Whenever you are looking for a sublimated hockey jersey, you have to ensure that it has the following features.
Name of the player
Number of the player
Logo of the team
Authenticity of the shirt in terms of quality
Materials of the jersey which should be 100% polyester
Size of the jerseys which should be able to fit the players well
Apart from the features above, you should have a checklist of the things to cover before making a purchase.
The checklist should include the following:
An estimate so that you can know what you are purchasing in detail before checking out.
A mock up order which the supplier will automatically send to you upon request.
Double check of names, sizes, and numbers to ensure it is the right product
Proper date of delivery in writing from the supplier
This is a type of jersey that you can make by cutting and sewing different types of materials onto the jersey.
You will cut the numbers and letters from a different type of material and sew it on the jersey.
In many cases, you will use a nylon twill and often gives the jersey a more rugged finish.
It is a popular technique that most popular professional hockey teams use on their jerseys.
You can either choose to use screen printing technology or sublimation technology in printing hockey jerseys.
Here are some of the factors that you should look at before deciding on the best printing technology to use.
Screen printing is an analogue printing process that involves the use of screens and stencils to print an image.
You can either use the manual machines or the automatic screen-printing machines.
Sublimation on the other hand, is an automatic printing process that uses the inkjet printer in the printing process.
You will have to print the images and designs on a transfer paper before transferring it to the substrate through heat printing.
You can use screen printing to print hockey jerseys of a higher quantity and not suitable for small quantity printing.
Sublimation printing is, however, suitable for any quantity of hockey jerseys and does not have a minimum order requirement.
You can use a screen printing method on any type of substrate though it is simpler on flat surfaces.
While sublimated printing is possible on polyester materials when it comes to printing hockey jerseys.
In screen printing, you will only be able to apply one color on the garment at a time thus limiting multicolor prints.
Sublimated printing technique allows you to print multiple colors on the substrate thus allowing you make different designs easily.
In both printing techniques, you can get soft feel prints on the hand that is light and comfortable for the players.
Sublimation printing technique is however long lasting and you can use it for a very long time without fades and cracks
When using the sublimation printing technique, you will experience the following advantages:
You can easily print full colors onto the hockey jersey fabric using sublimation printing technique.
In comparison to screen printing technique, sublimation printing has relatively low learning curves.
You will spend very little time in learning how to print using the sublimation printing technique.
Sublimation printing techniques is a very cheap option of printing that allows you to print any number of jerseys.
You will spend relatively the same amount of money in printing 1 jersey like that of printing 100 or more jerseys.
You have the freedom of coming up with your personal design that you will print using a sublimation printing technique.
You will spend very little time and man power in the process of printing sublimated hockey jersey.
All you need is a few individuals to help with the design and printing which will take a very short period.
This is the most professional looking and the most expensive type of cresting.
In this case, you will stitch or layer the whole crest with twill fabric.
You will also determine the cost depending on the number of stitches and crests that you will use.