How is Heat Transfer Vinyl T-shirt Printing Done?
How is Heat Transfer Vinyl T-shirt Printing Done?
The process of vinyl t shirt printing is pretty simple. You place heat transfer vinyl foils on the fabric. These foils are capable of transferring the vinyl after the application of heat press.
The foils are made of three layers. The first layer is the positioning film which is very thin and transparent plastic. This layer serves as the protection film to the base layer, which actually contains vinyl and is responsible for the transfer of the pattern. The layer stays in the front, and you can touch it to move and position the film. After heating and pressing the film, the layer is finally removed and thrown away.
The base layer is the most important layer because it is printed on the shirt. It contains vinyl that gives the final touch or graphic. Then, there is the third layer, which is an adhesive layer. Its function is to bind the vinyl to the fabric.
Before applying heat to the vinyl, you need to cut out the pattern, text, or graphic that you want on the T-shirt. When the graphic is ready, you place it over the T-shirt and apply heat. The foil has an adhesive layer that melts when heat is applied. It penetrates into the gaps of the fabric and leaves a lasting, appealing, and soft print.