What is Sublimation?

Our sublimation products are soft textiles that are transformed using a method called sublimation.  Sublimation printing uses heat to essentially bring ink and fabric together as one. First, a design is printed onto special paper. The inks that are used turn into gas when brought under heat, then combine with the fabric and permanently print onto the fabric.  It's quite fascinating and since my first print, we've been highly impressed with the outcomes.  

Sublimation has one key attribute and that is that the textile has to contain a high ratio of polyester or polyester coating.  Because it is not pressed on top of the fabric but instead imprinted into the polyester fibers the end product does not peel or crack over time worse case is it might start fading into a vintage look.  I've washed my sublimated shirts a few times a week and they've yet to start fading.

For soft textiles, there are many different types of clothing and articles that could be used with nearly any image or text.  In an effort to demonstrate the different ways clothing and articles can be customized we have created a catalog across the most common products that are requested.  

To provide the largest options to our customers we have added a pre-designed section which shows how all the different blanks that can be used to generate the end creation.  As well as a selectable products section where you can decide which design and textile that is used.  

 

If you have a photo or image you want to be used instead, feel free to reach out - and we can make it happen. Contact us at brindlesx2@gmail.com.  

If you have a different type of product you want to know can be sublimated, we can talk about special order options as well.

What's exciting is you can combine sublimation with heat transfer vinyl to create very interesting designs.

Here are a few photos' that walk through some of the processes used for sublimation.  When the product is a Poly Cotton blend and a darker color then the cotton fibers have to be bleached to a lighter shade so that the image sublimates onto the poly fibers allowing the picture to be visible.