How to Make T-Shirts With a Shirt Presser

You can add your own flair to T-shirts using a shirt presser.

You can design T-shirts and open your own T-shirt business by using a few simple techniques. Customize T-shirts using a computer, transfer paper and a shirt presser. Buy T-shirts in bulk and sell them as customized T-shirts for a profit after a short and simple process. A T-shirt presser will apply the heat and pressure necessary to transfer your design from the transfer paper to a T-shirt.

Things You'll Need

• Design
• Transfer paper
• T-shirt
• Shirt presser

Instructions

1. Print out a picture or design onto transfer paper using a computer and a printer. Reverse the image before printing.

2. Iron the T-shirt you want to customize. Open the shirt presser and lay the T-shirt smoothly inside without producing any wrinkles. Place the T-shirt side you want to customize facing up.

3. Fold the transfer paper in half lightly down the center. Place the unfolded transfer paper face down on the T-shirt. Use the crease in the center of the transfer paper to line it up exactly where you want it. The crease makes it easier to line up your design because you'll know where the center of your design will be.

4. Turn on the shirt presser and let it warm up according to the manufacturer's instructions. Pull the top handle down, causing the top of the presser to press the transfer paper into the shirt. Wait a minute and release the top of the presser.

5. Carefully remove the transfer paper from the shirt and remove the shirt from the press. Your T-shirt will now have the design transferred onto it.

Tips & Warnings

• The shirt presser will be hot during operation. Do not touch the shirt presser while operating it.

References

• You Tube: How to Make Your Own T-shirts Design