Category Archives: Sublimation Printing T Shirts

23Sep/14
Full Dye Sublimation

Full Dye Sublimation

Full Dye Sublimation

AMBRO Manufacturing is a garment, textile and fabric decorating company with over 30 years of embellishment experience.  Our specialty areas of decoration are over sized screen printing, jumbo screen printing, all-over-shirt printing and Full Dye Sublimation.

Full Dye Sublimation

The process of Full Dye Sublimation involves specialized wide format industrial printing equipment, specialized sublimation dyes, industrial heat and pressure, and white polyester fabrics.

Polyester fabrics come in a wide range of styles and textures for Full Dye Sublimation.  The more polyester content that is included in a fabric, the more vivid and crisp the colors and design for the Full Dye Sublimation project will be.

Polyester family members like Rayon, Nylon, Satin and Spandex will also work well.  Fashion tees that have a blend of cotton and polyester can work, but the more cotton that is added to the fabric blend, the less bright and less crisp the images will be.

Full Dye Sublimation is typically used for cut and sew projects where the fabric panels required in the garment are cut and dyed first, then sewn together.  However, with recent advances in Full Dye Sublimation technologies, companies like AMBRO Manufacturing can produce post sewn Full Dye Sublimation garments, i.e. T-Shirts, Hoodies, Tank Tops etc … that have already been sewn into those items, can be placed flat on the press and sublimated.

When using an existing garment for a Full Dye Sublimation project, there will be some areas of the garment that are not able to receive the sublimation print.  These areas are typically where the shirt creases, under the arm pits, near the seams etc.  This is unavoidable when sublimating on existing garments.  Even the most experienced sublimation printing experts can not avoid this issue.

The solution is to create artwork that understands these limitations and makes them less noticeable.

If you are interested in a Full Dye Sublimation project, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

Full Dye Sublimation

Full Dye Sublimation

11Sep/14
Sublimate

Sublimate

Sublimate

When you Sublimate a T-Shirt what is happening is that you are using specialized dyes and heat applications to create a 360 degree look and feel for the T-Shirt.  Sublimate technology involves industrial heat and pressure, dye sublimation inks, wide format industrial printers and experience in the art of dye sublimation.

Sublimate

One of the questions that we get asked on a regular basis is “Do you sublimate?” and the answer is “yes we do!” but what most people don’t realize is that the art of sublimation comes in two very different and distinct processes.

The first type of sublimation is done in a cut and sew scenario.  In this type of process, rolls of fabric are cut into the panels that will be used for the production work.  These panels are sent to sublimate, and when returned, are sewn together into the finished garment.  Using this method, there is 100% coverage of sublimation decoration and the finished product has no gaps near seams where sublimation did not occur.  This method is preferred and used by most large manufacturing companies.

The second type of sublimation is done in a post cut and sew scenario.  In this type of process, the garments are already sewn into it’s finished product, for example a T-Shirt.  This T-Shirt is ironed flat with an industrial iron and then sent to sublimate.  This process works well, but there are some defects that can’t be avoided.  In particular, blank areas on T-Shirts where sublimation does not occur, can typically be found near the seams, in the arm pit areas and by the neck.

When comparing the price of cut and sew sublimation to post sewn sublimation, the differences are vast.  So small defects that are hardly noticeable, are often accepted by the customer.

If you want to sublimate, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

Sublimate

Sublimate

10Sep/14
Dye Sublimation

Dye Sublimation

Dye Sublimation

One of the hottest retreads in garment decorating technology is Dye Sublimation Printing.  Retreads you ask?  Yes, Dye Sublimation has been around for over 20 years.  The reason why it died off was because wearing polyester clothing became passe.

Nike, Adidas and Under Armour injected new life blood into Dye Sublimation Printing when they launched the concept of “Performance Fabrics” and “Moisture Management” or “Wicking”.

Dye Sublimation

The process of Dye Sublimation Printing involves specialized inks, industrial heat and pressure, experience and polyester fabrics or poly family members like Rayon, Nylon, Spandex, Satin etc …

Graphic artists design a T-Shirt in the computer.  This is then output to a special printer, loaded with special inks and transfer medium.  Once output, the image is then applied using intense heat and pressure.

Polyester fabrics soak up the design in brilliant detail and crisp, photo realistic fashion.  The result … nothing short of amazing and stunning.  Dye Sublimation Printing can produce a virtual 360 degree design wrapped around a T-Shirt.

Sublimation Printing typically takes on two forms.  The first is a cut and sew sublimation operation.  In this scenerio, fabric panels are cut, dye sublimated and then sewn into the finished garment.  This type of process ensures that no missing sublimation seams occur, and the results are virtually perfect.

The second method is performing sublimation on an existing garment like a T-Shirt or Hoodie.  This works, but there will always be creasing in the fabric that results in small areas of the finished garment remaining white.  These imperfections are usually around the arm pits and near the seams.

When designers, consumers or entrepreneurs consider the costs between cut and sew and already sewn sublimation, the small imperfections of post sewn sublimation are often acceptable results.

If you are interested in Dye Sublimation Printing, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

Dye Sublimation

Dye Sublimation

08Sep/14
All Over Sublimation Printing

All Over Sublimation Printing

All Over Sublimation Printing

All Over Sublimation Printing is the process that custom garment printers use to create the vivid, all over prints that you see on urban shirts in retail locations and on street corners.  The process of All Over Sublimation Printing relies on polyester fabrics, dye sublimation inks and industrial heat and pressure.  The results of All Over Sublimation Printing are nothing short of stunning.  Vivid colors, photo realistic printing, crisp edges and very high resolution details are all to be expected when using custom dye sublimation printing.

All Over Sublimation Printing

As a provider of custom garment decoration services that include : All Over Sublimation Printing, Over Sized Screen Printing, Jumbo Screen Printing, Embroidery, DTG “Direct To Garment” Printing and Cut and Sew, AMBRO Manufacturing is a highly qualified and experienced All Over Sublimation Printing specialist.

Custom Dye Sublimation Printing should not be confused with oversized or jumbo screen printing.  Screen printing uses inks that lay on top of the fabrics being decorated.  All Over Sublimation Printing fuses dyes into the fabric directly.  When running your hand over the top of the item being decorated you can not feel the design.

Polyester fabrics are used to create the Custom Dye Sublimation Printing effect.  High poly blends that include at least 70% polyester can also be used, and polyester family members like Nylon, Rayon, Satin, Spandex and others can also be used to achieve a high quality All Over Sublimation Printing result.

Sublimation printing is done either in a cut and sew environment or in a post sewn, existing T-Shirt environment.  Each process has pluses and minuses that you should discuss with a sublimation expert like AMBRO Manufacturing.

If you are interested in All Over Sublimation Printing, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

All Over Sublimation Printing

All Over Sublimation Printing

02Sep/14
Sublimation Print

Sublimation Print

Sublimation Print

As a contract garment, textile and fabric decorator with over 30 years of experience, AMBRO Manufacturing has expert skills in the area of Sublimation Print.  A Sublimation Print is a special type of garment or fabric decoration that makes use of specialized sublimation dyes, industrial heat and some design finesse.

Sublimation Print

Products that you see every day out and about are designed and produced using the technology of the Sublimation Print.  Things like Competition Bicycle Jerseys, Yoga Pants, Biker Shorts and Sports Bras are all embellished using Sublimation Print technology.

The process of creating a Sublimation Print is both scientific and artistic.  The science behind a quality Sublimation Print involved synthetic fabrics like polyester, spandex, satin, rayon, nylon etc … and custom dye sublimation inks that turn to vapor at a specific temperature, to then cool down and solidify within fabric fibers.

The art behind the Sublimation Print comes from brilliantly colored designs, vivid images, crisp corners, smooth curves and the know how on exactly how to piece all of that together to produce an amazing work of art that can be worn on a T-Shirt, Hoodie or other garment.

Most Sublimation Print work done today is done in a cut and sew environment.  This is a production process where panels of fabric are cut, dye sublimated and then sewn into the finished garment.  This type of production method ensures that everything on the garment from seam to seam is decorated with the design.  This method of Sublimation Print is preferred.

The secondary method of Sublimation Print involves the use of already completed garments, i.e. hoodies, T-Shirts or tanks that are already sewn into the finished product.  Experienced Sublimation Printing contractors can still decorate these garments with a high degree of success.

Using Sublimation Printing on already sewn garments will have some nuances that need to be accepted, and talking with a sublimation expert can help you understand what to expect.

If you are interested in a Sublimation Print project, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

Sublimation Print

Sublimation Print

 

27Aug/14
Sublimation Printing Services

Sublimation Printing Services

Sublimation Printing Services

Searching for a high quality, U.S. Based and reasonably priced Sublimation Printing Services company can be a daunting task.  Unfortunately, most Sublimation Printing Services have been moved off shore to China, India and Taiwan.  Labor in these parts of the world enables companies off shore to compete on a price point that just can’t be achieved in the U.S.  However … there are still hight quality Sublimation Printing Services in the United States that offer fair and reasonable pricing, faster turn around and better quality that you can get elsewhere.

Sublimation Printing Services

As a contract Sublimation Printing Services company with over 30 years of experience, AMBRO Manufacturing understand the balance between price, speed, quality and customer service.

Working closely with our clients, AMBRO Manufacturing ensures high quality standards are always met and at an affordable and fair price for on shore U.S. production.  AMBRO Manufacturing is not the least expensive provider of Sublimation Services but we pay our employees a fair wage, they work in a safe and social work environment and enjoy other benefits that we believe are important for American Workers.  It is for these reasons that we’re not the cheapest Sublimation Printing Services company, but we’re also not the most expensive either.

We believe that we have struck a balance between quality and price, that enables us to operate profitably in the U.S. while treating our U.S. workforce well.  AMBRO Manufacturing is environmentally concious as well.  We power our facility with Solar Energy so each Sublimation order is being run by the sun.

AMBRO Manufacturing has the experience and know how to get your Sublimation Printing Services job done right the first time, on time and within your budget.

If you are interested in Sublimation Printing Services, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

Sublimation Printing Services

Sublimation Printing Services

25Aug/14
Dye Sublimation Shirts

Dye Sublimation Shirts

Dye Sublimation Shirts

Dye Sublimation Shirts are simply amazing!  With vivid and eye popping colors, you simply can’t deny that Dye Sublimation Shirts are worth every penny of attention grabbing amazingness!

Dye Sublimation Shirts

As a contract decorator located in New Jersey, AMBRO Manufacturing has more than 30 years of garment, textile and fabric decorating experience, including creating Dye Sublimation Shirts.

Each shirt is 100% polyester, in a variety of options from moisture management, tech wick feel to a cotton softness that you won’t believe is actually polyester.  These shirts start out white and end up in any color and design that you want.

Using special artwork, 30 years of experience, specialty inks, industrial heat and pressure and creative coolness, AMBRO Manufacturing can help convert your artwork into a walking billboard worn on your person.

Dye Sublimation Shirts are a great way to launch your brand or bolster an existing brand.  The professional finish of each shirt will amaze you and your customers.  Using Dye Sublimation it is possible to cover nearly the entire shirt front and back with design.  There are a few areas under the arm pits and potentially near seams that may not receive they dye, but they are hardly noticed.

When compared to the cost of custom cut and sew applications, custom dye sublimation on existing T-Shirts is the best option for most companies and fashion entrepreneurs.

If you are considering a Dye Sublimation Shirts project, you may want to consider speaking with the sublimation experts at AMBRO Manufacturing before beginning your project.  Early design considerations can save you money and frustrations down the line during production.  While the flexibility of using custom dye sublimation printing is endless, there are some practical considerations that you will need to figure out in advance, well before beginning your project.

If you are interested in Dye Sublimation Shirts, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

Dye Sublimation Shirts

Dye Sublimation Shirts

22Aug/14
All Over Print Shirts

All Over Print Shirts

All Over Print Shirts

There is often confusion on the type of printing used to accomplish the look of All Over Print Shirts.  There are essentially 3 methods of achieving an all over print shirts look, and two of the three methods can be accomplished on existing garments.

All Over Print Shirts

Method #1

The most popular method today for producing All Over Print Shirts is the use of custom Dye Sublimation Printing.  This process involves the use of an already sewn T-Shirt that is completely white and made out of 100% polyester, high poly blends like 80/20 or 70/30 or made with polyester family members like: Spandex, Nylon, Satin, Rayon etc …

Sublimation T Shirt Printing will enable a designer to create a T-Shirt design that can be printed on the neck, sleeves, waist, front and back of a T-Shirt.  Using specialized dye sublimation inks and industrial heat and pressure, designs are fused into the fabic of the T-Shirt.  The result is eye popping colors, crisp edges, photo realism and a no-feel design.  Since the inks are dyed into the fabric, there is no feel to the design, it as if the shirt were manufactured that way during the fabric creation stage.

Method #2

Using special screen printing equipment that is designed to print all over the face of a T-Shirt, specialty garment, textile and clothing companies like AMBRO Manufacturing can provide All Over Print Shirts services using screen printing.  Most people think that sublimation or patterned fabrics are the only way to achieve and all over print shirts look, this isn’t true.  Jumbo Screen Printing or Over Sized Screen Printing can produce an amazing effect and accomplish printing on post sewn T-Shirts.  This print can extend on the sleeves, neck, T-Shirt Wrap Around Printing and down to the waist.  Front and back printing can be accomplished as well.

Method #3

The final method of accomplishing an All Over Print Shirts look is to use custom patterned fabrics.  This can only be accomplished in a true cut and sew project and requires that the shirts be manufactured to your specifications.

If you are interested in an All Over Print Shirts project, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

All Over Print Shirts

All Over Print Shirts

18Aug/14
Sublimation Print

Sublimation Print

Sublimation Print

Not too many garment, textile of fabric decoration methods will upstage the wow factor of a custom Sublimation Print.  Using polyester fabrics to make Dresses, T-Shirts, Socks or other items, designers can produce amazing all over prints using the process of custom Sublimation Print.

Sublimation Print

Designing cool cloths requires a special talent that involves vision, fashion sense and a sense of adventure.  Patterns and solid colors are cool, but using a Sublimation Print is cooler.

Polyester, Rayon, Nylon, Satin and Spandex can all accept a Sublimation Print well.  Even fabrics that contain cotton can be used, as long as the polyester content doesn’t drop below 70%.

The technology behind a Sublimation Print involves specialized dye sublimation inks, graphic design, polyester and industrial heat.  Once artwork is prepared, it is first output on special wide format industrial printers, this output is printed on specially coated papers and then transferred with heat and pressure to the fabric.

Unlike screen printing where the design is printed using inks that lay on top of the fabric, custom Sublimation Print technology fuses the design into the fibers of the fabric.  The design is converted from the sold ink that it begins as into a gas and back into pigment in the fabric.

When wearing a garment that was created with a Sublimation Print, the person wearing it can not feel the design on the inside or outside, it as if the fabric were created that way from the start.

Most Sublimation Print projects are done in a cut and sew shop where panels of fabric are cut, sublimated, edge to edge, then sewn together into a finished garment.  But with advances in Sublimation Print technology, it is possible to sublimate on already sewn items with a very high degree of success.

If you are interested in a Sublimation Print project, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

Sublimation Print

Sublimation Print

15Aug/14
Sublimation Printing

Sublimation Printing

Sublimation Printing

The process of Sublimation Printing creates simply amazing results that will wow even the most discerning critic.  Using vivid and vibrant ink sets, polyester fabrics and creative artwork, Sublimation Printing companies can create stunning and eye catching designs that can cover an entire garment from sleeve to sleeve and neck to waist.

Sublimation Printing

As a garment, textile and fabric decorator with 30 years of experience and know how, AMBRO Manufacturing specializes in Sublimation Printing.

Using specialized sublimation ink sets, AMBRO Manufacturing creates vivid works of art that can be printed on virtually any garment.

Sublimation Printing is a decoration method that was once limited to cut and sew operations, where individual panels are cut, sublimated and then sewn together.  However, with advances in sublimation technologies, today, Sublimation Printing can occur with success on post sewn garments, meaning, Sublimation Printing can occur successfully on T-Shirts that are already sewn into T-Shirts.

Sublimation Printing is a fantastic method of decoration to achieve photographic realism, crisp and clear lines, vivid colors and 360 degree coverage.  There are however a few limitations that should be considered when working with sublimation as a process.

The first rule of working with Sublimation is that the fabrics used must be 100% polyester, or a polyester family member like Rayon, Spandex, Nylon etc … Or the fabric must have a high polyester content like 80/20 or 70/30.  Going with a fabric that is less than 70% polyester will result in muted colors, fuzzy details and an overall unsatisfied customer.  The more cotton that is introduced into a fabric, the less brilliant and crisp the sublimation printing results will be.

Before starting any Dye Sublimation project, the best approach is to consult with your Sublimation Printing Company to gain expert advance on how to proceed.

If you are interested in talking with a high quality, reasonably priced Sublimation Printing Company please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

 

Sublimation Printing

Sublimation Printing