What is Heat Transfer Paper exactly? Heat Transfer Paper is a special type of paper used for printing. A heat press can be used to transfer images to clothes or hard surfaces. There are two types of Heat Transfer Paper: inkjet and laser. For each type, you need its own printer type (inkjet or laser printer). Laser transfer paper cannot be used in inkjet printers and vice versa. Click to know more about HTV.

Heat Transfer Paper can be used with most office printers. However, you will get the best quality and effect from a white toner printer such as OKI. These printers are specially designed for clothing decoration and are covered with a layer of white toner to transfer bright, full-color prints to colored and dark clothing.

Use to print the design onto a sheet of Heat Transfer Paper. Then, you put the printed paper on the T-shirt and use a heat press (in some cases, a household iron can be used, but a heat press provides the best results). After pressing, peel off the paper and your image will stick well to the fabric. You can have a customized T-shirt! That's easy, right?

Garment decoration with Heat Transfer Paper is very simple, and even if it is not the lowest start-up cost in the industry, it is one of them. In fact, many decorators start to use only the printers they already have at home! Some other important notes about heat transfer papers are that most papers are suitable for cotton and polyester fabrics-and you will learn that sublimation is only suitable for polyester. In addition, Heat Transfer Paper is designed for dark or light-colored clothing, while sublimation paper is dedicated to white or light-colored clothing.