A common question is what is the difference between iron on vinyl and htv.
What do you ned to make vinyl shirts.
With htv you just cut out colored pieces of vinyl and use a heat press to stick them to the garment but if you choose to use a transfer paper you ll need to print your design on the paper first.
For making t shirts or sweatshirts you will need iron on vinyl or heat transfer vinyl or htv.
So all you need is to place the vinyl on a cotton t shirt under a heat press and the design will be imprinted on the tee shirt.
There are so many different vinyls and they are needed for different projects.
To start what equipment is needed to make vinyl t shirts.
This vinyl can bond to cotton and polyester fabrics with high heat and pressure like with an iron or heat press.
On top of that you ll place a pressing cloth on top of the plastic so that you don t melt the plastic off.
You can still find quality designs and graphics from sellers on places like etsy and creative market.
My favorite thing to use is actually a teflon sheet.
The two main types of vinyl are adhesive vinyl and iron on vinyl.
Almost the same as for vinyl sign making.
You can begin by letting friends and family know that you are creating customized items or offering to personalize any items they already have.
If you re not artistic that s ok.
You can either use heat transfer vinyl htv or a transfer paper.
First you want to decide if you will make the designs yourself or if you ll buy premade designs and fonts to make your shirts.
Next place your iron on vinyl vinyl side down towards the shirt where you want it on the shirt.
You ll need a personal computer a cutting plotter or vinyl cutter and some vector software.
Here is my guide all about how to use heat transfer vinyl.
You ve gotten your hands on the core equipment and vinyl supplies needed to start creating t shirts now all you need is a good customer base to get things moving.
If you want to make iron on decals instead of stickers you ll need heat transfer vinyl htv.
Where do you find t shirt designs.
Since both sign making and cad t shirt graphics are vector based processes the essential hardware for making t shirts is almost the same as that for making vinyl signs.
The silhouette cameo 3 has earned the title of being the ultimate diy machine.
It s been amazing on my shirts turn out.
Because the thing is there s a bunch of things that can go wrong the first time you make a shirt.