Makerspace

Design your own shirts, mugs, bags and stickers: this section covers heat presses, cutting plotters, sublimation and DTF printing. What each technique can do, which material it needs and which devices there are.

Topics

Basics

Plotting, sublimation or DTF: which technique suits which textile and product.

1 article

Heat presses

Setting temperature, time and pressure correctly for heat transfer vinyl, sublimation and DTF.

Sublimation

How sublimation works, which blanks work and which printers there are.

2 articles

Cutting plotters

How plotters cut, which vinyls and materials work, software and subscriptions.

5 articles

DTF printing

Direct to film explained: process, powder, curing, pressing and care.

Devices

Data sheets for 17 heat presses, sublimation printers, cutting plotters and DTF printers.

Comparison

Frequently searched devices compared head to head, with all data according to the manufacturer.

Devices by type

All devices

Heat presses

Press heat transfer vinyl, DTF transfers and sublimation onto textiles, mugs and more.

5 devices in the wiki

Sublimation printer

Print designs that transfer into polyester and coated blanks with heat.

4 devices in the wiki

Cutting plotters

Cut vinyl, paper, card and fabric from digital designs.

5 devices in the wiki

DTF printer

Print transfers on film that can be pressed onto almost any textile.

3 devices in the wiki