Epson S041153 Iron-on Cool Transfer Paper

I see two drawbacks and both are minor but significant:

1) The backing of the paper is blank/white just like the front and it's almost impossible to tell which side is the one that you want to print on. One corner of the paper is cut off to tell you the orientation and Epson only has directions for their printer. Basically, if your printer feeds from the bottom, you orient it one way, but... if your printer feeds from the top, it's a different ball game. They tell you this on their website. Other brands of transfer paper have faded words on their paper to tell you which is the back.

2) Epson only provides the clear/white paper. If you try this on any dark colored shirt, you will see the iron-on transfer clearly and it doesn't look good. They mention it in one sentence in the instructions.

That's my 2 cents,

Victor


does what it says on the tin   June 24, 2005
Mr. Paul Gentry O'Donovan (UK)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful

I do a lot of my own art design and printing and am frequently dismayed by the lack of imaginative artwork available from professional T.Shirt manufacturers.Also often dissapointed with goods I've ordered online. I have often desired to try using my own designs but was sceptical of results achievable using a home printer.
Decided this week to give Epson cool transfer paper a try - carefully following instructions and using an expendable T shirt to experiment.
I needn't have worried - worked perfect first time. There are plenty of pale pastel shade fabrics available that show off the prints superbly ~ these can be inexpensive and make the process cost effective. Laundered and handled carefully they give sufficient wear to provide a decorative alternative and cheap way to customise casual clothing. I'm impressed.



Lame Instructions   August 2, 2006
Robert Agraviador (Boondocks of OC,CA)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful

Step.3 ...insert transfer paper with the blank side (printable surface) loaded correctly.

Boths sides are blank. I found out the hard way and melted the film on the iron which is now useless.

TIP: glossy side is the printable side


excellent color transfer   April 21, 2004
11 out of 12 found this review helpful

I need to put images and text on three t-shirts, and having an Epson Photo 890 printer, I naturally ordered the Epson iron-on transfer paper. I was surprised at the color quality of the image transfer - it's really good. For the text, I had to be sure to flip it horizntally before I printed it, so that it wouldn't be backwards on the shirt. I forgot once, but luckily it was on a practice shirt. Overall, I'm happy with the results, and I'll bet when we wear the shirts for an upcoming event, people will be surprised I did it myself.