Sublimation on HTV: Which Products Work?

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Is sublimation on HTV possible? I’m here today to answer that question and more about sublimation on HTV.

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SUPPLIES

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I used a Cricut machine to cut each of the HTV products as well as print my sublimation prints. That way I could make them the same size.

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For the shirts, I’m going to lint roll and prepress every shirt to remove any moisture as well as any dirt or debris. I’m going to press each of these vinyl pieces on first and then sublimate then after.

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Let’s take a look at these before sublimation. I will say the Clear Dye Sub was definitely the hardest one to get to stick to the shirt.

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This is sublimation on the Clear Dye Sub HTV. You can see it on black, white, and the shirt on the right is sublimation on a 100% polyester shirt for comparison.

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You can see a comparison below between black, white, and then the 100% polyester shirt. You can see it looks really good now.

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Sublimation on HTV: Which Products Work?

Is sublimation on HTV possible? I’m here today to answer that question and more about sublimation on HTV.

SUPPLIES

– Clear Dye Sub HTV – Siser Mystic White – Cricut Everyday Iron-on – Siser Easyweed – Sublimation Ink – Sublimation Paper – Epson EcoTank Printer – Heat resistant tape – Cotton shirts (one black and one white)

I used a Cricut machine to cut each of the HTV products as well as print my sublimation prints. That way I could make them the same size.

Printing, Cutting, and Weeding the HTV

For the shirts, I’m going to lint roll and prepress every shirt to remove any moisture as well as any dirt or debris. I’m going to press each of these vinyl pieces on first and then sublimate then after.

Pressing HTV on Shirts

Let’s take a look at these before sublimation. I will say the Clear Dye Sub was definitely the hardest one to get to stick to the shirt.

HTV Before Sublimation

This is sublimation on the Clear Dye Sub HTV. You can see it on black, white, and the shirt on the right is sublimation on a 100% polyester shirt for comparison.

Clear Dye Sub HTV

You can see a comparison below between black, white, and then the 100% polyester shirt. You can see it looks really good now.

Siser Mystic White

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