DYE SUBLIMATION & ALL-OVER APPAREL

Sublimation Fabric Shrinkage & Bleed Calculator

Compute thermal polyester fabric shrinkage ($1.5\% - 4.5\%$ in warp vs weft @ 200°C), pre-distorted transfer dimensions, full-bleed seam allowances, and heat press dwell/temperature parameters.

1. Textile Substrate & Target Dimensions

Fabric Type & Polyester Composition

Target Finished Panel Length / Height (cm)

Dimension along fabric warp (vertical grain).

Target Finished Panel Width (cm)

Dimension along fabric weft (horizontal cross-grain).

2. Bleed Overhang & Heat Press

Perimeter Bleed Overhang (mm)

Sublimation Transfer Paper Weight

Prepress Scaling & Press Output

Print Height (Warp)

80.6 cm

Pre-shrunk + bleed

Print Width (Weft)

59.8 cm

Pre-shrunk + bleed

Heat Press Temp

204°C

400°F Gasification

Dwell Time & PSI

45s / 40 PSI

Medium-firm downforce

FINISHED GARMENT CUTLINE VS PRE-SHRUNK PRINT TRANSFER:

Prepress Operator Instructions:

                            Vector Scaling: +2.2% Y-axis, +1.5% X-axis. Mirror artwork horizontally before printing. RGB wide-gamut Adobe RGB (1998).
                        

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SpotItLive converts apparel mockups, jersey artwork, and raster patterns into high-DPI vector print templates with pre-calibrated thermal shrinkage compensation, seam notches, and full-bleed overhangs.

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