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What is sublimation printing and what are the limitations? My legging design is mostly solid black. Can you print that? What colour fabric do you print on? How does the print look after sewing? What colours of thread do you sew with? Who decides the thread colour? Are your seam allowances always exactly the same? I see small dust marks on my print. Is this normal? My design placement is not the same as in the mockup. Why is that? How small of text can I print? Will my colours print the same as I see on the screen? There’s a small shadow on my black text. Why is that? I placed 2 different orders of the same product and the colours are a bit different between the 2 orders. Why is that? I ordered a pair of yoga leggings printed mostly with black and there is a difference between the band colour and the legs colour. Why does this happen? Will by sublimation printed fabrics and clothing fade? Will sublimation printed products shrink? Can I provide my own fabrics for sublimation? Why is there a number inside my leggings? What is it for? How are scarves finished? Why does the stitching overlap on hems?

What to expect where Print meets Stitches

Learn how your custom prints turn into finished products from our production studio in downtown Montreal.

During sublimation printing, the ink is absorbed into the top layer of the fabric. If the fabric is thick like our legging fabric, the ink does not print all the way through to the other side of the fabric. When printing a fabric like our poly chiffon, you will be able to see about 50% of the print on the back side. When we sew our products, the needles will pass through the fabric layers and push the fibers aside to make space for the thread. Sometimes, especially on dark prints, you will see small white areas around the stitches. This is the inside of the fabric where the fibers have been pushed aside. Depending on the colours of the print, you may see small specks of white around the stitch where the print does not penetrate. For most prints, you will never even notice it, but for darker prints or solid colours there may be a visible amount of white around the stitch lines. There is nothing we can do to prevent this and it will be noticeable in areas of the garment that stretch the most, like the back of leggings. Below are examples of different prints fully sewn.

Very small text and print details Where Seams Meet