In my view. Your best video so far! Many people are doing / trying all the tips from many RU-vid videos. But I am sure many watch a video then go and try it that way. I do. And we have seen many video's about the pillows etc. But we all have different machines and we have to adjust things and try again and again until it's right. But they are NOT that many video's like this that help us over come some of the problems we all get. So thank-you for this video.
As the lady below just said, you gave me the EXACT info I needed so much. Thank you! WHEW! Couldn't understand why in the world I was getting all those ugly lines. Am off to order the pillows now. Thank you, Angie, for ALWAYS doing things the RIGHT WAY and not short cutting things or leaving out important details. Think for all the crafters out there, you are in my top 2 favs! Wishing you a very happy and safe Memorial Day!
Angie, the heat press pillows on Amazon are of brownish cover instead of white. Would that affect the outcome once pressed, meaning turning shirt yellowish?
I was getting frustrated with press & paper lines but I watched your tutorial and just pressed a shirt following your guidelines with the pressing pillow and had NO lines. Thank you!
This is a dynamite technique! If I’m doing this well I really have to thank you for helping me get there. You’re a treasure to anyone wanting to learn this art.
When I used to get press marks on blankets which shows even more than shirts, I would literally press the rest of the blanket and then no press marks. Years later, I found pressing pillows and Vapor foam. But even though it took extra time, it did compress all therefore making the press marks go while flattening all. Hope that makes sense.
This is EXACTLY the video that I needed. I often get those press lines when using off brand thin polyester shirts. I think that I have some of those pillows but not sure if I have the right sizes. I’ll check your link. Thanks!!!
Thank you so much for this very informative video. I really enjoyed watching this. You have just convinced me to go buy some pressing pillows for my first foray into dye sub!
Great video. I find pre made pressing pillows too expensive. You can easily make your own with the foam and ironing board fabric. That way you can make custom sizes for a lot less expense.
@@trinapullum3986 the foam is what you use to make replacement cushions for chairs and such. It’s called high density foam padding and it’s usually green. The fabric is for ironing board covers, usually silver metallic. Both found at fabric stores.
You didn't exactly do the same thing all three times the first one you cut around close and didn't tear. Why didn't you show that method with the others? Is it because you get lines that way? Changing up things doesn't show that the foam and pressing pillows fix it. It just shows if the paper edges are tore and the paper is bigger than the shirt there is no lines.
Great video! Thank you for sharing. On larger shirts how do you prevent getting marks from the size of the platen? I hope I’m explaining that well. For examples, I have a 16x20 press. When I press an XL shirt I see the entire outline of the top platen on the shirt.
Oh good question! This should help with that as well as the platen will not be all the way down on the bottom plate if that makes sense and your shirt will not be sandwiched by the edges.
Great video as always, thank you! I'm new to sublimation and noticed the marks on two shirts I did (luckily they were just for myself) so this was very helpful. I also sublimate garden flags and have the same issue with the press marks. Should I use a heat press pillow instead of the Cricut EasyPress mat? I use a Cricut EasyPress and use the EasyPress mat under the flag, but the mat is bigger than the flag.
Thank you for the great video! My press marks are grey for some reason. I used my sawgrass printer and used a Teflon sheet on top of my design but it was too small so I have dark grey lines where the Teflon sheet did not cover. But my question is where the Teflon sheet was covering the design I have a light grey shadow in the shape of my heat press. What does that mean? I did 385 degrees F for 50 seconds. Maybe my settings were incorrect?
If I do a trucker cap, how do I prevent the press marks from the cap please? And do you know maybe how to sublimate on that whole white front piece of the trucker cap
Why do you have to have the different sizes? Just wondering. I did my first sublimation project tonight and used my easy press and mat and got some press lines. Thanks
Madam, I have some doubt, if your using white polyester fabric that's why not showing for pressure mark .. kindly please note, if you can use dark colors like black (or) Navy color definitely show in pressure mark .. your advertisement use only for sample making purpose ..not able to possible in bulk production... Thanks!!!
Want to use iron on vinyl on dri fit shirts, can’t rip the edges, also, it seams I would have wasted vinyl ? , as you know, we cut that stuff right up to the edge! 😂 so I’m a little confused about how to apply the same technique in your video of sublimating to iron on vinyl. Help! Help! Help! 🙏🏻
My husband is driving me crazy. LOL. He wants to know why it has to be a certain size, ie smaller than the paper but bigger than the image. I don’t understand well enough either to explain to him why. It may be a dumb question, but why does it have to be a specific size? Thank you!
You want the entire image to be supported by the foam for a good press however you want the edges of the paper to hang off of the foam so it has less contact with the shirt so less chance of press lines.
You are doing really good job 👏 I just started and am facing a problem of burn just around the heat resistant tape and idk why all the rest is fine have you an idea why us this happening please 🙏 Really appreciate your help
Great video as always ... You could make a video using Easysubli paper on your EPSON printer ... my printer is the same as yours, however when I used easysubli on my printer the printing was not good, in fact it was very bad ... so my option was: First I just printed Easysubli on my shirt, and then I sublimated it on the easy paper that was on my shirt ... then it worked ... but printing directly on easysubli paper didn't work right ... if you can think about it it would be great ... thanks ... love your videos
I’m not completely certain, but I think you have to use EasySubli ink to print directly onto EasySubli vinyl. Of course, that may just be a marketing thing by Sawgrass & Siser.
@@AngieHolden Same here! Some of my best pieces are a result of the “let’s try this and see what happens” method of design. LOL. I’ll be watching for your experiment.
@@OG_Beckie_Leigh That's right, for what I researched so that the printing is perfect we need to use the Sawgrass printer ... because they have the appropriate color profile ... however in some videos of Siser itself it says that we can use any type of printer ... But it didn't work for me kkkk ... I'm looking forward to the video ... I'm sure Angie will be able to solve it
The first thing I do is see if the shirt has any recommendations from the manufacturer. If not, ASub paper has a insert in the box that has recommendations for materials. I use the recommendation from that.
I have heard you were not supposed to use Teflon with sublimation. But the pillows are OK to use? I get lines from my paper, sometimes tape, and my press. The last shirt, I sublimated, I had three different lines on it. Will this take care of everything? I am new, so still learning. Thank you. I’m assuming I had too much pressure. So I will definitely follow your advice. Thank you so much for the video.
It does best if your pressing pillow is larger than your design but smaller than your paper. That way the edges lay over the sides of the pillow. In a pinch though, I think doing what you are saying is better than nothing!
Need advice on how to hest press a high heat transfer on 100% polyester shower curtain. What temp and how long would I press it with clam shell hest press
Do you have any tips on tape marks?? I have found I don’t have pressing lines but where the image is taped the tape is leaving marks? Any tips on that?
Hi Angie, Thank you for another great video. I can't wait to try this. I was wondering what temperature you were pressing at and for how long. I'm brand new to sublimation. I've made a few things so far and have gotten press lines on some. I'm still trying to figure out how long to press and temperature setting. A lot of the things I've bought don't provide that information. The only recommendations I have is what is on the A-Sub paper box.
That is all you have to go off of really. First would be what the blank supplier recommends. Second would be the back of the paper box and trial and error.
Angie … love this video. Did you attempt the first one with ripping the A-Sub paper? I wonder if just having the paper ripped alone is helpful … on one of my recent projects I even got marks on my polyester from the heat tape! So frustrating!
It helps a little as you can't see the lines as much but then you still run into the problem with the tape as it will be pushed into the fabric (as you mentioned).
Would any type of roll foam work? Or does it have to be the specific one that is on your description? And thank you for all your helpful videos! About to start sublimation and you are my to go to videos.
I have to say Angie I have watched so many cricut tutorials ever since I received my cricut maker 3 . None of these measures up to the quality and information you provide to your viewers especially the comparison videos .. Thank you kindly for all your advice and help
Thank you for all your great videos. I have a question on using Infusible ink on poly shirts. I get not only the lines, but white ghost Y background. I use Cricut heat press. Would heat pillows solve my problem? Thank you.
Love ur video :) every video I learn alot u explain it so well. Quick question hope u get to read and answer, what transfer paper u recommend for black/dark colors? I been using few different ones and some start peeling. I dont know what Im doing wrong? I had to stop making tshirts :( ... Thank you chica
Hi Angie, would you do a video on heat press pressure adjustment/settings? I purchased a Craft Pro and follow the instructions to test the pressure, but I’m getting lines from the top platen onto the poly shirt. I called them and they said I just had to keep trying and find the right pressure. Is 400 degrees/60 seconds the recommended setting for sub on either Cricut Easy Press and regular heat press? Thank you.
We are making sublimation mugs but the black lettering is running together and not legible. We have tried different fonts and sizes to no avail.... any suggestions?
@@AngieHolden I thought the bleed did the edges of the design and didn't affect the interior designing. We tried a zodiac cup and the words looked bunched, the crab had no definition. Will turning the bleed off affect the images and words?
It depends on how you have it designed but it can definitely cause what you are describing. I would turn it off for all sublimation projects anyway so give it a try with it off.
@@AngieHolden THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! We did as you suggested and the mugs are beautiful. Every words is legible and the pictures crisp and clear. I am so glad for the advice you gave us.
Correct. Only option is to use a pillow, foam, or mat under your design. Making the pillow larger than the design but smaller than the carrier sheet would be ideal in that situation.
Great video! Question when using the Cricut press mat in my swing heat press I am no no longer getting the pressing lines(TY) however it is changing the color of the shirt (making the grey a little lighter). I'm following the back of Asub paper recommendations of 400 for 35-40 sec. Any ideas on what would cause this?
Did you leave them sit a bit and see if the color came back? Or try washing them? You can also cover the ENTIRE area with butcher paper to see if that helps.
Hi Angie, thank you for making all of these videos! You may have answered this before but can you sublimate on a 92% polyester/8% spandex and if so how long would you recommend? Thank you!!
I got a mouse pad and the same thing you’re holding in the video with my sublimation printer and some white cloth. What are these for? Thought it was a beverage holder lol
