Winter is coming… which means, so are the holidays! With Thanksgiving right around the corner, most of us are going to be traveling to a friend or family member’s house to celebrate (and eat as much turkey as our bellies can hold). With sublimation, it is so easy to create a unique gift to show some gratitude to your favorite hostess.

Instead of giving a bottle of wine, why not give a bottle of wine with a side of personalized coasters? Coasters are a practical gift, and you can never have enough- especially when hosting a party. We grabbed a few of our hardboard cork coasters off the shelves, and jumped into Photoshop to start designing!

Since the coasters are 3.75″ round, I created each image in Photoshop at 4″ square – to allow enough ‘bleed’ room for the design. We went with simple snowflake designs, but you can also get really creative with different sayings, personalize each one with names, or even use photos. Once the designs were created, I ganged them onto a file sized at 8.5×11″ to save paper, mirrored the image, and printed to our Virtuoso Sg400 sublimation printer. Side note:  I brightened up the colors after taking the above photo, and before printing. I decided that I wanted to go for a brighter vibe instead of the grey/blue that you see pictured.

Are you looking for Halloween inspiration?

Well then, you are in luck… because today we are sharing 9 different Halloween projects from some of our favorite bloggers! Get your cutting machine ready… because you are going to want to start crafting as soon as you see what our blogging buddies made.

Ribbons & Glue used vinyl to add spooky decorations to her stairs.

Mama Cheaps turned Dollar Store Bottles into Spooky Party Decorations!

We love Daze Knights Rhianna/Halloween inspired pillow!

Finnegan and the Hughes made some sweet Halloween shirts.. one even glows!

We love this Mason Jar Halloween Luminary that Mama Cheaps made using adhesive vinyl!

A Diamond In The Stuff made a spooky witch’s scroll for her door!

Your little pumpkin will be the cutest in the bunch with this DIY onesie from Practically Functional!

You need to see how Mama Cheaps personalized dollar store bags for Trick or Treating!

Head to Terri Johnson Creates to download a free jack-o-lantern cut file!

We want to see your Halloween creations! Tag us on Instagram with the hashtag #proworldinc to share your creepy and cute projects.

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You have up to one year to use your points, otherwise they will expire… so what are you waiting for? Start earning reward points today!

A gang sheet refers to printing multiple designs on the same transfer sheet. We print on 13 x 19″ sheets and we can often print several of the same design, or different designs, on the same sheet for one price. Layouts are priced per sheet and per color, so keep in mind that all designs on the sheet must share the same color scheme.

Creating a gang sheet is the best way to utilize the 13 x 19″ area that we provide for printing custom transfers. Gang sheets are ideal when you have multiple designs (e.g., front and back) or when you have a design that you may need in more than one size.

For example, let’s say this hibiscus flower is your design. Above is a layout that shows the same design in multiple sizes- which may be useful when you are pressing on adult and youth garments, and maybe you have a front and back for each shirt. Or, let’s say you have two different designs – one for the front and one for the back. Below is an idea of what it may look like if we are fitting 2 prints of each design per sheet.

We offer free gang sheets- meaning that when you send us your design, we will create a gang sheet similar to the above examples, with as many prints per sheet that can fit. If you have one design that you need in multiple sizes, be sure to mention that in the notes/comment section when filling out the quote form, and let us know how many prints of each size will be needed. If you have two different designs that you’d like ganged, be sure to submit separate quotes, and mention that you’d like them combined.

However, if you are able to create your own gang sheet in a program like Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop, you can get the most bang for your buck by being able to determine what is on each sheet. When creating a gang sheet, there is no limit on how close the images can be to each other. However, keep in mind that you will have to cut them apart- so you will want to leave yourself enough room to get in there with scissors. You can rotate your designs any way you’d like to make them fit best, they don’t have to be in any particular direction.

If you will be sending us a file of a layout/gang sheet that you created, be sure to input your design size as “13×19” when filling out the quote form, and your transfer quantity as the number of sheets you need printed.

For further help on creating a gang sheet, check out help videos here!

There are many different ways to create a custom t-shirt – from different types of heat transfers to printing directly onto the garment. Today’s blog will help pinpoint what process may work best for you, depending on the type of job you will be doing.

Custom Transfers
Screen printing on special release paper using plastisol inks.

• Best for medium to large orders (quantities: 12+)
• Up to 10 spot colors or unlimited colors using process colors (CMYK)
• Cotton, 50/50 blends, polyester, canvas bags, jerseys, and more
• Can be pressed onto all colors (dark garments require a backing)
• Up to 13″ x 19″ (This is the size of the gang sheets we print on)
• Equipment needed:  Professional heat press

Transfer Paper
Paper that allows you to create custom designs using your inkjet or laser printer.

• Best for small orders (quantities: 1-12)
• Unlimited colors, except for white
• Cotton, 50/50 blends
• Can be pressed onto all colors. Paper options available for light or dark garments.
• Paper available in 8.5″ x 11″  or  11″ x 17″
• Equipment needed:  Computer, printer and professional heat press

Transfer Vinyl
Rolls of colored material that can be used with a vinyl cutter or a Silhouette.

• Best for small to medium orders (quantities: 1-36)
• Unlimited colors, but the suggested amount of colors that can be layered is 3 colors within 1 design
• Various garment types depending on the vinyl being used
• Can be pressed onto both light and dark colored garments
• Rolls are available in 15″ widths and up. Siser Easyweed now available by the sheet.
• Equipment needed: Computer, vinyl cutter, professional heat press

Sublimation Transfers
A process in which sublimation ink turns into a gas when heated, and embeds itself into the fibers of polyster material

• Any size order, cost effective for small or large quantities
• Unlimited colors
• Limited to 100% white polyester garments
• Can be done on 3D products with a sublimation-ready coating; such as mugs, phone cases, photo panels, coasters, puzzles, and much more
• Various paper sizes available, up to 13″ x 19″
• Equipment needed:  Sublimation printer, sublimation inks, sublimation paper

Direct to Garment
Direct to garment printing using water based inks and a DTG printer.

• Best for small orders (quantities: 1-12)
• Unlimited colors
• Limited to cotton and cotton blends
• Can be done on both light and dark garments
• Various design sizes, depending on the printer
• Equipment needed:  a DTG printer

Screen Printed
Screen printing directly on the garment using plastisol inks.

• Best for large orders (quantities: 24+)
• Up to 10 spot colors or unlimited colors using process colors (CMYK)
• Various garment types, not as limited as transfers (due to heat)
• All garment colors (dark garments require a base color)
• Various design sizes, depending on the printer
• Equipment needed:  Screen printing equipment

*Please note that we do not offer DTG printing or screen printing equipment.

When ordering custom transfers, you will want to make sure that you are choosing the right size for your design when filling out our quote form. We get questions from our customers all the time asking for help on sizing, so we hope that today’s post is helpful.

The best way to know what size will work, is to measure the printable area of the garment(s) you will be pressing on. If you will be printing on a variety of sizes (lets say from toddler to adult XL), then you obviously may need two different size transfers printed. However, it is always best to try and print just one size for all of your transfers, to be able to gain the most value out of our gang sheets and to save money.

We always recommend taking a ruler to measure the printable area on the smallest garment first. Find out how much room you have to work with, and plan on making that entire area your transfer size. Let’s say your printable area is 9×9″ for a full back design you want to create. Now you will want to measure out a 9×9″ area on your biggest garment to make sure that this size will take up enough room. If it works on the smallest and largest garment, it will work on all sizes in between.

Our sizes are proportional based on width. For example, if you upload the above design and request a size of 11×11″, we will enter the width at 11″ and let the design scale out proportionately. As you can see, the above design would be only 4″ tall instead of 11″ – due to the shape of the artwork. It is much wider than it is tall.

The following table will provide some guidance on suggested transfer sizes for different types of garments, and different printing areas.

*Keep in mind that your design may not be proportionate at any of these exact sizes. This is only to be used as a starting point. You will always want to measure your garments to ensure the size(s) that you choose will fit properly.