DTF Sublimation Hack For Dark Shirts using HTV and Cricut 

To sublimate you need an ecotank printer and it has to be specifically used for sublimation.

You cannot use it for other things

Yea its a 4700, I am not sure why you are seeing them

Camera guy is just the video producer who likes to joke around! Yup if its not a mess you ain’t working

regular HTV

it probably has everything to do with the adhesive absorbing the ink ink.

I dont think so

Heat transfer vinyl. Its iron on!

Go back and make it basic cut ❤

amzn.to/3XF2yWF. I haven't done one yet. But Crafting with Delonda recently did a video on it.

thanks, Mar Bear!

Happens to us all

Mine are holding well 🎉 how about you Patrice?

thanks, friend!

I downloaded from the Cricut website.

Thank so much I will try it

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Thank so so much

thanks for watching, Ms. Sonya!

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Link in description. Check sizes

Yes, I did!! Terrell wasn’t patient and I was taking long to send him that clip.

thanks for watching!!!

Looked good

thanks, Allaina!

You are so welcome

we've done that, also. Thanks of watching!

Yup looks good

Not with dark shirts. It's needs the white behind it.

@@craftabilities8805 ok Thank you so much

Cendale. You can look at their products on amazon

I dont think it matters

Hey Tshirt chick

Siiiinnnnnnnn!

When creating something for a customer I try to give them the best product possible. Now with that being said, at times we are our own worst critic. Things we notice the customer will not. So I would say its a balancing act. For this project inparticular, I do not sell hack items as it is a bit labor intensive. For me, hack items are best for small quantities or personal use.

thanks for watching, Ms. Roslyn!

For this hack 325 for 25sec

No video, but held up past the first wash

Thanks for subbing!

It’s a teflon heat press cover. You can get on amazon for about 23 bucks. They help protect the heat plate from mistakes such as forgetting to use butcher paper when sublimating or I recently used transfer tape by mistake under the press and it melted on the top plate

Did you get the right size?

Its not a regular teflon sheet but instead its a teflon cover that wraps around the platen

Hey girl! Thanks for watching!

Type in heat press cover on amazon. Then look for the size that will fit your press

It was fine, we just got to see long term now

well, sublimation isn't opaque as it needs the white background to fully be seen.

@@CraftableThings no and it cannot be opaque as it dyes the fabric unlike dtf which bonds to the fabric similar to plastisol ink in screenprinting. The sublimation ink when heated become gaseous and in that state permeates the fabric strands dying them what ever color it is and dark colors it still dyes it but cannot be seen very well if at all. I have seen some darker colors take a lighter color sublimation and show which on some designs looks cool like a vintage style or faded design. But overall it isn't a good method on dark colors.

I’ve been doing sublimation for years and I’ve never seen dark colors take light colored sublimation designs. If it isn’t opaque, then it is transparent as I stated. Plastisol inks can be both transparent or opaque depending on the ink. These 2 print methods and inks are also different. Screen printing ink sits on top of the fabric while sublimation embeds into the fabric.

@@CraftableThings Yeah Ive been doing sublimation since 1984 and screen printing about the same time. Again, not transparent just not visible due to the inability to dye the fabric and show on the darker colors, It may appear transparent to a degree but is still there just cannot show. I have seen some plastisol that is clear used as a base to thin or mix ink and used it before but plastisol by it's very nature is not transparent. Enjoyed your video BTW, hope you and your family are very blessed.

@@carlosfaught1984 wow what are doing in here on a tutorial you should be a pro by now just saying

www.etsy.com/shop/DyenamicPrintSupply?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=834689042&from_page=listing We use dyenamic sublimation ink

I'm pretty sure that I did not say that DTF is sublimation. This is a hack.

@@CraftableThings mmm, look back at the video, you called it sublimation and sublimation ink a few times, but good video

@@CraftableThings cool use of the cricut though. Have not put ours into use yet as we have been doing POD. But we have a full silkscreen printing shop and sublimation printer with presses and a DTG machine plus a 15 need embroidery machine. Just haven't gotten them back online.

@@carlosfaught I used sublimation ink. The process is a hack as I did not use DTF ink.

@@carlosfaught that's awesome to have so many machines.

Thank u

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Thank you too for watching

Glad it was helpful!

You are so welcome!