You talking about sublimation?

I'm not sure burlap is suitable for sublimation but there is faux burlap that's made of 100% Polyester. Kinda looks like the real thing. Any regular dyesub transfer paper would work for that.

If it's real burlap, I'd go with JPSS Heat Transfers or HTV.

Screenprint can be a pain since burlap isn't a tightly woven material but there are tricks that can get a decent print on it.

 

I'm not sure burlap is suitable for sublimation but there is faux burlap that's made of 100% Polyester. Kinda looks like the real thing. Any regular dyesub transfer paper would work for that.

Thank you for the advice, and for mentioning the faux burlap! I think I'll definitely be giving that a try.

 

Oh right - well, I use a heavyweight tightly woven burlap because I make prints with fine lines and text.

Not sure HTV would work, I need something self weeding and need the burlap to "absorb" the ink instead of sit on top. I'm afraid JPSS would leave a film surrounding my print.

 

For JPSS, if your designs are not that intricate, you can cut them out using scissors or even using a vinyl cutter to do a contour cut around the design; leaving little border around the image.

For screenprinting, water-based ink is the best method, so it soaks into the burlap fibers.

 

Here's a small example of something I might do. Everything is one of a kinda, and mostly text designs.

 

That can be easily done with something called
Soft Hand Eco Solvent Sublimation

First you print with sublimation ink on Teflon Transfer paper. Or some compatible inkjet transfer paper that ink on it does not dry fast

Second you pure over print some special powder that is called Soft Hand Developer. Just let you to stick it on the sublimation ink

And third you soak slightly a fabrics with special Fixative in spray

Then you put your image over on wet and bake in thermo press for 30 sec two time at 180 – 200 dg C.

And what happens?
Fixative evaporate. Disolves Developer. That forms some kind of plasma that impregnate burlap fibers and sublimation ink sublimate in these impregnate fibers. Same way as you would print on some ECO Solvent DTG printer. But THIS is much cheaper investment. Simply A + B +C+ D for 50 - 80 USD for set

A = sublimation ink. Extrem Sublimation ink is recomened for this dark fabrics.
B = TT paper
C = Developer in powder
D = Eco Fixativ ( Solvent) that can disolve that powder

 

Oh, I would definitely try HTV for that. Next best thing would be water-based screenprint with a 160 mesh. JPSS would definitely need to be contour cut using a vinyl cutter but should work well.