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For instance, on a very narrow, horizontal design, you may need to push it up slightly. While it gives you a great starting point, you’ll sometimes need to make some adjustments depending on the size of your design. However, it’s also not a fail-safe method of transfer positioning. Like the 3 finger rule, this will work most of the time as well.

Where those 2 lines intersect is the center point for your transfer image. Draw and imaginary line across the chest of the shirt horizontally. Next, find the armpit seams under the sleeves. Identify the vertical center of your shirt using your collar and draw an imaginary line down the center of your shirt. Using the shirt seam method, you’re going to find your vertical and horizontal centers of your shirt. Use the Shirt Seams for Transfer Positioning It’s not a fail-safe method, but will look good on most sizes with most designs.

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This placement technique will get you pretty close to most industry standard full front center design placements. It’s just a quick placement of your hand and adjust your transfer sheet. This is fast and easy because you don’t need to pick up any other tools to do this. Place your full front transfer design 3 fingers down from the collar. Once you have determined that your shirt is aligned correctly on the press, there are several ways to then position your heat transfer for proper placement.Ī quick and very popular way to position your t-shirt transfer design is to use the 3 finger rule (or 4, depending on the size of your hand). In turn, your transfer will end up crooked. If the shirt is not on straight, no alignment tools in the world will help because you are aligning the transfer straight onto a crooked shirt. Just because the collar and shoulders are even at the top, doesn’t mean that the bottom is even too, though it will look like it is. But don’t forget to check the bottom portion of the shirt as well to make sure that there is even amount of fabric on each side. The shirt can appear to be on straight when you look at the collar and the shoulder seams. This may seem obvious, but it actually isn’t as obvious in appearance as you may think. Loading the T-Shirt Straight on the Heat Pressīefore you even get out a single tool or even the heat transfer, one of the most important steps in proper heat transfer alignment is actually loading your t-shirt so that it is straight on the press.

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Spoiler alert: if you stick around to the end, you can get a free ebook on heat printing placement. Whether you are printing full front designs, left chest logos, sleeve prints, or any other fashion-forward placements, learn all you need to know here in the Transfer Placement and Positioning Guide. Print shirts with confidence that the designs are straight and in the right spot.

Well, with this guide, remove any doubt and fear. This is a hot topic for apparel decorators and one with many questions. When printing t-shirts and other apparel, the transfer placement and position is pretty crucial to the success of your finished apparel. 7 Heat Transfer Placement and Position Guide

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