FAQ/ List

What Kind Of Vinyl Works Best For T-shirts?

All heat transfer vinyl are perfect for t-shirts as it arrives with an adhesive that activates with heat.  You won’t be able to see or feel the adhesive.

However, once you apply heat, it will react and press into the fabric of your choice with ease.  This type of vinyl and adhesive is perfect for most fabrics as it can easily stick to clothing without there being any risk of tearing, splitting or loss of design.

You will simply need to make sure you follow the right instructions to get the best results!

What Will I Need To Get Started With Heat Transfer Vinyl?

You will likely need the following tools and materials before you get started with HTV printing for the first time:

• Garments you wish to print onto

• Tools for weeding

• A heat press or iron

• A piece of cloth or Teflon to protect your design during the transfer process

• A cutting machine

• Transfer vinyl paper of your choice

• A compatible printer

• A PC or Mac compatible with your printer and cutter

You may also wish to make use of specialist illustration software which you can use to print your custom designs.  You may already be more than prepared!  You simply need to choose the right iron-on transfer paper or vinyl for your project.

Is HTV The Same As Iron On Vinyl?

Yes – both are exactly the same, however, some people use different terminology.

There are two parts to HTV, which are the carrier sheet and the vinyl itself.  They are initially bound together, but during the heating process and transfer, they will peel apart.

For smaller designs, you can use an everyday household iron to heat and press.

For larger or more complex designs, however, you should always use a heat press.

When And Where Can I Use Heat Transfer Vinyl?

Heat transfer vinyl is amazingly versatile.  Trust us, we know!  Our iron on transfers and iron on films can be used to bring designs, logos, lettering and numbers to life for a huge variety of different reasons and purposes.

You may be running a business, setting up a party, or even looking to start your own fashion label.  With the right printable HTV at your side, you’ll be able to create some truly beautiful garments and apparel in no time at all.  Here are just a few ideas you could get started with!

BUSINESS WEAR

Promoting your business via clothing and apparel is a great idea to drum up custom.  Printable films and cuttable films from A78 can be used to press logos and designs onto many different materials.  This means you’ll be able to design your own polo shirt, stretch tops, tote bags and even baseball caps and hats.  Go for a look that lets your business really stand out – whether through metallic HTV, holographic HTV or solid vinyl in a range of colours!

PARTY WEAR

Setting up a stag or hen do?  Want to heat press names or pictures onto top, bags and shirts quickly and easily?  Make sure you go for a wild look with glitter HTV and glow in the dark HTV.  Heat transfer vinyl is perfect for creating your own night out apparel.  The point of a big party or special occasion is to go big and bold.  With glow in the dark vinyl, you’ll be able to spot members of your party in the club with ease!  What’s more, you’ll be able to make an amazing statement or two without having to say a word.

CHILDREN’S CLOTHING

Want to press kids’ names and favourite characters onto tops, shorts, shoes, even hats?  For the youngest of your brood, you may even want to print special designs for a babygrow!  Capture those wonderful childhood moments by creating your family some truly unique apparel.  Why not use iron on materials and garment decoration to help commemorate a holiday, a special birthday or event?  You’ll be able to keep your clothing for years to come and to marvel at the memories.  Personalised T-shirts and iron on patches can really do a lot!

FASHION WEAR

If you’re interested in setting up your own fashion line, heat transfer films offer you a quick, affordable route to imprinting your unique ideas onto a huge array of materials.  Use striking metallic HTV to send a message, or to bring out the best in your designs.  Use one of our 30 different glitter HTV options to create a fashionable look of true retail quality.

What Are The Different Types Of Heat Transfer Vinyl?

If you’re new to heat transfer vinyl and iron on transfers, you may think that all vinyl films are the same.  This really isn’t the case!  Here at A78, we offer a fantastic range of HTV types, colours and finishes for your garment and apparel printing needs.  Whether you’re looking for vivid, neon colours, luxury velvet or eye-catching glitter, we have the range to appeal to you.

Our iron on materials resist heavy pressure and can be used to produce wash-resistant clothing designs for years and years to come.  Perfect for parties, product lines and promotions!  The only limit is your imagination!

VIVID COLOURS AND FINISHES

A78 is proud to offer the widest range of HTV colours, tints and shades online.  Choose from over 38 solid PU HTV colours, including neon tints and bright, bold takes on all your favourites.  We’re always updating our catalogue with new HTV styles and colours, too.  Therefore, if you’re looking to produce a truly eye-catching design, we will help you along the way with stunning, full-colour vinyl.

GLITTER HTV

Our glitter HTV range is extremely popular, and it’s not hard to understand why.  We offer over 59 different glitter colours, meaning you can choose from your favourite look with the added benefit of a bit of sparkle along the way!  Glitter HTV lets you paint your logos and lettering in incredible, sparkling style – capture the look of a retail line with unique glitter designs that withstand wash after wash after wash.

FLOCK HTV

Flock HTV is luxury printable vinyl and cuttable vinyl.  Looking to add a touch of velvet to your garment designs?  Choose garment films and iron on transfers that are smooth to the touch.  Design your logo or image and bring it out in elegant, soft style.  It’s a perfect look for designer apparel, promotional lines and more besides.

HOLOGRAM HTV

Available in a huge range of colours, our hologram HTV will catch the eye and will look amazing even after years of washing and wearing.  Holographic designs really do bend the mind – and you can print and cut your own logos and lettering in this exact style with ease.

METALLIC HTV

Metallic heat transfer vinyl lets you create sharp, robust imagery for use across scores of material.  Perfect for a fashion label, or to help promote a club or services, metal HTV is a resistant, hard-wearing vinyl option we’re certain you’ll love.

GLOW IN THE DARK HTV

You can even buy heat press vinyl that glows in the dark!  While some glow in the dark designs fade after even a small amount of use, this HTV standard will continue to shine bright in dark rooms for years to come.  Perfect for club nights and parties!

How Do I Transfer With HTV?

Simple!  Iron on films and those used for garment decoration are, strangely enough, applied to fabric during heat transfer and pressure.  For smaller graphics and logos, you can use an everyday household iron to carefully press your desired creations into fabric.  However, for larger designs, shapes and complicated letters and numbers, we always recommend larger heat presses which are built for this purpose.

Remember, too, that the type of HTV sheet you use will require a certain amount of pressure and heat.  Generally, you should be vinyl pressing for no more than 10-15 seconds.  Do always pay attention to any and all instructions provided!

How Does Heat Transfer Vinyl Work?

Heat transfer vinyl, as you’ll see when you purchase it for the first time, can be delivered in sheets or as part of a longer roll.  There is an adhesive backing which needs to be peeled off before you apply it to any clothing.

You’ll also see that there are two sides to your heat transfer sheet.  There is a matte side and a glossy or shiny side.  The shiny side is also known as the ‘carrier’, which is responsible for helping to keep your design firmly in position while you apply heat.  This means you should always make sure the carrier faces up while it is being applied.  However, during cutting, it will go face down.

You may wish to use a cutter or cutting machine to help you safely remove your designs from HTV.  You can use a wide variety of different HTV options with cutters and printers, too – which means the process is made all the more simple.

What Is HTV?

HTV, or heat transfer vinyl, is a type of plastic or film which is specifically used to transfer images and designs onto garments and clothing.  There are many different types of HTV and many varieties of colours and types of HTV which we will explore in a further blog post.

Heat transfer vinyl can be printed onto, weeded and cut.  This allows you to carefully remove your images, designs and lettering, ready to be printed onto a wide range of materials.  You can heat press vinyl onto cottons, polyesters and more.  You can even use HTV to print onto mugs, baseball caps and even wood!

How can Adhesive Vinyl Help Your Business?

Vinyl lettering is great for getting a message out to your clients. Whether your new business has just opened and you want everyone to know, or you’re having a special sale, a vinyl banner is a great, professional-looking way to grab people’s attention.

The possible applications of vinyl printing are endless. If you’d like to learn more about how vinyl printing can help your business, contact us at Website or Email today.

What is Vinyl Printing?

Vinyl printing on signs is a great product that can help businesses in a variety of different situations. From signs to logos to pictures, vinyl cutting technologies allow us put pretty much anything we want on a sign. At Burry Signs we provide professional vinyl printing services to everyone in the Greater Toronto Area. Vinyl printing offers a clean, professional look in whatever design and colour you like.

What is vinyl printing?

Vinyl printing uses the latest computer technologies connected with a mechanical cutter to recreate a digital image on a sheet of coloured vinyl. Once you’ve successfully cut the design you want from the vinyl, it can then be attached to anything you like, from t-shirts to banners to car windshields.

The process begins with an idea and some design software. The design can be whatever you or your business needs but the file has to be a format compatible with the cutting hardware. In order to give the proper instructions to the cutter, the images will have to be in vector format, which not every design program does.

Once you have your digital image, you can give it to your local vinyl printing experts in Toronto who can feed it into their computer, which instructs the cutter to make a light cut in a sheet of vinyl in the desired shape after which the excess vinyl can be removed and the design prepared to be attached to whatever you like.

Exactly how the vinyl will be prepared will depend somewhat on what you want to attach the vinyl to. Cloth banners, glass, and t-shirts all are different kinds of surfaces and may require special processes. Generally, however, a special kind of double-sided tape cut in the exact shape of the design is more than enough to firmly attach the vinyl to any surface for years. Be sure that the tape is cut in the exact shape of the design. Otherwise, the corners of your design will start to curl sooner rather than later.

Now that the adhesive is on your design, it’s ready to be attached. Many people who get vinyl designs printed like to save a little money on labour costs by attaching them personally to whatever surface they like, but it can sometimes be tricky to get everything exactly straight. Don’t be afraid to pay a professional to do it for you.