Why Sublimation Printing is Ideal for Printing Sportswear
Sublimation printing or dye sublimation is a digital printing method that offers a high quality and high durability printing option. This printing method fuses inks into the fabric rather than the inks sitting over the fabric, as in screen printing or inkjet. Sublimation printing lends a softer feel to fabrics following the printing. The colour stays solid even after extensive washing and in outdoor lighting. The process yields soft and durable images and bright pictures don’t lose vibrancy or fade with time. These factors make sublimation printing the ideal printing technique for sportswear. The use of sublimated sportswear is on the rise currently. Overview of Sublimation Printing Sublimation printing is a technique in which the printing of sublimation dyes is performed on a transfer medium using a specially designed inkjet printer. Then, the dyes from the medium are transferred to a garment or object under pressure and heat generated by a heat press. ...