Affordable Custom Clothing-Heat Transfers

Heat transfers are a great way to make affordable customized clothing. Below is a look at why heat transfers are so effective and some tips for ordering heat transfers.

Pricing and Affordability. While screen printing can be a more effective method when mass producing thousands of items, heat transfers can produce as little as 6 products and still be cost effective. Prices for heat transfers are based on the number of colors and the size of the image. Prices can be as low as $2 per item and go up to over $30 for large designs with many colors. Listed next are two other methods for keeping heat transfers an affordable method for custom clothing.

Design Plug-Ins. In order to keep costs down, yet still get the product you want, it is a good idea to go with available designs instead of having a custom one designed for you. Heat transfer specialists have design plug-ins available for almost every interest or hobby. Whether it is sports, business, education, technology, there is a correct design for the heat transfer.

Typestyles, Distortions and Shadows. In addition to using available designs, using available typestyles will also help to control costs. If your design has a particular font or special effect, it can mostly likely be found within the large stock of typestyles and distortions. There are literally thousands of different fonts and effects available for heat transfers.

Heat transfers are a simple, easy, and cost effective alternative to embroidered clothing.


About the Author

Angela Oliver is an author for EmbroideryAuthority.com, an embroidery service specializing in custom company logos. Please visit the site for more information about heat transfers, available design plug-ins and typestyles.


Author: Angela Oliver