cotton poly mix

[bigj2552]

whats the MINIMUM cotton / poly mix you can get away with for sub printing ?

cotton 70% - poly 20%...would the sub dye take to that ?

or are we looking at 50/50 mix here ?

[John G]

Its the other way round - 70% poly

[sarahjayne]

I had some 65/35 poly cotton mix and was not happy with them when washed. Put me off trying any others.

[John G]

You'll get away printing with a high poly count but as Sarahjayne said, they may fade in the wash. Using the ones made for sublimation is your best bet.

[bigj2552]

vapour T shirts it is then for sub dye work ?

so that means your stuck with vinyl / flock / rhinestones ect for pure cotton garments ?

i cant/wont go into the Direct to Garment route...way, way to expensive for a newbie like me to start with...like the idea but, £8000+ is a stinger outta anyones pocket

[sarahjayne]

You'll get away printing with a high poly count but as Sarahjayne said, they may fade in the wash. Using the ones made for sublimation is your best bet.

They looked great when printed but one wash and they looked a year old. Might get away with it if you were doing a one off event somewhere you weren't known or doing cheap t's for a giveaway but I wouldn't want to put my name to them
Guess it depends what you're looking for.

[bigj2552]

They looked great when printed but one wash and they looked a year old. Might get away with it if you were doing a one off event somewhere you weren't known or doing cheap t's for a giveaway but I wouldn't want to put my name to them
Guess it depends what you're looking for.

one word - QUALITY...happy punter = repeat sales / good reputation

thanks for all inputs

[John G]

If you ever get larger qty's of t'shirts to quote on, and want them screen printed, give me a shout. At the moment I'm not set up to do prints on black (dark) t shirts but if you want prints onto light coloured t's then no problem.

Cheers John

[bigj2552]

If you ever get larger qty's of t'shirts to quote on, and want them screen printed, give me a shout. At the moment I'm not set up to do prints on black (dark) t shirts but if you want prints onto light coloured t's then no problem.

Cheers John

thanks john.....i certainly will keep that on the back burner m8....