White Heat Transfer Vinyl Dye Migration
The white heat transfer vinyl htv sample pack is a great way to try out heat transfer warehouse s most popular brands and products to see what you like.
White heat transfer vinyl dye migration. Dye migration occurs when the fabric dye is reactivated during heat printing causing the dye to blend or migrates into the decorating material like ink or vinyl. Use a low temperature application transfer. If you apply regular htv to a sublimated garment you may experience dye migration. The good news is that this generally tends to happen above 300 f around 300 f to 320 f.
New to heat transfer vinyl or not sure what brand is for you. 5 sheets in total. Standard heat transfer vinyl isn t designed for use on sublimated polyester. A major contributing factor for the migration issue is high temperature and high pressure.
Dye migration is when the sublimation inks in the garment bleed into the heat transfer vinyl and change the color of the htv. Refer to product pages below for specific application instructions. As mentioned above the heat during heat printing activates the dyes in the apparel which start the dye migration process. With easyweed sub block the temperature on your press is set at a low 265 f 130 c and a medium setting for your pressure.
Easyweed sub block is specially formulated to block most dye migration and leave you with a crisp finished product. Dye migration is extremely prevalent in sublimated fabrics pictured right.