want the design to be printed
Step 9. Spread soft paper towels, folded terry towels, or parchment paper from a transfer paper package over the design
Step 10. Place a hot iron on a towel and rub in a circular motion from the center of the design all the way to the edges
The ironing time depends on the time recommended in the user guide on the transfer paper package.
Step 11. Allow the transfer paper to cool completely
Step 12. Lift the parchment paper off the transfer paper
Pull slowly starting from the corner.
Tips
- Turn your shirt over to wash it. Thus, the screen printing can last longer and does not fade quickly due to washing.
- Make sure you turn the design over on the computer before printing and ironing.
- Be careful not to burn the transfer paper. If so, the design will scorch and cause black dots in the finished product.
- Dry the shirt on low heat to prevent it from cracking or shrinking.
- Make sure you iron on a hard, flat surface so that the design doesn't wrinkle and makes ironing easier.
- We recommend that the towels used are not thick, but not too thin. If the towel is too thin (see through) it should be folded in half. The towel acts as a heat sink so you don't burn the screen.
- If you want to screenprint the image according to its outline, instead of simply being framed by a square/rectangle, crop it around the image and leave 0.5cm of space around the edges.
Warning
- The temperature of the iron that is on is VERY HOT, as well as the steam coming out of the iron.
- Children doing or assisting with screen printing must be supervised by adults.
