If i have artwork on the front and back of the shirt how would i print and cure the neck label without over curing the other art? I also only have a ryonet flash dryer to cure at the moment. Any hep would be greatly appreciated, thank you!
Here are the time stamps for all the different sections of the video: Why custom labels - 0:13 The Garments - 0:42 What needs to be in a label - 1:30 The label size/scale - 3:17 Where to get label designs - 3:40 Printing labels using a heat press - 4:03 Screen printing ink selection - 6:31 What screen mesh to use - 7:45 Screen setup/layout - 8:02 Setting up a press with front clamps - 8:54 Setting up a press with side clamps - 9:27 The methods for printing labels - 10:23 Entry level equipment printing method - 10:48 The most common printing method - 12:20 The super cool secret method - 14:04
Glad to help out man. The hat press will definitely be a lot faster and a better option though if you print labels often enough, but for once in a while stuff the inside out method is perfect 👌🏻
Lee “get shit done right” Stuart. It’s rad to see someone actually take pride in what they do and not be afraid to share it with others. (By the way RAD was an awesome movie!) 😂. Thanks again. 🤙🏽
Thanks for the video again. I just start my own company and everything looks so easy until you do it your self. I just ruined a order of 110 shirts. It will take a lot of practise to get the right print and setup. I cost me a lot of money but i'll keep going to make this work.
That's all you have to do, push through the mistakes. I've messed up a lot of shit along the way and still do, literally just messed up a few like 5 mins ago 😂
mistakes are part of the business I guess, I've been printing for years and I just burned a screen with my artwork backwards. rule of thumb in our business is to always have exrra shirts you're printing for a mistake here and there.
Another killer video bro love the knowledge and tips and tricks I got the neck label pack and one of your fonts in my shopping cart keep Killin it bro 😁👍✌️
Lee you're a G! Cheers for adding solid content to the knowledge pool man, we always appreciate your videos. Do you have any suggestions for printing neck lables on the extra-linty insides of sweaters and hoodies?
Glad to help man. You can make transfers for hoodies which is what a lot of people do, but for most hoodies I just print them right in without any issues
Thank You for this video. I'm just now trying start a small retail business and on some of the clothing, i want to add a tagless logo. I want to buy the machine to do it and your video gave me the ideal to do it... I need some tagless labels... It looks like, i got to get a hat press or shirt press.
I've been watching your video's as I'm planning to screenprint shirts for a cause I'm doing. Somehow ended up on your Amazon wish list, so I sent ya a book u wanted. Thanks for all the great videos!
Hey man my book got here today so I wanted to come back and say thanks again! Super pumped that you did that. I posted it on my Instagram story but I didn't know how to tag you
Could you make a video of you explaining about the colors what Photo Emulsion which brands etc. that would be very helpful :) huge follower of your channel and recently started my own brand
A huge fan of your work and I've been working on pretty similar stuff for my clothing brand. And just like to clarify something, isn't the print upside down ? For those raglan tees you test printed?
Quick question. I’m new to this & interested in the template. However, I’m confused on what to print it on before heat pressing it. I have a cricut as far as what I’ve been using to put things on my shirts.
Thanks so much for your videos. They're super helpful! I've found a blank shirt that I like (Next Level 3600), but on the label it says "Do not iron decoration" and also has a "Do not iron" symbol as well. Is it still safe to use the plastisol ink transfer for the neck label? And can you use a regular iron if you don't have access to a heat press?
Another awesome video! No questions on the neck labels and I might be taking advantage of your art files, thanks! But I notice you've got another template line on your palette which I'm guessing is for aligning your chest prints. Would like to see how you handle them, especially with different garments and sizes.
Thanks man. On my palettes I draw out a few reference lines to easily line things up to during setup and know where I'm at. Such as how far down from the collar, how far over for left chest, etc. Might be a good topic to cover actually
@@leestuart38 I always print the same distance down from the neckline and distance off centre but there's probably a better way to go. Just bought the label pack and picked up a shirt. International shipping's a bitch! lol ;)
Yup it'll work for some stuff, just not all like plastisol will. Something like a next level triblend is insanely thin and even with plastisol you have to be delicate, waterbased would blast through it in a hurry haha
Bro this shit is awesome. Definitely using this for merch line, and much appreciate the easy on the wallet tags :D Thanks brother, and greetings from a fellow Canadian :)
Hey Lee, I love your work and follow you religiously, you're a massive inspiration and soemday hopefully I can setup shop just like you. I wanna ask what transfer vinyl paper you us d? I have an inkjet printer, can I print these neck labels? On what paper though or is it vinyl? I'm using 100% cotton shirts from Bella. I heard you say plastisol? Will this work? Sorry for the spam questions Much love cheers & God bless
If you don't have a hat press and order shirts in bulk and don't want to ruin a shirt...he gave GREAT advice but you can also do the inside labels with the regular heat press method when the shirts arrive before you put the design on. Then you have labeled shirts by size to help you store them
Thats also a good piece of advice. Typically I don't label until after printing so I'm stuck in that habit and didn't even think of mentioning that you can do it beforehand 😂. Thanks dude 👌🏻
Lee Stuart I learned the hard way when I first got started. Ripped all the tags off my Bella Canvas shirts, did designs cause that was my focus annnnd had to figure out what size was what when orders came in lol. Keep up the great work
That shirt heat press has a platten that is real weird shapped it has a square and then is kind of curved on both sides. I used that to apply transfer tags it doesn’t allow the heated plate to touch the garment if there’s a print on it
Nice video. Please am new here about to start this business. I didnt get the first black u printed. Which transfer paper did you use to get white on the black shirt? Thanks
Hey Lee, really enjoy your channel. Shouting you out from Kingston, Jamaica. Did you mention the mesh size you use for the labels? I typically print with plastersol but i want to ensure I do not print through the fabrics. I actually manufacture my products but want to move away from labels to tagless.
Never would've guessed u were in Canada. U definitely sound American to me. But hey thats just me, love the videos and all the shirts. Hopefully one day I'll be able to screen print, I'm thinking about getting a heat press soon to get started.
Everyone thinks I'm American haha, I did live there for a while so I guess something stuck. A heat press is a great way to get started, I started off with nothing but a hat heat press 🤘🏻
@@leestuart38 oh wow I can't believe u responded to this a year after it came out. Damn dude I don't see how u have enough time to fit all the things that u do in a day. I can tell with these well made videos that u put time and meticulous skill into everything u do. I will definitely be sending some money your way eventually to get some of those sweet ass shirts, and maybe some hats sometime in the near to distant future. Thanx for all the info u put out, if I ever do get some shirts going I'll send one your way. I feel that I almost owe u, because of all the very helpful info u, and Cam from the print life put out. I'll have to make sure its a good one, one that I think is the best design I can think of.
I'm wanting to start a brand here in South Africa. I'm busy doing my research and would like to find out from you a little bit of advice. Where to buy garments and how to know if they are a quality manufacturer. Any help would be great, please!
I'm sure you could, but you aren't going to get the best results out of it because you need to apply even heat and pressure for them to be done properly. You can get very cheap heat presses from Amazon and eBay that will make it a lot easier for you
I started my own apparel biz a few months ago, right now I'm getting all the printing done off-site. But I'm looking at working my way up to screen printing all my apparel myself. Have any tips or a video with tips and tricks that would help me out? :) I think I've watched like 20 of your videos in a row.
The biggest thing is ask yourself how badly you want to be a screen printer, because it takes way more time and dedication than people realize to be good at it and produce a quality product. It took me a year of doing it full time every day to get remotely good at it, and even then I still wasn't anywhere near where I am now. But if you ask yourself and the answer is yes, then patience is key. Like I said it takes time and dedication, and a ton of failure. You have to keep going and learn by printing as much as possible, it's the only way. It definitely helps to know the theory and a few little tricks like myself and a few others show on RU-vid, but nothing compares to learning by doing in my opinion. Good luck with whatever route you choose 👊🏻
