Creating your own sublimated ice hockey jerseys requires a combination of creative design work and collaboration with sublimation printing services. Here is a step-by-step guide to help you through this process:
Step 1: Conceptualize Your Design
– Team Identity:
Define your team identity, including colors, logos, and any specific themes you want to incorporate.
– Choose Design Elements:
Decide on the placement of logos, team name, player numbers, and any other graphics. Consider front panels, back panels, sleeves, and side panels.
– Color Selection:
For colors, we use the Pantone color standard. You only need to send us the Pantone colors of your sublimated Hawaiian shirts, and we can match the color as closely as possible.
– Add Personalization:
Include player names and numbers, ensuring the correct size and placement.
Step 2: Digital Printing
Once you’ve approved of the design given, the manufacturer prints it onto a transfer paper.
The transfer paper is what will be used to transfer the design to the fabric.
Step 3: Sublimation
With the transfer paper on hand, the sublimation process is now set to begin.
Here, the transfer paper will be placed on the fabric. Dyes will be chosen based on the custom requirements. Next, the transfer paper will be placed in the fabric, then sufficient amounts of heat will be exerted onto the paper. When this happens, the dyes will turn into gaseous form, making it easy to be absorbed into the fabric. At this point, the heat plus pressure will sublimate the image, lettering, logo, or names into the fabric.
Step 4: Cutting
Once sublimation is complete, the fabric will be cut by Laser cutting machince and prepare all panels for stitching.
Step 5: Sitching
All of our stitching work are handled by workers with more than 20 years experience, and all stitching work are inbound manufactured.
Step 6: Quality Control
After manufacturing is complete, you will need to inspect the final product to ensure that quality is up to standards. Check the fabric, graphics, dye quality, type and quality of stitching, etc. to make sure everything is as it should be.