Ironing Question

[schoonersky]

I just ironed on my first one, and it came out 'funny' with some circle-y spots over it. I've determined these are the same circle-y spots on the bottom of my iron. Is there any 'secret' to avoiding this?

PS - the design looks awesome on my light blue shirts! Besides the circle-y polka dot pattern.

 

[dizneechic]

Two things I can think of...
Was the surface you were ironing on hard, ie not the ironing board or overly cushioned? I have a hard worktable specifically for ironing, but know from the past with trying transfers on shirts with an ironing board they come out warpy so always use a hard table, or towel on a floor or counter top.

Did you hold the iron in the same place for a long time vs keeping it constantly in motion over the entire graphic (and beyond)? If you think the holes lined up to the pattern on the iron I would say keep it in constant motion from the start so the entire transfer stays constantly heated. Maybe even try re ironing our current shirt a bit more to see if those could be fixed.

Hopefully someone else may have some ideas.

 

[schoonersky]

I am using my big piece of countertop as a work surface, so good and hard. I did hold the iron still - the transfer paper said not to move it. I have a scrap one that I messed up while printing, I'm going to try that one with the constant motion. Thanks for the tip, cross our fingers!

 

[dizneechic]

Go semi slow when you start so you don't stretch or skew the transfer... you don't need to move the iron too much or too fast but a little movement once the design is placed should be just fine.

 

[schoonersky]

It worked!!! They turned out great!! Yippee!! How many more sets of shirts can I make before next week??? LOL