Sublimation Projects for the Day

[Atomic DNA]

Just wanted to show of a few things we did today. The JD hoodies were for a friend and myself, lol. A racing head sock with a Venom inspired character and a emergency response hoodie. A few other hard goods as well.

 

[Team Valhalla]

Nice!

SP

 

[signcrafters london]

Nice stuff as usual. Just wish you'd rep Kentucky bourbon instead of that rotgut stuff from Tennessee.

 

[BobCap]

Sublamation

You sublimated the hoodies?

White on black fabric?

How?

Inquiring minds want to know...

Bob Cap

 

[signcrafters london]

You sublimated the hoodies?

White on black fabric?

How?

Inquiring minds want to know...

Bob Cap

Check out some of his other threads. I think they print everything on white fabric.

 

[TXFB.INS]

are the hoodies premade then imprint or print then sewn?

if premade how are you doing to image inside the hood and getting the seams (armpits) to show all black with no voids.

 

[Biker Scout]

They are sewing everything from the flat patterns. They clearly have a serger by looking at the flat seams. It's really not that complicated. If you have the ability to sublimate fabrics on that large of a scale. One of two ways... print in reverse on large sublimate transfer paper, then you lat the paper over the fabric and run it through a giant heat laminator called a calendar. Or you print with special reactive dye inks directly onto the fabric, then you run it through the large calendar heat roller and that sets the color to the thread and brightens up the ink.

Try walking over to the patterns and fabric section of Michaels/JoAnns etc. There is quite a lot you can do, if you can get past the floral prints.

 

[Atomic DNA]

Biker is correct, everything is printed via large format dye sub printers and heat pressed onto white material. For true color representation, white is best. Off white, light greys and pastel color base fabrics work as well but the value or shade of the fabric will alter the final image. Black or dark colored poly fabric WILL NOT WORK. I just wanted to emphasize that part because that subject is brought up at least a thousand times.

Everything we print is at least 95% polyester with moisture wicking capabilities.

The sewing is a major part of it, though. If it weren't for our seamstresses, we would be dead in the water as I can't sew a stitch to save my life. Our seamstresses have over 30 years of production and custom pattern making under their belt and have industrial sergers and top/cover stitch machines.

 

[mnapuran]

The sewing is a major part of it, though. If it weren't for our seamstresses, we would be dead in the water as I can't sew a stitch to save my life. Our seamstresses have over 30 years of production and custom pattern making under their belt and have industrial sergers and top/cover stitch machines.

hehe.. nice

So what printer, transfer paper and heat press are you using?

 

[Atomic DNA]

hehe.. nice

So what printer, transfer paper and heat press are you using?

We have 3 Epson 44" printers, Beaver tacky and HR for paper and the press is a custom made GeoKnight that is 48" x 48" which is air assisted. I can't believe I would ever say this but I have almost outgrown the heat press. Also if anyone else is interested, JTeck inks are being used.

 

[ChaseO]

Those balaclavas are sweet!

 

[mnapuran]

Thanks... Which Epson 44's are you using?

 

[Atomic DNA]

Thanks... Which Epson 44's are you using?

(1) 9800 and (2) 9890