So I have been considering dye sub for quite some time. I picked up a Espon 13X19 printer probably over a year ago with the plan to one day jump into Dye Sublimation.
Well today was the first day I had all the pieces together to print some shirts.
I picked up a Geo Knight DK20S, and yes it is worth every penny I paid for it. It heats up, stays hot, and gets out the way when you don't need it!
We pressed 4 shirts with a one color dark design, our store logo. 2 100% poly and 2 poly cotton blend shirts. We washed them and I was quite surprised at how little ink faded from the blend shirts. It was not as dark as before the washing, but still had 100% coverage and looked very presentable, much more so than a plastisol transfer after one wash!!! I am going to try some more cotton blends, possibly 50/50 and see how things turn out since the 65/35 look darn near perfect!
Probably spend tomorrow afternoon after shooting Machine guns making some more shirts. The preview pictures on facebook have been getting good attention!
Well today was the first day I had all the pieces together to print some shirts.
I picked up a Geo Knight DK20S, and yes it is worth every penny I paid for it. It heats up, stays hot, and gets out the way when you don't need it!
We pressed 4 shirts with a one color dark design, our store logo. 2 100% poly and 2 poly cotton blend shirts. We washed them and I was quite surprised at how little ink faded from the blend shirts. It was not as dark as before the washing, but still had 100% coverage and looked very presentable, much more so than a plastisol transfer after one wash!!! I am going to try some more cotton blends, possibly 50/50 and see how things turn out since the 65/35 look darn near perfect!
Probably spend tomorrow afternoon after shooting Machine guns making some more shirts. The preview pictures on facebook have been getting good attention!
