Jeff Burris, owner of Group Imaging (Mesa, AZ), Susan Braverman, president of The Flag Shop (Vancouver, BC, Canada), and Michael Santiago, co-owner of The Sublimation Station (Orlando, FL) offer dye sublimation printing tips.
- “If you’re digitally printing CMYK on textiles, don’t print K. If you want black, print CMYK and make a black – you’ll have stronger light fastness.” – Braverman
- “Having access to a repairman for your sewing machine is critical.” – Burris
- “Sublimation live printing gives your guests the opportunity to make their own customized product right on the spot, with no limit on how many colors they use.” – Santiago
- “Welcome to the world of light fastness; light fastness matters. Especially when you re printing with CMYK.” – Braverman
- “With fabric, if you ve cut it the wrong size and sewed it on, you can t grow it back. You can unstitch it and make something smaller, but you can t make it any bigger once you ve cut it.” – Burris
- “There are customers out there that are unreasonable, but you have to decide: Is that your client base? You have to decide if that’s the wrong customer or if you make the wrong products.” – Braverman
For our December dye sublimation printing feature, click here.