White Heat Transfer Vinyl Dye Migration
As mentioned above the heat during heat printing activates the dyes in the apparel which start the dye migration process.
White heat transfer vinyl dye migration. Use a low temperature application transfer. 5 sheets in total. This dye migration is common in polyester fabrics and fabrics that have been heavily saturated with dye. If you apply regular htv to a sublimated garment you may experience dye migration.
The good news is that this generally tends to happen above 300 f around 300 f to 320 f. A major contributing factor for the migration issue is high temperature and high pressure. Dye migration is when the sublimation inks in the garment bleed into the heat transfer vinyl and change the color of the htv. Standard heat transfer vinyl isn t designed for use on sublimated polyester.
Dye migration is extremely prevalent in sublimated fabrics pictured right. Refer to product pages below for specific application instructions. New to heat transfer vinyl or not sure what brand is for you. Dye migration occurs when the fabric dye is reactivated during heat printing causing the dye to blend or migrates into the decorating material like ink or vinyl.
However this impact is only noticeable when heat applying light colored heat transfer vinyl on darker polyesters. With easyweed sub block the temperature on your press is set at a low 265 f 130 c and a medium setting for your pressure.