How to print technical fabrics: how to choose a customized gift for the best gift?

Cutting and printing in recent years have been invaded by extremely technical materials to which both screen printers and embroiderers and other decorators have had to adapt. Fortunately, the marking processes have been evolving, providing solutions such as transfer, sublimation and more recently direct digital printing on polyester. Thus you are presented with a list of the most delicate subjects to personalise along with a classification of the most appropriate techniques for each of them.

Polyester
It is the most produced synthetic fibre in the world and the material reigns for the manufacture of sporting goods. Why? Because, in addition to being wrinkle proof it dries quickly and is breathable, a characteristic that makes it ideal for sports. Nowadays, almost all promotional textile brands offer 100% polyester Promotional Bags in their ranges. Most manufacturers further enhance the properties of this fabric through technologies developed in their laboratories.

Coatings
It is a proven fact that the promotional textile is no longer limited to shirts and sweatshirts. For some years now there has been a proliferation of highly technical jackets that are the stars of the collections. As in the retail market, brands develop numerous models that guarantee high performance to meet all the demands regarding comfort and protection.

Elastic
Thanks to its elasticity, elastic are widely used in the field of sports that guarantees comfort and great freedom of movement elastic is also used in ready-to-wear since it is equally capable of satisfying purely aesthetic requirements. The great success of this material lies mainly in the fashion of wearing tight clothes especially women's shirts. Mixed often with cotton, elastic allows offering very flattering models that enhance the silhouette of women. Also known as Spandex this synthetic fibre is considered today as one of the primary raw materials of the textile industry.

Nylon
The main characteristic of nylon is that it belongs to the family of polyamides. It is its low absorbent power which makes it a fast drying waterproof material, synthetic textile fibre.Brands usually use it to make a large number of products such as Custom Caps and swimsuits. The manufacturers of promotional garments also use nylon for a specific segment that of windproof jackets. It is a reference garment that you find in any promotional collection, for men, women or children.

Conclusion: Sublimation process
The sublimation should always be performed on tissue polyester, but sometimes you will see that it needs to print a piece of cotton. Currently, there are alternatives to decorate a cotton garment following the same principles as sublimation. Print the design on a paper and transfer the plan from the paper to the clothing applying heat with a transfer plate.