100% his method, but I've had issues with pressing beanies and I only found the information from digging on Facebook forums so I wanted to make a video to help others but with no intent on stealing credit. Skip is a huge pioneer when it comes to decorating with heat presses.
I personally like the textured where it fills in larger flat areas with some texture. For ones without much empty area, I used domed like in this video. On Stahls' website, you can look at the details tab of the product and see what the differences are.
just curious - do you know if "100% Turbo Acrylic" is different than "100% Acrylic" ... Having a difficult time with beanies, as many seem to have. I have followed so many tutorials, the great advice from Skip Davis, and others like yourself that I have found ... but nothing is working. Either the patch won't adhere, or it adheres but the cap gets blown out (melts?) Leads me to wonder if "Turbo Acrylic" is different... I am using YP Classic Beanies 1500KC from S&S, so they should be suitable for use I would think.
I'm not sure about the Turbo Acrylic. It may be a marketing thing or maybe just a different method of manufacturing but acrylic should be acrylic. I can't imagine it matters a ton. As for the patches, I've noticed all adhesives are not made the same. I trust the ones from Stahls far more than other places. I've had customers provide patches that are more troublesome than others. I like to test things but once I find something that works great, I tend to stick with it. If you are using Stahls patches, then I would wonder if there's a different issue like uneven heating from the press or something else
I do not. When I saw it, it was during a live video presentation. You may be able to find a recording of it somewhere. Just wanting to share because of how useful it is
No sweat! Happy to answer any questions - the 16x20 flat heat press I have is the Stahls' Fusion IQ, I just recently got a hat heat press which is the Stahls 360 IQ. Names can be confusing, but you can find more info on their website. www.stahls.com/heat-presses-vinyl-cutters It is fairly pricy, but I got my 16x20 on Facebook used at a huge discount.
I get these from Stahls' they are a fantastic resource and have a great Facebook group for heat pressing almost anything. The emblems are a bit pricey at small quantities so you may make less on orders but you are also doing much less work and only having to press them on to decorate!
@@LovesBranding I discovered after several attempts with HTV and DTF I works with DTF as you peel off the HTV it misshapes the Hat/Beanie also I use a HTVFONT press and I use the setting 390 F at 40s
@@rft1961 It might take some dialing in to get it down. Ultimately the goal is to heat it with less pressure to get the adhesive to activate and stick on without deforming the beaning. You can also let the beanie cool before pealing for less of a chance of it misshaping once it's cooled down
Absolutely! Here's the beanies on Amazon: amzn.to/3i1I0qz They are the Sportsman SP12. I purchase them wholesale which saves me a couple bucks per beanie.
Question? I have the temp set to 310....and I am not fully closing the plate so press is just me holding the clam shell down on my own and the 100% acrylic beanie is being crushed and pancaked...how do I stop that from happening? Should I not put any pressure when closing the lid and just hold it so it doesn't open so literally no pressure at all? How do I keep the Acrylic beanie from being crushed?
Play around with the temperature and pressure. You may not need any pressure depending on the heat transfer material. The goal is to soak the heat into the patch to activate the adhesive and have the adhesive bond to the beanie fabric. The light pressure helps the second part making sure it has contact with the beanie. Also, some acrylic beanies are better to decorate than others. I try to stay away from the really thin beanies.
These are made by Stahls! They are call the FlexStyle that they offer. You can find more about it here: www.stahls.com/heat-press-logos-emblems-flexstyle
Hello, I am writing from Turkey. We do not have an embroidery pattern drawing video here as clearly and clearly as you. Could you please help me with this embroidery drawing or send me the link of this embroidery drawing program, thank you very much.
