What is sublimation printing on jerseys?

Dye sublimation is a printing method where inks are heated until they turn into a gas and bond with polyester fibers. When the fabric cools, the dye is locked inside it. Nothing sits on the surface, so you can't feel the print.

• ✓Design: your jersey is drawn panel by panel, front, back and sleeves.
• ✓Print: the design is printed in reverse onto transfer paper with sublimation inks.
• ✓Press: paper and fabric go through a heat press at around 400°F, and the ink turns to gas and enters the fibers.
• ✓Cut and sew: the printed panels are cut and sewn into the finished jersey.

• ✓Unlimited colors at no extra cost, including gradients and photo effects
• ✓No cracking or peeling, because there is no layer on top
• ✓Light and breathable, with no heavy print to trap heat
• ✓Names and numbers are part of the same print, so personalizing costs nothing extra

• ✓Polyester only: it doesn't work on cotton.
• ✓No raised texture: it can't give the stitched feel of tackle twill or embroidery.
• ✓White is the fabric: any white in the design is the color of the fabric itself.

If you want a raised logo, an embroidered or printed logo is available on request only, quoted as an add-on.

Screen printing, heat transfer vinyl and tackle twill all add a layer to the fabric. See sublimation vs screen printing for a full comparison.