Pressing faux suede advice

[Photomouse]

Why can I still see white when I've sublimated my image on to the faux suede? I can see the white when I brush the fabric in one direction but not in another.

I've tried different temps, times and a lot more pressure.

How can I stop this from happening? Or is the nature of the material?

[pisquee]

What transfer paper do you use - you may need a higher release paper, or,
What thickness/weight of suedette are you using - maybe it's too thick a pile?

[Photomouse]

The fabric is 225gsm and the paper truepix. The fabric doesn't feel to thick or the pile to heavy but maybe I'm wrong

[pisquee]

We've used both InkTec's and Coldenhove's transfer papers and had great results, we weren't happy with the short time we tried TruePix for - in terms of how much ink stayed on the paper, the colours not being right, and the high cost compared to InkTec's and Coldenhove's papers.

We're also using 225g suede.

[Photomouse]

Ok, I'll but some of that now. Any advice on where I can buy it in the UK? Looking online I can't see it.

[neilb]

iSub or Revolution sell Coldenhove.

[pisquee]

and Listawood sell a range of Coldenhove papers, which is where we were getting ours before switching to InkTec's ... you get 10% off there if you get premium membership for DSF first!
Will research InkTec's papers and get back to you.

[JMugs]

Inktec 24 inch would be of interest to me once I have used my mountain of Trupix......note to self when spotting a bargain you don't NEED to buy it!

Janners

[Photomouse]

I've ordered some inktec, will be here tomorrow, 24"x100m. £30 plus p+p plus vat, how does that compare to what your paying?

another problem I'm having is the marks left by the ptfe sheet I'm using, what else can I use in place of that? Because the sheet has ripples on it you can see the ripples in the print. I ordered ptfe as I couldn't find a Teflon sheet 50x74cm.

[pisquee]

We buy the 44" rolls, but the pricing is comparable.
My supplier is out of stock of the 44" - where did you get your 24" from?