The Basics of Sublimation
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Sublimation came on the scene a few years ago. I found out about it when I was looking for ways to do t-shirts. So what is it? Better yet how do you do it?
What is sublimation?
I love using sublimation. I started by sublimating tshirts, but it has progressed so far since then. Fun thing is, sublimation blanks and materials to sublimate on are always progressing! Lots of fun things to make designs on!
Sublimating is taking a special ink and using a heat press to impose that design to your blank.
Tshirts are by far the most popular. There were many crafters out there using Cricut vinyl to make tshirts. And I love that! But let’s face it, over time that vinyl can start to peel up. It’s just the nature of the beast.
With sublimation ink, the ink basically becomes part of the material of the t-shirt. It doesn’t sit on top, like vinyl or even screen printing. It is “infused” into the material.
That does lead to a few things. You can’t just sublimate on anything. You have to use sublimation blanks or materials that can be infused with the sublimation ink.
For example, T-shirts need at least 65% polyester to accept the ink. Can you use cotton? You can, but that will be another post with another technique. For now, let’s just stick to the basics!
The more polyester in the blend the better. The design will be brighter, not fade and you know it will be bonded to the fabric.
There are lots of companies out there that make t-shirts just for sublimation.
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