Dye sub?

[Mr Tees!!]

Hey gang! I have a client that wants some dri-fit style polos, with a multi-color image left chest. The client says that image feels "impregnated" into the garment, which, on a poly tee, leads me to believe that this has been dye-subbed.

First question is, where can I source a dye-sub transfer? Fortunately, at least in this case, the client wants white polos, so I should be able to just press on with a standard heatpress, no? (I have a 16x20 GeoKnight).

Secondly, The sample I saw was a red shirt....is this a case where the WHOLE shirt started as white, and the ENTIRE garment was pressed in red, except where the logo is done? Is that how they do these things?

...thanks!!

[Frog]

Hey gang! I have a client that wants some dri-fit style polos, with a multi-color image left chest. The client says that image feels "impregnated" into the garment, which, on a poly tee, leads me to believe that this has been dye-subbed.

First question is, where can I source a dye-sub transfer? Fortunately, at least in this case, the client wants white polos, so I should be able to just press on with a standard heatpress, no? (I have a 16x20 GeoKnight).

Secondly, The sample I saw was a red shirt....is this a case where the WHOLE shirt started as white, and the ENTIRE garment was pressed in red, except where the logo is done? Is that how they do these things?

...thanks!!

If this is truly dye sub, then yes, they would have needed to start with a white garment (or white fabric, then cut and sewn)

As for you pressing, yes, you can do it, but get some samples to play with to dial in your particular settings and/or technique.

[Denis Kolar]

You will have to make sure you raise you shirt up from the rubber so the edges of the paper are not touching the garment. If they do, you will have the paper lines permanently in the material.
Also, if the shirt was red, yes, that was probably cut-sew sublimation job.

[Sbrem]

You will have to make sure you raise you shirt up from the rubber so the edges of the paper are not touching the garment. If they do, you will have the paper lines permanently in the material.
Also, if the shirt was red, yes, that was probably cut-sew sublimation job.

an awful lot of soccer jerseys are made this way, for years now. I remember finding that out by having a white sleeve slightly flipped over onto the red
body only to have the sleeve get a big red stain where it was touching the red; and no, you can't blast it out...

Steve

[royster13]

http://www.skmfgprintshop.com/apparellanding.html

[souviking]

Mr Tees, did you ever find a source for dye-sub transfers?