PROCESS

ARTWORK

Artwork can be in any format, from a line drawing to a photograph. In order to get the best results if you have the artwork in .ai, or .eps format this is a great help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

VECTORISING AND OUTLINING

Once we have the artwork, we may need to clean up the design before we turn it into an outline

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAD CUTTING

Once we have the outlines, we then cut each isection of the same colour from coloured vinyl sheeting.

 

 

 

 

 

WEEDING

Weeding is where we take out the unwanted pieces of vinyl to leave the desired shapes. This is done by hand. Sometimes we have to use tweezers and needles to weed out very small or fine sections. Because of this, some fine detail may be lost or we may have to adjust the size of lletters to make then more readable.

 

 

 

 

PRESSING

Once the weeding is finished, the design is pressed on to the garment. This is done at a temperature of about 150 degrees C with a press. Each colour must be aligned and pressed separately.

 

 

 

 

FINISHED PRODUCT CARE

Vinyls will last for a very long time if they are treated properly.

As the transfers are applied with heat, they will come off with heat. Please do not use a tumble drier to dry the clothes or press then directly with a hot iron.