Hi! I'm Mic, owner and head of production at AMS Transfers, a print shop in Houston, Texas, where we help t-shirt sellers and small apparel brands make products people actually want to wear.
I run real production every day, thousands of transfers a week, shipped same-day nationwide, and I've learned most of what I know the expensive way.
I started this channel because when I was learning this business, nobody would tell me anything real. Suppliers hyped their own products, forums argued, and the good information sat behind courses and coaching calls. So I'm putting it out here instead: what to buy, what to charge, what actually holds up after 50 washes , straight from our shop floor, no paywalls and no holding back.
I believe you shouldn't need a warehouse or a five-figure budget to learn how to print professionally. If you've got a heat press and the will to figure it out, that's enough to start.
From our shop floor to yours, I'm so glad your here!
Mic | AMSTransfers
Ever press a DTF transfer that looks perfect… then it starts lifting, cracking, or peeling later? 😩
The transfer might not be the problem. Little things like moisture, heat, pressure, peel timing, and the finishing press can make a huge difference.
Before you press your next shirt:
✓ Pre-press the garment to remove moisture and wrinkles
✓ Follow your supplier’s recommended time, temperature, and pressure
✓ Keep seams, pockets, and collars out of the pressing area
✓ Double-check whether it’s a hot, warm, or cold peel
✓ Don’t skip the finishing press—and follow the instructions for that specific transfer
The biggest tip? Don’t treat every DTF transfer the same. Always start with your supplier’s instructions.
Save this checklist before your next press—it might save you a few shirts!
What pressing mistake has cost you the most shirts?
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Mic | AMSTransfers
Your customers already know what they want this fall. The question is whether you'll have it in stock when they ask 🎃
Every October, the shops that do well are the ones who ordered in August. The ones scrambling in week three of the month are pressing the same three generic pumpkin designs everyone else has, competing on price, and watching the good sales go somewhere else.
We built the AMS Design Library for people who sell shirt! Not hobby designs, not clipart, not something you have to redraw before it prints clean. These are proven sellers, the styles that consistently move at markets, boutiques, and online shops, printed at 300 DPI and ready the day they land on your doorstep!
Here's how it works: order ready-to-press DTF transfers and press them yourself on whatever blanks you already stock, or skip the press entirely and we'll ship you finished tees ready to hang on the rack. Your call, same designs either way.
And there's no minimum. That's the part most sellers don't realize matters until they've been burned. But that doesn't meant you have to guess which design is the winner and gamble on 50 units. Order one of each, see what sells at your next event, then reorder deep on the ones that move. Your money stays in inventory that's actually turning instead of sitting in a bin until next October.
Fall is a short season. Restock cycles are shorter. Order now and you'll be selling while everyone else is still waiting on their transfers to ship 🍂
Build your fall lineup at chooseams.com :)
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Mic | AMSTransfers
Most gang sheets waste 30% of the space you already paid for..
I know this because I print them, and every day I open a file that makes me want to lie down on the shop floor.
It is the same four things every time:
1. Dead margins. You left a half inch border around everything like the film is a school project. It is not. Go edge to edge!
2. Nothing rotated. Turn one design sideways and another one fits beside it. That is free money and it is one click!
3. One size per row. Adult, youth and toddler can share a row. They are not fighting lol
4. Empty gaps. Every hole in that sheet is space you PAID FOR. Fill it with pocket designs, small UV DTF decals, whatever. Costs you nothing.
Auto Nest does most of this for you and I estimate many people have never even clicked it.
Here is why I actually care...
A badly built gang sheet does not cost you once. It sets your cost per transfer, which sets your price, which decides whether you can compete with the shop down the road. Wasted film compounds. Boring, but true.
Build yours at chooseams.com, pick your turnaround, and please, for the love of everything, use Auto Nest! We built it just for you!
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Kinda chic to build a business before you feel completely ready. ✨
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Mic | AMSTransfers
🏈 Design of the Day, No. 9 🍂
Football season is back, which means the game is important, but the game-day outfit is under significantly more pressure. 😂
Today’s design pairs patterned footballs, dainty bows, and warm neutral colors for the perfect mix of sporty and cute. It’s made for fall football games, tailgates, Friday night lights, watch parties, school spirit events, and anyone who considers a cozy game-day sweatshirt part of the team uniform!
Order it your way:
✨ A ready-to-press DTF transfer for your own shirts and sweatshirts
✨ A UV DTF decal for tumblers, cups, and hard surfaces
✨ Finished custom apparel, professionally pressed and ready to wear, gift, or sell
Grab Day 9 and get your football-season wardrobe ready. 🏈🤎
Shop Here:[ link.ams.fm/design-of-the-day ]
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💗 Design of the Day, No. 8: Tired Moms Club
This one is for all the Moms out there!
For today only, Day 8 is 50% off and available as:
✨ A DTF transfer to press onto your own apparel
✨ A UV DTF decal for cups and other hard surfaces
✨ Finished apparel that arrives ready to wear, gift, or sell
Houston friends, same-day and 24-hour local pickup options are available because tired moms do not have time to wait. ☕🎀
Shop Here:[ link.ams.fm/design-of-the-day ]
#DesignOfTheDay #TiredMomsClub #MomLife #FunnyMomShirt #MomShirt #DTFTransfers #UVDTF #FinishedApparel #CustomApparel #BoutiqueDesigns #HoustonSmallBusiness #HoustonPrinting
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👻 Design of the Day, No. 7 🍂
The official uniform of spooky season has entered the chat!
Today’s design practically demands an iced pumpkin coffee and a trip to the pumpkin patch!
For today only, Day 7 is 50% off and available as:
✨ A DTF transfer to press onto your own apparel
✨ A UV DTF decal for cups and other hard surfaces
✨ Finished apparel that arrives ready to wear, gift, or sell
Spooky season waits for no one, and neither does this discount. Grab Day 7 before it disappears at midnight!
Shop Here:[ link.ams.fm/design-of-the-day ]
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Mic | AMSTransfers
📚 Daily Design, Day 6 ✏️
Today’s lesson: back-to-school designs do not have to be boring.
For today only, you can grab Day 6 for 50% off in whichever format works best for you:
⚡ DTF transfer to press yourself
⚡ UV DTF decal for cups and hard surfaces
⚡ Finished apparel, ready to wear, gift, or sell
No pop quiz here, but waiting until tomorrow will cost you full price.
Order Day 6 today and save 50%. ✏️📓
Shop Here: [ link.ams.fm/design-of-the-day ]
#DailyDesign #DesignOfTheDay #BackToSchoolDesign #TeacherShirt #SchoolSpiritWear #DTFTransfer #UVDTF #FinishedApparel #BackToSchoolShirt #TeacherApparel #BoutiqueDesigns #TShirtBusiness
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✏️ Design of the Day, No. 5 🍎
School supplies, but make them ridiculously cute!
Today’s design is bringing all the back-to-school energy! t’s bright, playful, and perfect for teachers, students, school staff, classroom gifts, or boutique owners getting ready for back-to-school season.
And because good grades deserve a reward, this design is 50% off today only. 👀
You guys know the drill!
Get it as a:
✨ UV DTF decal for cups, tumblers, and hard surfaces
✨ DTF transfer to press onto your own apparel
✨ Finished shirt or sweatshirt that arrives ready to wear, gift, or sell
Consider this your homework assignment: grab it before midnight, because tomorrow this little crew goes back to full price. 📚✏️🍎
Shop here: [link.ams.fm/design-of-the-day ]
#DesignOfTheDay #BackToSchool #BackToSchoolDesign #TeacherShirt #TeacherApparel #TeacherGift #DTFTransfers #UVDTF #FinishedApparel #BoutiqueDesigns #TShirtBusiness #SchoolShirt #TeacherLife #BackToSchoolSeason
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