| If you're looking to start your own business or you're | | | | as far as equipment are concerned. You do have |
| just looking for a source of additional income, tshirt | | | | several options like vinyl transfers or sublimation. The |
| printing probably came to mind. After all, they are | | | | downside is it's relatively more expensive to produce |
| very profitable and starting your own line of shirts | | | | the print so this process is designed for small |
| can be very easy. This is especially true for creative | | | | productions. |
| people. If you have ideas for creative and original | | | | 2. Silk screen printing |
| designs, you're probably sitting on a goldmine. People | | | | Once you have established your business and you're |
| buy shirts because clothing is a necessity. If you can | | | | ready to take big orders, you should go for silk |
| provide them with great-looking shirts, there's no | | | | screen printing. You would need frames, photo |
| reason for them not to buy from you. | | | | emulsion, inks and squeegee. But there are machines |
| Of course, you should buy tshirt printing equipment. | | | | that can make the whole process easier. These |
| It's the only way that you can get your ideas off the | | | | machines are designed for complex designs. A good |
| ground professionally. You basically have two options | | | | example is the Printa 770 series. One model has four |
| on the set of equipment that you're going to buy. | | | | "arms" for four different frames. But if you're just |
| Here are your two options and what you need to | | | | starting, you can go the traditional route. Silk screen |
| buy for each one: | | | | is the perfect choice for bigger jobs since the frames |
| 1. Heat transfer printing | | | | are reusable. So instead of using just one print for |
| Tshirt printing is done using a heat press machine. A | | | | every shirt with heat transfer printing, you can use a |
| lot of people start with this route because this is the | | | | frame for several shirts. |
| easier option. The process is very basic. You just | | | | Now that you know your two options and the tshirt |
| have to have the design on your computer and then | | | | printing equipment that you need, it's time for you to |
| print it out on a paper that's specially made for heat | | | | come up with the designs. You can then order the |
| transfer printing. You will then transfer the print on | | | | equipment needed so you can have some practice. |
| the shirt using a heat press machine. So you basically | | | | Once you have perfected the craft, you'll be earning |
| need the machine, transfer papers and the designs | | | | money in no time. |