Heat Transfer Vinyl

Coloured film cut to shape, weeded by hand and pressed on. No minimum, no setup, fastest out the door. The trade is that it only does flat solid shapes.

Minimum order: 1 piece
Colour ceiling: 3 max
Maximum size: 11 x 14 in
Laundering: Moderate

Configure with Heat Transfer Vinyl Quantity bands

Macro detail. The printed shape is an original abstract mark, not a customer design.

What it costs

Per piece, one position, one colour: $4.40
Each additional colour or layer: $2.00
Each additional position: $3.60
Setup: None

There is no setup charge on this method, so a run of one costs the same per piece as a run of one hundred before the band discount. All prices in United States Dollars, before the quantity band discount.

Laundering test

Held adhesion through 30 home laundry cycles at 30°C, inside out, line dried, in accordance with AATCC 61 1A accelerated laundering. Results on your garment depend on how you wash it.

This describes an accelerated laboratory procedure on a test sample. It is a measured result under stated conditions, not a guarantee about a particular garment. Wash temperature, drying method, detergent and how often the garment is worn all change the outcome.

On press

Production window: 2 business days
Runs on: 33 of 38 blanks

Production starts after your artwork is approved by a reviewer, which adds one business day, and after pre-press, which adds two. Runs of 100 and above add two more days; runs of 250 and above add four.

What this method cannot do

Solid shapes only. Vinyl is cut, not printed, so gradients and photographs are not possible.
Three layers maximum. Each extra layer is another press cycle and another registration risk.
Fine detail below 2 mm will not weed cleanly and will be rejected at pre-press.
Not available on caps, beanies or bucket hats.
The finish is a solid film with a visible edge and a slight sheen.

What it is the right answer for

Names and numbers on team kit
One or two pieces where nothing else makes sense at that quantity
Fastest turnaround in the catalogue

Colour on any method is an approximation. Screens emit light and ink reflects it, so a colour on your monitor and the same colour on a garment will not match exactly. We can work to a nominated reference colour and we will get close, but we do not promise a visual match. How we handle colour

Fabrics this method runs on

Availability of Heat Transfer Vinyl across every fabric class in the catalogue
Fabric class	Blanks	Availability	Rule
Cotton knit	11	Available	No restriction.
Cotton-rich blend knit	9	Available	No restriction.
Tri-blend knit	1	Available	No restriction.
Polyester knit	5	Available	No restriction.
Woven shirting	3	Available	No restriction.
Cotton canvas	3	Available	No restriction.
Structured cap twill	4	Not available	Vinyl needs firm even pressure across a flat surface. A curved cap crown gives neither, so the film lifts at the edges within a wash or two.
Acrylic rib knit	1	Not available	The press temperature required to bond vinyl will glaze and flatten acrylic rib.
Bonded softshell	1	With a caveat	Low-temperature film only, applied with reduced dwell to protect the membrane.