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FAQ

What is sublimation printing and what are the limitations? My legging design is mostly solid black. Can you print that? What colour fabric do you print on? How does the print look after sewing? What colours of thread do you sew with? Who decides the thread colour? Are your seam allowances always exactly the same? I see small dust marks on my print. Is this normal? My design placement is not the same as in the mockup. Why is that? How small of text can I print? Will my colours print the same as I see on the screen? There’s a small shadow on my black text. Why is that? I placed 2 different orders of the same product and the colours are a bit different between the 2 orders. Why is that? I ordered a pair of yoga leggings printed mostly with black and there is a difference between the band colour and the legs colour. Why does this happen? Will by sublimation printed fabrics and clothing fade? Will sublimation printed products shrink? Can I provide my own fabrics for sublimation? Why is there a number inside my leggings? What is it for? How are scarves finished? Why does the stitching overlap on hems?

Where Seams Meet

You may also notice some misalignment in your design where seams meet. Double sided pillows are great example of this possible variation. We have had customers in the past order double sided pillows with stripes on both sides and expect the stripes to continue perfectly front to back. Unfortunately this is not realistic. While our sewing team is trained to pay attention to the print when sewing the product, they sew with the wrong side of the fabric facing them and cannot see the print through the fabric. While they do visually align prints when they begin sewing a seam, we cannot guarantee alignment of prints all the way down the seams. There will almost always be some slipping and shifting. This applies to clothing products as well and can noticable on side seams (tank tops, crop tops, dresses) and the front and back seams on leggings.

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