Tutorial: How To Do Sublimation On Tee Shirts Or Apparel

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Yesterday we talked about what sublimation is and today I’m showing you how to sublimate onto tee t-shirts, apparel, or other soft goods.

Supplies Needed
Tutorial: How to Sublimate T-shirts or Apparel
Sublimation Versus Vinyl
More Sublimation Information & Tutorials

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Supplies Needed

Sublimation printer and ink
Sublimation blank shirt (or other apparel) – You’ll notice that sublimation blanks are lighter colors, since the inks would not show well on dark fabric
Sublimation paper
Heat press

Tutorial: How to Sublimate T-shirts or Apparel

Step 1) Create a design. For this tutorial, I used Silhouette Studio, but you can use any photo editor you have.

Step 2) Mirror your design and print it on your sublimation printer.

Tutorial: How to do Sublimation on Tee Shirts or Apparel - Great for Silhouette Cameo and Cricut small business owners - by cuttingforbusiness.com

Step 3) Line your up your design. I use a Tee Square It, but feel free to line it up however you’d like.

Step 4) Press your design onto your apparel using a heat press. Your transfer paper should have recommended pressing times and temperatures. I pressed with medium pressure at 385 degrees for 35 seconds.

Step 5) Remove the transfer paper.

That’s it – it’s so easy!

Sublimation Versus Vinyl

I took a few closeup photos for you to see how sublimation looks. Unlike vinyl, the design becomes part of the apparel. This means that when the fabric stretches; the design stretches!

This photo shows how vinyl compares to sublimation. Notice how the vinyl design sits on top of the apparel.

More Sublimation Information & Tutorials

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Christine Schinagl, Cutting for Business

Since 2015, Christine Schinagl has been helping crafters start and run craft businesses through her blog, Cutting for Business. As a Silhouette and Cricut crafter herself, she has a unique take on what works and what doesn’t work in the craft business world. She also enjoys teaching other crafters how to create digital SVG designs, available through the Design with Me series.

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