I am going to use Canva to design socks with faces on them. Open Canva and we are going to create a design in a custom size. Set the size to match whatever size sublimation paper you have for your printer.

Upload the picture you want to use, add it to the design, and then crop it down around the portion of the image you want to use.

Click edit image and then click background remover. This will attempt to remove the background on your image. Depending on what the background looks like you may need to clean it up some more. To do that you can click the eraser and adjust the brush size and erase whatever you don't want to have printed.

Once you're done erasing click done and then apply. Once you have the image cleaned up you can resize it to whatever size you want. I am resizing my image to 2x2. You can have different-sized images, and make your design however you like.

From there we can duplicate the image to fill up the canvas. Once the paper is filled up, name your design, and then download it as a PNG file. If you have the premium version of Canva you can download it with a transparent background and then click download.

You'll use a different program to print the design from your computer.

Use your sublimation printer to print out all your designs. You will need to lint roll all of your socks to prepare them for the sublimation print. If you're worried about moisture at all I recommend pre-heating the socks before adding the sublimation print.

Print your sublimation design and make sure the socks are smooth and lined up on the form. With these socks, I am only sublimating the top of the sock. I did mirror the design for one sock so they would look like a matching pair of shoes.

Place the sock, with the form inside, top-side down on the printed image. The design won't fit perfectly on the sock so I am going to just line it up by eye.

Use heat-resistant tape to hold the socks in place. I am using my AutoPress and will press these at 400 degrees for about 40 seconds with medium pressure. Add protective paper on both the top and the bottom of your socks and when the time is done peel the design off while it's hot.

As you can see my design doesn't get completely edge to edge but when these are on the whole top will have this cute converse shoe design.

These socks are so fun. They come in a variety of colors, I chose pink. The bottom of the sock is cotton and the top is polyester.

I chose a fun sprinkle donut image for these socks. I printed my image a little larger than the sock itself so I will get it in place and then cut away the pieces I don't want.

The tapered sock form fits this sock really well. Once it is inside, straighten out all the ribs on the sock, both front and back. I left a little of the form out the top of the sock to keep the image from bleeding through. With the form inside the sock it stretches a little allowing the print to get inside the lines so when they're on you won't have white lines in the middle of your print.

So we'll add the design to one side of this sock just like we did the top of the no-show socks. Because I printed it over-sized I need to trim anything that runs onto the bottom of the sock.

Because the bottom of the sock is cotton it's likely any sublimation print will wash out. If you don't want to take that chance, trim your design so it doesn't touch the cotton area.

Add a couple of pieces of tape to hold the design in place long enough to get it over to the heat press and add protective paper on the top as well as the bottom.

To add a design to the other side and prevent any blank space where the designs add up we want to flip our sock over and then roll the sides toward the top just a little so that it can be seen from the top.

Doing this will allow you to line the other image up so it sits right on top of that little part of the image showing. Then when you press, it will layer on top of that design so you have a seamless design.

Add the long sock form to your tube sock making sure the toe of the sock is straight along the end and then straighten out all the ribs as we did before.

Lint roll the entire sock and pre-press as needed. Because I don't have a printer large enough to print an image that will cover the entire sock at once I decided to add faces.

Cut the faces out and using heat tape place them randomly all over the sock. Use your heat press to press the first side and then remove the print. Once the first side is done, without removing the form add prints to the other side and press again.

With the form inside you can see that the socks are stretched a little so the print is in the ribbing of the socks.

If you notice your tape left heat press marks on your socks you can use your EasyPress Mini to press them out. Keep the sock on the form and go over the marks with your EasyPress Mini and as long as you don't keep the heat in one place too long it won't affect your design.

The marks on the top of these socks came out really easily with just a little heat from the Mini.

Off the form you can see that the image scrunches back together a little, that's what we want so it doesn't stretch out weirdly when it's worn.

These ankle socks are small enough that I can do an all-over design with my 8.5x14 print. These socks came folded on the side. You can try pressing them like that but I am going to use the long sock form and press it as a top and bottom. This way any seams are on the sides of the sock instead of the middle of the top.

I printed 4 copies of my print on 8.5x14 paper to do an all-over print on these socks.

I am going to add the image to the top just like we did with our no-show socks. Make sure everything is lined up and straight and using heat tape hold the sock into place.

Press for the appropriate amount of time with protective paper on top and bottom.

To press the bottom of the sock we need to roll the sock so you can see a little of the image all the way around. You can see in the photo below that there is just a little purple all the way around.

We also need to decide how we want to handle the heel of the sock. Just remember that whatever area is folded down won't sublimate. I am folding my heel so the white area will be centered on the heel.

Tape the sock onto the design and use protective paper above and below and press for the appropriate amount of time.

Once we're done pressing you can see the white area left from folding the sock on the heel. How you decide to fold the heel is up to you, I like this look.