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[Muneio]

Hi all,
Does anyone know if you can heat press plastisol transfers on silk?
Thanks Bill

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This is all supposition because I have not tried it - but on my home iron, the silk setting is one of the lowest temp settings.  Makes me think the heat press would be too hot at the temp needed to press plastisol.  If you bought the plastisol transfers, I would talk to your source about it. 

Also, most silk is very thin and light weight.  Seems like a plastisol transfer would be a heavy addition to a lightweight fabric.  I would test all this out on some scrap before doing it on an expensive silk garment.

Good luck with this.

[Muneio]

This is all supposition because I have not tried it - but on my home iron, the silk setting is one of the lowest temp settings.  Makes me think the heat press would be too hot at the temp needed to press plastisol.  If you bought the plastisol transfers, I would talk to your source about it. 

Also, most silk is very thin and light weight.  Seems like a plastisol transfer would be a heavy addition to a lightweight fabric.  I would test all this out on some scrap before doing it on an expensive silk garment.

Good luck with this.

Thanks.
The reason I'm asking is I was thinking of pressing designs onto blank silk ties?

[uncle remus]

Hi all,
Does anyone know if you can heat press plastisol transfers on silk?
Thanks Bill

I have never printed anything on silk, but IMO plastisol transfers would not be the best choice & would not work they require to much heat....I think apparel vinyl would be a better choice, not sure they make any for silk, but i know they make it for nylon & other materials that cant handle much heat....hope this helps