GUIDES

The Epson F170 owner guide: setup traps, T49M ink shelf life, the maintenance tank, honest limits, and the 47 inch spec detail almost nobody mentions.

HTVRONT publish heat press settings per machine, not per material. Full tables for the Auto 1, Auto 2, A200 and A300, plus where their own figures disagree.

A sublimation oven is one of the easiest ways to sublimate tumblers, mugs, and other rounded drinkware, because it wraps them in even heat from every side instead of pressing one spot at a time. The catch that most guides skip: once an oven has been used for sublimation, most makers keep it craft-only and … Read more

What percent polyester for sublimation is the one question that decides your result before you ever touch the press. The short version: 100% polyester gives you the brightest and most wash-resistant print, around 65% is a common starting point when you want a softer vintage look, and lower-polyester blends come out paler and more heathered. … Read more

What materials can you sublimate on mostly comes down to one thing: for normal craft sublimation, reliable results come from polyester or from surfaces with a dye-receptive polymer coating. Bare, heat-tolerant rigid materials can sometimes be made receptive with a compatible coating, while other materials are unsuitable because they cannot retain the dye reliably or … Read more

Sublimation print sizes trip up almost everyone at the start, because the number you need depends on the exact blank in your hands, and every brand runs a little differently. This guide gives you a realistic starting size for the most common blanks, explains the difference between the full design area and the safe print … Read more

How to sublimate a shirt comes down to one thing more than any other: the fabric. In direct garment sublimation, heat turns the dye into a vapor that diffuses into polyester and stays there as the shirt cools, so a bright, wash-resistant print starts with the right blank and ends with the right press settings. … Read more

Sublimation on metal gives you some of the most vivid, durable prints in the craft, but only if two things line up: the metal has to carry a coating made for sublimation, and the settings have to match the exact blank. A flat aluminum photo panel and a stainless steel tumbler are both “metal,” and … Read more

This guide is information-only and contains no affiliate links. Sublimation white spots are those tiny white specks and dots that show up scattered across an otherwise perfect print, and they are one of the most frustrating beginner problems because the design looks fine until you lift the press. Most white spots come from a small … Read more

This guide is information-only and contains no affiliate links. For the design dimensions of every common blank, see our sublimation print sizes guide. Sublimation coasters are one of the best beginner projects in the craft, but the settings change a lot depending on what the coaster is made of. A ceramic coaster, a glass one, … Read more