The Sublimation Printing World: SUBLIMATION PRINTING: HOW TO PRINT YOUR OWN T-SHIRT WITH TRANSFER PAPER STEP BY STEP

Sublimation Printing is a very popular digital printing technique that finds tremendous usage in textile industry. This versatile printing technique is used to print designs on the fabric.
Printing designs onto T-shirts is an involved process, but not a difficult one once you've had some practice. Transfer printing is a good choice for a one-time project.

Things you need in Transfer Printing

Printer
Computer
Transfer paper
Scissors
Cotton T-shirt (preferably 100% cotton)
Clothes Iron
Hard, flat surface to press your transfer
Pillowcase (cotton preferred)

Purchase T-shirt transfer paper. Transfer paper can be found anywhere, you can get them from online shops.

. There are two types of transfer paper, light T-shirt transfer paper suitable for white or pastel shirts, and dark T-shirt transfer paper suitable for all darker colors.

Most transfer paper is the same size as your regular printer paper (Letter size or A4 depending on your country). Before purchasing an unusual size, make sure your printer can handle it.

Select an image. You can use any image saved on your computer or take a photograph and transfer it to your computer.

Reverse the image for light-colored shirts. You need to edit your picture by using a "reverse" or "mirror" setting. Transfer paper for light-colored paper creates a mirror image on your shirt. Do not skip this step, or all text in your design will be unreadable.

Do not reverse the image if you are using transfer paper for darker shirts. This type of transfer paper transfers the image exactly as it appears.
If you're not sure whether the reverse setting worked, print out a test piece on ordinary paper. It should come out as the mirror image of the look you want.

Print your picture onto the paper. Before printing, check ehwther the image fits onto your paper or not. If it's too large, scale it down in an image editing program.

If the two sides of your transfer paper look different, print onto the blank side.
Switch to "landscape mode" if the image is wider than it is tall.

Cut out the image. Any paper you leave around the image will show up as a thin film on the shirt. To create a clean image, cut out the image.

Cover a hard, flat surface with a cotton pillowcase. Clear a table or counter top, then clean and dry it if necessary. Lay a cotton pillowcase over this surface, covering enough space to lay out the area of your T-shirt you'll be printing.

Most ironing boards are not suitable, due to the metal bars or grating on the surface.
Use a surface that can withstand heat. Don't try to iron over a laminate counter top.

7 Iron the shirt. Place the shirt over the pillowcase. Iron it until it is completely flat. Any wrinkles will show up in the transferred image.

Wash and dry the T-shirt first if necessary.

8 Iron the image onto the shirt. Press the iron firmly over the clothing, pushing down with your whole hand for significant pressure. Iron for 30 seconds to several minutes, according to the instructions that came with your transfer paper.

9 Let cool and peel off. Let cool for at least a few minutes, until the paper reaches room temperature. Peel off the paper to reveal your image underneath.

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