You can transfer dye-sublimation printing onto a LOT of things! You can sublimate gorgeous, full color designs into anything made of polyester or anything with a polyester coating. Best Vinyl for Sublimation The best vinyl for sublimation is white glitter HTV because most types of glitter HTV use polyester flakes for the glitter particles. This makes sublimating onto the surface super easy! The glitter also creates an interesting slightly raised texture in the design, which can look nice on a t-shirt or fabric bag. You can work around this by using special sprays or coatings on the vinyl before printing if you want to print on vinyl with a sublimation printer. But it is much easier to just use transfer paper! What Materials Can You Not Sublimate On? Sublimation tools, such as a tape measure, heat-resistant tape, tweezers, and/or heat-resistant gloves One of the most noticeable signs of sublimation on vinyl is fading or discoloration. Over time, exposure to sunlight, heat, and other environmental factors can cause the colors in the design to fade or change. This can result in a dull and washed-out appearance, significantly diminishing the visual impact of the design.

I have four sublimation printers that I’ve set up and test out designs with. These top brands (Sawgrass and Epson) are the four most common printers people like us use at home. They all work and make beautiful sublimation prints. Two of these — the Sawgrass here and the Epson SureColor F170 here — are purpose-built sublimation printers. The other two here — the Epson EcoTank and the Epson Workforce — are converted inkjet printers. There are pros and cons to both, everything from price to convenience to maintenance. For the white iron-on vinyl layer, prepare a green StandardGrip machine mat with the white HTV, shiny side down, and secure it with a brayer. Using theT-shirt guide, find where you'd like to place the white iron-on vinyl and place it face down. When the time is up, lift the EasyPress straight upward. Remove the butcher paper but wait until the clear HTV has completely cooled before removing the film, about 5-10 minutes - this is a COLD peel. A: Use my free subliflower designto see how your colors look! It’s Design #385 in my resource library!

Heat source, such as a Cricut AutoPress, Cricut EasyPress 2 or 3, Cricut Hat Press, Cricut Mug Press, traditional heat press or tumbler press— you can even use a convection oven or air fryer for things like tumblers and mugs

Use the Layers Panel to make sure you have the new layer selected and change the Operation to "Basic Cut." The shape will automatically change to gray, which is fine. Sublimation will last as long as whatever surface you’re putting it onto, which is WAY cool. And you can’t feel it — it’s like it just becomes a part of the fabric or object, which it basically does. You may also have heard that you can use laser copy paper, BUT, be aware that it will make your prints look more faded and washed out. So use this at your own risk. You too can customize apparel for your family, friends, and teammates, or venture into a business. But if you are drawn to this specific article, it is probably because you are unsure of which method to go with between sublimation and vinyl. Glitter sublimation tumblers, 20 oz. insulated stainless steel skinny – Print dimensions: 8.07″ tall by x 8.89″ wide

Dye Sublimation Garments

Cricut’s line of infusible ink products does not work with sublimation, as they use a slightly different chemical process.