All-over printing is a technique where your design is printed onto special paper with dye ink, then transferred to fabric using heat. This method lets your design cover the entire garment, unlike Direct-to-Garment (DTG) printing, which has a more limited print area.
Due to the nature of sublimation printing, your design may shift slightly during printing, up to 2 inches in any direction. So it’s best to avoid designs that rely on exact placement.
There are two main types of sublimation products:
- Sublimated products. These items are pre-made, and your design is printed onto the finished product. Since seams and folds can get in the way, you might see minor white streaks or creases, especially near stitched areas like the edges of towels.
- All-Over Synthetic. For these items, your design is first printed onto special sublimation transfer paper using heat-sensitive inks. Then, the design is transferred onto the fabric through heat and pressure. After printing, the fabric is cut and sewn into the final product. This process ensures excellent print coverage and avoids the streaks you might see on pre-made sublimated products.
In addition to sublimation, we also offer All-Over Cotton, a new all-over print technique. It uses mostly cotton fabric with a small amount of elastane for comfort and stretch. Unlike sublimation, the design is printed directly onto cotton fabric with water-based pigment inks.
Like All-Over Synthetic products, All-Over Cotton items are made with the cut & sew method: the fabric is printed first, then cut and sewn into the final product.
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