I have a couple of Obey shirts that I bought about 12 years ago... they're 50/50 poly/cotton heather-grey. Still look new... I legit think it's the best blend out there. Feels great, fits/wears great. No stretched out collar... maybe they're just miracle shirts, idk. I'm definitely going to try to incorporate that into my business.
Very helpful video. Clearly the cricut T-shirt has more long lasting quality and sustainability as evident in your test case in the video. Really appreciate the comparisons with the Walmart shirts.
Wow I love this video. I love that you keep it real.... I just started using sublimation transfers and read a lot on this and watched a lot of videos. From that I was under the impression that I could only use 100% polyester. So I spent a lot of money on purchasing 100% polyester tee shirts on line. The shipping cost are crazy if you are not buying in bulk. I have the Cricut maker and I was in Michael's some time back and saw the Cricut infusible ink shirts on sale and wondered if I could use them in place of the 100% polyester shirts. I bought 4 to keep on hand to try them out. I hadn't done that yet. Now that I have watched your video...I will certainly use them today. Thank you so much . This is a very informative video...Love that you showed the tee shirts after washing them.
you can definitely use poly cotton blends. Of course with sublimation the higher the polyester count the better. Quick tip: always check the cricut website for sales on the infusable ink stuff. Michaels price matches their website. Thank you for watching!
I see that the cricut T shirt turns out so well. Is it any shirt that has 95% polyester and 5% spandex would turn out like that? Also, can we just print from an inkjet printer or do we need an actual sublimation printer? Thanks in advance (:
You got that wrong, the tri blend shirts are for the vintage look! They are actually highly liked. For vintage prints you need lower polyester to get that grunge look. greetings from germany
my issue with cricut branded things are the cost...if you do it as a business too sell the items are too costly to make much profit, lets be honest there is only so much money people will pay for a t-shirt with a image on it that is from someone who is not a big worldwide name
not really they are literally always on sale on the cricut website for 4.99 and Michael's price matches. Not to mention a lot of my orders are rushed and i pass the cost to the customer.
Hey whats up! I’ve watched your videos but idk if i don’t pay enough attention but what temperature you have the heat press machine set up at? Keep it up i like how you keep everything simple congrats on you channel..
@@Lumedia So more black on the image 60 seconds? did my first print test.. 200c 30 seconds.. the colors rubs off with your fingers.. (image is black and red mostly) 100% Cotton Gildan
Black will be a 100% no go. Remember sublimation printers don’t print in white. Gray depending on the shade of it will be similar 40% will look super washed out.
I sublimated on a 94 Poly / 6 Spandex on 385 for 45 seconds, using parchment paper inside the shirt and on top, and still got the scorched square.... ??? Wondering how you had no scorching at 400 for 60 seconds?!!
i hate using my heatpress it smells way fishy lol, it is the silicon heat matts they stink horrid. because i do not use it often as i just make a few things for myself or to sell so when the mats are cooled i actually take them off and wrap cling flim or as you would say plastic wrap around them because they smell so much
Not polyester unfortunately. Cricut has been pretty consistent on keeping their shirts at the $5-7 price and Michael’s price matches their site. Anything cheaper and your in see through world (thin polyester shirts).
@@Lumedia thank you! I’m finding that the cheapest comes from over seas. Then your paying very high shipping cost, which defeats the purpose. Thank you for the reply 😊
I have a cricut print and cut video. Go watch that. Only difference is that when you send the image to be printed select your sawgrass in the cricut software.
Can I use sublimation paper on a wide format printer? Or only the printer you have ? That printer is 666 and I can’t afford it right now sadly. But the other printer is wide format and has good reviews. Do you think that would be ok for that type of paper?
Hey Gen! This is what I have as well! m.ebay.com/itm/Epson-WF-2750-Sublimation-Printer-Bundle-CISS-Kit-Sublimation-Ink-200-Paper/333284570208?ul_ref=https%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F711-53200-19255-0%2F1%3Fff3%3D4%26pub%3D5575563759%26toolid%3D10001%26campid%3D5338644065%26customid%3DSublimation%2Bprinter%26mpre%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FEpson-WF-2750-Sublimation-Printer-Bundle-CISS-Kit-Sublimation-Ink-200-Paper%2F333284570208%253Fhash%253Ditem4d994ef460%3Ag%3ACGIAAOSwvFJdnKVI%26srcrot%3D711-53200-19255-0%26rvr_id%3D2292479779390%26rvr_ts%3D2b7003d21700aad921f1ec20fffb646b&_mwBanner=1&_rdt=1&ul_noapp=true
So another words I’ve been watching other videos plus years the easiest way to explain it polyester is the way to go no cotton cause I noticed they do come out Dollar and when you wash them it’s even more worse so money out the pocket of a polyester 100 is on the way
$7 for a poly shirt? i bought an eco tank 3710 and all the supplies but used printiful while setting up and my cost per unit is not much less to print myself. So I am going to stick with printiful for web orders and do sublimation on the spot for testing and in person orders
now mugs.. printiful has 12 oz mugs for $10 + $4 shipping. i bought 24 - 15oz mugs for @70 bux so 3 bucks a pop. transfers 12 cents each and a nickel worth of ink. im already $7 less production cost and the only question is can i mix and match order vendors and include myself as vendor of the mugs since the markup is 300% on production cost. riddle me that one batman 😎🤘
I’ve never used a sawgrass. So I have no argument there. But that’s also like comparing a Honda to a Lexus. Both are probably reliable and one rides a bit smoother. But the cost difference is significant lol.
I have a couple of Obey shirts that I bought about 12 years ago... they're 50/50 poly/cotton heather-grey. Still look new... I legit think it's the best blend out there. Feels great, fits/wears great. No stretched out collar... maybe they're just miracle shirts, idk. I'm definitely going to try to incorporate that into my business.
great video mate ! this really helped out a lot. I really like the way the circuit blank came out really vibrant.
Yessir! Cricuts website has the shirts on sale right now too! And Michael’s price matches 😁😁😁
Great informative video!! Appreciate it!
This video es so helpful. Thank you so much. Subscribed!!
Awesome! Thank you! “Don’t breathe” 🤣.
Very well done. Great comparisons.
Thank you!! 😁
Good work on your staff thank you for the video
Very helpful video. Clearly the cricut T-shirt has more long lasting quality and sustainability as evident in your test case in the video. Really appreciate the comparisons with the Walmart shirts.
Thank you so much for watching!
Thanks I needed this
Awesome video helped out a lot appreciate the content
Thanks for watching!
Love it I just did a few kids shirts with those kids of shirts from Walmart
Wow I love this video. I love that you keep it real.... I just started using sublimation transfers and read a lot on this and watched a lot of videos. From that I was under the impression that I could only use 100% polyester. So I spent a lot of money on purchasing 100% polyester tee shirts on line. The shipping cost are crazy if you are not buying in bulk. I have the Cricut maker and I was in Michael's some time back and saw the Cricut infusible ink shirts on sale and wondered if I could use them in place of the 100% polyester shirts. I bought 4 to keep on hand to try them out. I hadn't done that yet. Now that I have watched your video...I will certainly use them today. Thank you so much . This is a very informative video...Love that you showed the tee shirts after washing them.
you can definitely use poly cotton blends. Of course with sublimation the higher the polyester count the better. Quick tip: always check the cricut website for sales on the infusable ink stuff. Michaels price matches their website. Thank you for watching!
I would definitely give people the option of all three kinds of shirts 👍🏽 give people a variety & choice of there own 💯
Same here!!! Thanks for watching!
Excellent excellent tutorial 👍🏻👍🏻 very good very nice thank you Bro...!!!
Thank you!! 🙂🙂🙂
Great info tip. Thanks
If you forget to mirror your image just advertise them as “selfie” shirts!!
haha cant beleive I just saw this! Great Idea!!!
Very good video. Thanks!
Thank you for watching!!! 😄😄😄
Good job bro!
Thank you bro!!
I see that the cricut T shirt turns out so well. Is it any shirt that has 95% polyester and 5% spandex would turn out like that? Also, can we just print from an inkjet printer or do we need an actual sublimation printer? Thanks in advance (:
What other type of paper I can use with inkjet HP 5052 beside the 3g O
How about the George brand one? How did that hold up after washing? I thought you might show that one also but i didn't see it 🤷♀️
How did you not burn those shirts with no cover sheet. Also I get tiny ink dots on my shirts after pressing, I don't know where they come from
You got that wrong, the tri blend shirts are for the vintage look! They are actually highly liked. For vintage prints you need lower polyester to get that grunge look. greetings from germany
Like I always say there is a use for everything! Thank you for that insight!
Kannst du mir ein gutes T-shirt mit hohen Polyester Anteil empfehlen? :)
THANK YOUUUUUUU!!!
Thank you for watching!!
Duro mi hermano💪💪💪💪
Thank you!!!!
Always Mirror Your Image 😆👌💯
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Thank you good information
Thanks for watching!
my issue with cricut branded things are the cost...if you do it as a business too sell the items are too costly to make much profit, lets be honest there is only so much money people will pay for a t-shirt with a image on it that is from someone who is not a big worldwide name
not really they are literally always on sale on the cricut website for 4.99 and Michael's price matches. Not to mention a lot of my orders are rushed and i pass the cost to the customer.
Is sublimation noticeable better than using a normal printer w transfer paper
Sublimation is a better option in my opinion but only really works on light garments.
Hey whats up! I’ve watched your videos but idk if i don’t pay enough attention but what temperature you have the heat press machine set up at? Keep it up i like how you keep everything simple congrats on you channel..
I say it like twice LOL. Temp is 400f (204c) and 45-60sec depending on how much black is in the image!
Lumedia ok perfect thanks for your reply 👍🏼
No problem!! Thanks for watching!
@@Lumedia So more black on the image 60 seconds? did my first print test.. 200c 30 seconds.. the colors rubs off with your fingers.. (image is black and red mostly) 100% Cotton Gildan
@@herbiemrpogi you can't sub 100% cotton. It will not take the ink which is why it will rub off.
Did I miss the washed George brand shirts?
My blacks looks hella faded! 60\40 blend. Before wash. Help
Tremendous video, very informative. Any idea how 60% cotton and 40% Poly could turn out in black and gray shirts? Next Level in my situation.
Black will be a 100% no go. Remember sublimation printers don’t print in white. Gray depending on the shade of it will be similar 40% will look super washed out.
@@Lumedia Man, thanks for the quick and super flash response. I know now what to do.
I sublimated on a 94 Poly / 6 Spandex on 385 for 45 seconds, using parchment paper inside the shirt and on top, and still got the scorched square.... ??? Wondering how you had no scorching at 400 for 60 seconds?!!
i hate using my heatpress it smells way fishy lol, it is the silicon heat matts they stink horrid. because i do not use it often as i just make a few things for myself or to sell so when the mats are cooled i actually take them off and wrap cling flim or as you would say plastic wrap around them because they smell so much
i like this video.!!!!
Thank you!!
you need sublimation liquid for 100% cotton or anything that has more cotton in it than any other fabric
Hello. Great video & tips. Since making this video a year ago, have you found cheaper tees anywhere?
Not polyester unfortunately. Cricut has been pretty consistent on keeping their shirts at the $5-7 price and Michael’s price matches their site. Anything cheaper and your in see through world (thin polyester shirts).
@@Lumedia thank you! I’m finding that the cheapest comes from over seas. Then your paying very high shipping cost, which defeats the purpose. Thank you for the reply 😊
how long do u sublimate for because my t shirts been getting scorched
55 seconds
Which tshirt brand and model is the best or popular for sublimation ?
I like cricut shirts!
Cricut shirts are great but the sizes run very small
I'd like to know the washability ( after like 30 washes) of the 50-60% blends. Anyone know? Does it fade?
I know 100% cotton will fade after the first wash
I bought a sawgrass 500 n n using subli flex but cant get cricut to cut out design.. can u do a video on it
I have a cricut print and cut video. Go watch that. Only difference is that when you send the image to be printed select your sawgrass in the cricut software.
How you doing with it?
Ahaha that happen a few times to mirror your image
You didn't show the George after the wash lol!
Right I was waiting for that one🤦♂️
I was waiting for it also because I just bought about 200 George brand shirts. Found them for $2 each
Which fabric is best for sublimation print????? Plzz help me bro
100% Polyester is the best. But you can use blends just fine like I show in the video.
Hi, Wonder how long one of the prints last ?
On the 90% polyester it’s pretty permanent. The other two definitely fade a bit after a wash or two but are also permanent.
@@Lumedia ok thanks
Does the circut shirt feel like cotton?
No it feels like polyester for sure. But it’s a good thickness not see through.
Love the tutorial
Thanks for watching!
How do u washed by itself I did one 65% polyester and recycled polyester but mine had ink speard my first time I washed a shirt , what did I do wrong
Did you use sublimation ink?
Yes cosmos ink and sublimation paper the one with Big A , is there any advise how to washed the shirts so the ink won't smeard
Or how long I have to wait to do the first wash? Thank u
Same thing happened to me. 65% poly 35% cotton
Had ink stains on it after I washed it.
We’re do u buy ur vinyl from big rolls
Fellers vinyl, and us cutter!
Can I use sublimation paper on a wide format printer? Or only the printer you have ? That printer is 666 and I can’t afford it right now sadly. But the other printer is wide format and has good reviews. Do you think that would be ok for that type of paper?
Hey Gen! This is what I have as well! m.ebay.com/itm/Epson-WF-2750-Sublimation-Printer-Bundle-CISS-Kit-Sublimation-Ink-200-Paper/333284570208?ul_ref=https%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F711-53200-19255-0%2F1%3Fff3%3D4%26pub%3D5575563759%26toolid%3D10001%26campid%3D5338644065%26customid%3DSublimation%2Bprinter%26mpre%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FEpson-WF-2750-Sublimation-Printer-Bundle-CISS-Kit-Sublimation-Ink-200-Paper%2F333284570208%253Fhash%253Ditem4d994ef460%3Ag%3ACGIAAOSwvFJdnKVI%26srcrot%3D711-53200-19255-0%26rvr_id%3D2292479779390%26rvr_ts%3D2b7003d21700aad921f1ec20fffb646b&_mwBanner=1&_rdt=1&ul_noapp=true
cricut shirts are on sale for $4.00 each on their site now
Correct!!! And all major craft stores will price match.
Total beginner, why do have scorch or press marks from my machine. I also used high temp 190 for 90sec is the timing too long
where do you find your designs at ??
I use a bunch of places, Google, Vecteezy, freepik, and I design most myself!
What sublimation paper do you sue
Use
Wen you sublimate dose it wash off
On higher count polyester shirts no it will not. On blends it will fade a bit. But it won’t fully wash out.
what do you mean by mirror your image? excuse my ignorance
It’s like flipping it the opposite way. So when you look at it it looks backwards but when it transfer it will be facing the correct way.
So another words I’ve been watching other videos plus years the easiest way to explain it polyester is the way to go no cotton cause I noticed they do come out Dollar and when you wash them it’s even more worse so money out the pocket of a polyester 100 is on the way
They will have a vintage after if it’s not 100% polyester
For sure!
just check 'mirror image' on your printer settings and save it, from now on you printer does the recall thing
Haha the problem with that is that I use easy subli and that doesn’t require mirroring the image.
$7 for a poly shirt? i bought an eco tank 3710 and all the supplies but used printiful while setting up and my cost per unit is not much less to print myself. So I am going to stick with printiful for web orders and do sublimation on the spot for testing and in person orders
You can find them for about $5 if you price match with cricut website.
@@Lumedia Yeah five bucks plus the transfer the time to apply it - you might as well spend the extra two bucks and let them do EVERYTHING
now mugs.. printiful has 12 oz mugs for $10 + $4 shipping. i bought 24 - 15oz mugs for @70 bux so 3 bucks a pop. transfers 12 cents each and a nickel worth of ink. im already $7 less production cost and the only question is can i mix and match order vendors and include myself as vendor of the mugs since the markup is 300% on production cost. riddle me that one batman 😎🤘
7am watching
thank you! 🙌
@@Lumedia thank you .. it's alot of us truly trying to learn 🤍💯
What can i do to prevent shirt from scorching?
Take off a bit of pressure on the heat press
@@Lumedia thanks
@@markjones3030 also try to use extra parchment paper, i usually use about 4,5 sheets plus teflon paper med pressure not to hard
I think you gave away your pillows, that's why you cant find them :D
😂😂😂😂 truuuu!!!!
I love the video but the music is distracting. You don't need it and it takes away from you
Lol but it didn't have to go to waste all u had to do is cut the part of the words n use only the pic
The pic would have been backwards. The pic is in letter form.
Oh didn't see that lol oh ok
My guy used Cricut mat don’t try this at home. 😒
Haha!!! I do say not to use it. I just couldn’t find my Teflon pillows or shirt insert.
Lumedia you aint got to explain i know how you get down it was spare of the moment.
Tbh, they both look a bit washed out.
Yep, like a vintage look on the cotton poly blends. The cricut one in no way is it washed out.
@@Lumedia I guess I'm humbly comparing the end results from the Sawgrass Subli HD on 100% poly
I’ve never used a sawgrass. So I have no argument there. But that’s also like comparing a Honda to a Lexus. Both are probably reliable and one rides a bit smoother. But the cost difference is significant lol.