Sublimation printing for light cotton fabric yellow line heat transfer paper 8 5 x 11 50 42 99 in stock.
Sublimation printing on cotton fabric.
All over designs where a pattern or image covers the entire print are a popular option when using this process as it s easy to do.
Check it out if you want to learn more about the types of fabric that can be used with sublimation printing.
When you are a sublimation beginner you ll find a lot of people recommending polyester as a fabric for sublimation.
Sublimation printing on fabric.
But let s dig into it a little more than that.
You can actually read more about sublimation here if you are not familiar with the term.
How to use sublimation on cotton.
First let s talk a bit about sublimation on the methods i recommend for your cotton surfaces.
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In fact it s straight up not good.
Do the fabrics have to be 100 polyester.
First option is to use a special polyester.
Sublimation prints were normally used for polyester and similar synthetics but sublimation on cotton is possible with a special treatment before.
The reason why cotton isn t commonly used in dye sublimation is because the natural fibers in the cotton won t permanently bond with the dyes in the sublimation ink.
As an overview sublimation ink reacts with polyester to make a permanent bond with the fabric fibers leaving you with a professional finish.