What is Heat Transfer

Heat transfer vinyl is a film or vinyl that is laminated to a carrier sheet and coated with a heat-activated adhesive. It can be cut in almost any vinyl cutter, is available in a variety of colors and finishes, and is used primarily to personalize fabric.

Vector graphics are cut in mirror image and then the excess material is weeded away to reveal the design that was cut. After weeding, the vinyl is heat-applied to the item using an iron or heat press.

Heat Transfer Vs Screen Printing

Screen Printing- the screen is cut to make a stencil for the design. Ink is then spread over the screen, passing through to the object underneath only in the areas you want it to be. Only one color per screen can be used - so depending on the number of colors in the design, you’ll need multiple screens to produce the final item.

Heat Transfers - applies custom designs to items through a process that uses a combination of heat and pressure. Common kinds of heat transfer printing include vinyl heat transfer and digital print heat transfer. With the vinyl heat transfer process, a machine is used to cut out designs and letters in pieces of colored vinyl. A heat press is then used to transfer each vinyl color of the design onto the object being printed.