Sublimation only works onto polyester for fabric, and requires a special coating on hard surfaces. Kapton tape will also help hold the design in place.Īnd now for the fun part – blanks! For the most part, I’ve stuck to fabric so far but I have done a few mugs as well. I keep a teflon sheet attached to the top of my heatpress with large magnets so that I don’t forget to apply it when I get in a crafting groove.Ĭurved products such as hats and mugs require a special heat press or attachment. I also placed cardboard under the tanks to soak up any ink that leaked while filling the tanks.Īfter the printer and ink, the next think that is needed to get started with sublimation is the paper.Ī heatpress is necessary in order to properly apply the design. The EcoTank bottles come with special caps to only allow ink to go into the hole of the tank so pouring into these tanks without the special caps takes patience. I did discover that filling the tanks is a bit difficult. The EcoTank is nice because you simply have to fill it with sublimation ink. Standard inkjet printers utilize cartridges and require an actual conversion kit to use sublimation ink with the printer.
I started researching sublimation and wasn’t quite ready to invest in an expensive official sublimation printer so I went with the Epson EcoTank ET-2720 that I could convert.
Since this isn’t utilizing print & cut, make sure to turn off the registration marks. Simply change the page size to 8.5×11, and you can easily lay out the print. I also use Silhouette Studio to do all of my designs because it is the program with which I’m most familiar. While sublimation printed designs don’t necessarily use a Silhouette Cameo or Cricut machine, it is something that can be incorporated into a larger project. While many colorful designs could be achieved with printable vinyl, there is always the feeling of the design sitting on top of the shirt, or a background color in areas where the image isn’t cut out perfectly. I’ve had my Silhouette Cameo for years, but a couple months ago I decided to look into sublimation and see what fun new things I could create. Your account is kept secure and items can be downloaded an unlimited number of times.Sublimation has been around for quite awhile however, it has recently started picking up popularity in the crafting world. Open Cricut Design Space or Silhouette Studio and upload the SVG file or the PNG file.
If you are using the free version of Silhouette Studio, it is recommended to upload the DXF files or the PNG files.Ĭommercial use is allowed for unlimited projects.
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