Style, glamor and bling - custom rhinestone clothing always makes a fashion statement, regardless of the occasion and who is wearing it. From T-Shirts, caps, bags and jeans to blouses, jackets, bandanas and accessories – you can affix custom rhinestone designs on just about anything using hotfix, iron-on heat transfers. These design kits are easily available online in various templates and patterns and can be used by simply placing the transfer paper on the fabric surface and ironing on its back. The heat causes the rhinestones to get transferred onto the clothing where the adhesive solidifies again and takes hold. It’s really THAT simple! However, there is some possibility of making costly mistakes while using hotfix iron-on rhinestone transfer designs and motifs on clothes. Here are some tips that will help you avoid them:
- Place the fabric on a solid, robust, and flat surface for the process. Your ironing board might not be the best choice here since they are not very smooth and might cause bumps in the design. Instead choose your kitchen worktop for carrying out the rhinestone transfer.
- Remember to set your iron to ‘heat’ setting instead of ‘steam’. Using steam generated heat will cause the transfer paper to get damaged, ruining the entire design.
- You should be very careful when peeling the white transfer sheet from the motif. If you cause any of the rhinestones to shift or come loose, make sure you carefully affix them again.
- WARNING: Never move the iron on the transfer paper. You might cause some of the rhinestones to dislodge from their place, messing up the design in the process. You can also cause the glue stains to appear on the fabric. Instead of moving the iron back and forth, use a "press down - lift up - move over, overlapping a bit - press down" movement.
- For light clothing such as cotton and silk, about 20-40 seconds of iron application should be enough to successfully transfer the rhinestone design. For heavier fabric such as denim, you will have to keep the iron in place for a complete minute to effectively cause the rhinestones to take hold.
Just keep these tips in mind when using hotfix rhinestones heat transfer designs to customize your clothing to avoid all troubles. Have a great time designing your clothes with the SEAART Rhinestone one of the leading wholesale rhinestone transfer all over the world.
