Heat Transfer/Sublimation
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What can apparel sublimation do for my shop?
First and foremost, adding sublimation checks a pretty unique box for the apparel decorator that allows them to offer other…
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Education
5 Things to Know About Heat Transfer Paper
Looking to expand your personalization business? Want to make T-shirts or apparel that will really stand out? Get your feet…
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What are some out-of-the-box substrates to sublimate?
There are so many items we interact with on a daily basis that are sublimated – things we don’t even…
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How do I choose the right sublimation paper?
First, let’s talk about the three different sublimation paper categories. These may be different than other suppliers, but my experience has shown…
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Education
Overcoming Crooked Placement with Heat-Applied Graphics
Crooked placement is perhaps the most common mistake with heat-applied graphics. Getting everything on your garment placed correctly without the…
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Are there any quick edits I can apply to my clients’ photos to make them better for sublimating?
Keeping your subject in focus while blurring the background can help bring the person visually into the foreground of the…
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Education
Try This: Save the Date Magnets
One way to help your customers upgrade their Save the Date cards is to ditch the paper and show them…
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5 Specialty Heat Transfer Options
Specialty custom heat transfers provide the creative freedom to expand into new audiences while retaining the ability to decorate quickly…
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How can decorators move from using stock transfers to using special effects options?
Watch this quick video Q&A for insights on how decorators can immerse themselves into the special effects transfer world. —Transfer…
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How can a shop use sublimation as an add-on to an apparel sale?
Vernon Jones of Mimaki USA talks about sublimated add-on opportunities in this quick video Q&A. —Mimaki USA
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Why is my heat transfer vinyl changing color after application?
This heat printing problem has become a recent trouble spot for decorators as the popularity of polyester and polyester blend…
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Why is crown size important when heat printing hats?
The crown size of the hat is the measurement from the bill of the hat to the top of the…
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What are the reasons a design might lift or peel after being heat printed?
In a Stahls’ Q&A video, educator Bob Robinson touches on some important heat printing topics. His insights for a failed…
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Pay Attention to Polyester
For those that aren’t aware, sublimation is a poly-specific technology, which means all of the thousands of hard substrates available…
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What do I need to know before creating screen-printed transfers?
When running a small business, we need to take advantage of the technology and techniques that will help increase efficiency…
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Education
How To: Sublimate Raw Materials with SubTHAT!
In this demonstration, Colin VanLint of JDS Industries shows how to use SubTHAT! to coat raw materials with a poly…
