Some of us may remember when dye-sublimation printers started appearing on the market in the 1980s. They became somewhat popular in the 1990s for color proofing, and small dye-sub photoprinters were sold (or at least marketed) as accessories for the first
Dye sublimation, a dye-transfer process that got its start in the 1960s for use in textiles, has advanced in recent years to provide wear-resistant, full-color surface decoration of flat objects like mouse pads and tiles. Even more recently, it has proved
Textile printing is hot. There are several methods that allow for printing onto textiles—direct print, printing directly to a fabric using ink such as latex or solvent; direct dye-sublimation (dye-sub), where the sublimation process occurs directly on the
Dye-sublimation (dye-sub) is a core method for printing onto fabric. There is a variety of equipment and inks for dye-sub graphics, ranging from entry level to industrial. Dye-sub printing requires heat—the act of sublimation occurs when the inks