Tutorials & Training: Sublimation Printing

Sublimation is a printing technique which uses heat to transfer ink onto many different materials. Materials such as t-shirts, mousepads, mugs, masks and many other materials in which images and personal designs can be printed on.

To be allowed to use the sublimation printers, you must watch all training videos, 100% the required quiz, and perform a test print to show that you are able to use the machines safely

Training Videos:

Step 1: Creative Studio & Sawgrass printing

  • The video will display how to create a design & print

Step 2: Sublimation heat press

  • This video will display a step by step run down of how to transfer sublimation designs

Take the Quiz!

  1. What fabric material must be used for sublimation printing?
  2. Where can you find a guide to help assist with what setting the temperature and time needs to be set to?
  3. How do you know when the sublimation press is securely pressed down?
  4. What safety gear should always be used during sublimation printing?
  5. You must always put down parchment paper on top of transfer paper to prevent damage to transfer or iron. True or False?
  6. Never turn off the sawgrass sublimation printer. True or False?
  7. What do you need to log into to access a design or design studio?
  8. Is polyester allowed to be used in the sublimation press?
  9. How do you know when a sublimation transfer is complete?
  10. How do you print design to sawgrass printer?

Cheat Sheet:

  1. Make sure you are being assisted by staff unless told otherwise/were approved
  2. Pre-heat sublimation machine 
  • Poly settings – Temp(SP): 400 degrees Time(ST): 30 seconds
  • T-shirt for sublimation must be polyester for transfer to come out correctly 
  1. While preheating log onto creative studio 
  2. Select design 
  3. Press print
  4. Once print preview pops up in bottom right corner click it
  5.  Sawgrass will ask you to print again
  6. Make sure all the settings are correct (poly & right ink selected) 
  7. While printing is in progress press material in the iron press without any sublimation ink/paper on fabric
  8. Leave pressed/ironed shirt
  9. Once these steps are done design should be printed
  10. Cut design smaller (as needed)
  11. MAKE SURE GLOVES ARE ON 
  12. Place into sublimation machine 
  13. Place paper between the heat plate and t-shirt 
    • (to prevent iron from getting ruined)
  14. Clamp shirt once it clicks in apply light pressure
  15.  Done when machine beeps after 30 seconds
  16. Slowly unclamp 
  17. Remove carefully (final step) 
  18. DONE!!

Faciltator

Hannah Maqsudi

Monday: 2 pm – 5pm

Tuesday & Wednesday: 1 pm – 5 pm

Thursday: 4 pm – 9 pm

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