Custom dye sublimation transfers, ready to press, priced online.

Dye sublimation transfers are full-color designs printed with sublimation ink on special transfer paper. When you heat-press one onto a compatible item, the ink turns to gas and bonds into the polyester or poly coating, so the design becomes part of the surface instead of sitting on top. The print is smooth, permanent and has no hand feel.

Upload a PNG or JPG on our Sublimation Transfers page, choose a finished size and quantity, and see your price instantly — then add to cart and check out. Have a PDF or AI file, or need oversize or vector work? Send it with a quote request instead.

The price depends on the finished size and the quantity, and you see it on the order page before you add to cart. The more transfers you order at one size, the less each one costs. Each design has a $15 minimum at each size, and an order of only transfers ships for a flat $8.95.

$15 for each design at each size you order. You can order a single transfer; if the transfers at one size add up to less than $15, that size is charged $15.

An order of only sublimation transfers ships for a flat $8.95. If your cart also has other products, their shipping is calculated at checkout and the $8.95 transfer charge is added once.

Sublimation transfers are printed in 3 business days, then shipped.

Any finished size from 4″ up to 23.5″ on the short side and 60″ on the long side, in quantities up to 500 per size. The size follows your artwork’s proportions.

PNG and JPG files. Upload the design the right way round — we mirror it when we print.

Not on the online order page, which takes PNG and JPG only. Send a PDF or AI file with a quote request and we’ll quote your transfers.

300 DPI at the size you order is ideal — for example, about 3000 pixels across for a 10″ wide transfer. The order page shows your artwork’s DPI at the size you choose.

The order page warns you before you order: from 150 to 300 DPI, fine detail may soften a little; below 150 DPI, the transfer may print blurry. You can still order it, or choose a smaller size or upload a larger file for a sharper print.

Yes. Every transfer is printed mirrored so the design reads correctly after you press it. The preview on the order page shows it the right way round, as it will look on your item.

White or light-colored polyester fabrics and poly-coated hard surfaces made for sublimation, such as mugs, tumblers, metal panels, ornaments and mouse pads.

No. Sublimation ink bonds only to polyester and poly coatings, so it won’t hold on cotton, low-polyester blends or dark garments. For cotton or dark garments, DTF transfers are the better fit.

Place the transfer printed side down on a white or light polyester or sublimation-coated blank, tape it so it can't shift, and press it with a heat press or mug press at the blank maker's recommended temperature, time and pressure. Keep the pressure even, remove the paper carefully, and press one test item before a full run. Our transfers arrive already mirrored, so don't mirror them again.

Start with your blank or press manufacturer's settings. As a common baseline, polyester fabric is often pressed at 385–400°F (196–204°C) for 45–60 seconds at medium pressure, and ceramic mugs in a mug press at around 360–400°F for 3–4 minutes. These are starting points, not fixed rules — test one item first.

Wrap the transfer tightly around a clean, dry, room-temperature sublimation mug, printed side in, and tape it at the seam and edges. Press it in a mug press — commonly around 360–400°F for 3–4 minutes with firm, even contact — or in a silicone wrap in a convection oven kept for sublimation, following the mug and press maker's settings. Remove the paper carefully with heat-resistant gloves.

In a fully preheated convection oven, a common starting point is around 350–400°F (177–204°C) for roughly 5–8 minutes, with the transfer taped and held tight in a silicone wrap or shrink sleeve. Stainless and polymer tumblers each have their own settings, so use the tumbler maker's time and temperature first and press one test tumbler.

Fabric presses quickly — commonly 45–60 seconds at medium pressure — and benefits from a pre-press and protective paper so ink can't pass through. Hard goods such as mugs, tumblers, metal panels and tiles hold more heat, usually need longer press times and firm, even contact, and need a press, wrap or platen setting that suits their shape. Follow the blank maker's settings either way.

Faded or dull prints usually mean too little heat, time or pressure, moisture in the paper or blank, uneven contact, or a blank that isn't polyester or sublimation-coated — cotton and low-polyester blends fade badly. Check your settings against the blank maker's, keep transfers dry, pre-press fabric and test again.

Ghosting — a faint second image — usually happens when the transfer paper moves while it's hot: during pressing, as the press opens, or while the paper is removed. Too much heat or time can cause it too. Tape the transfer securely with heat-resistant tape, open the press smoothly, and remove the paper as the blank or paper maker directs.

Sublimation ink always looks muted on the transfer paper, so a dull-looking transfer is normal. The colors turn bright and saturated when heat turns the ink to gas and bonds it into the polyester or coating.

No. Use a sublimation-compatible heat press or mug press: sublimation needs steady, even temperature and pressure for the whole press time, which a household iron can't hold. Start with the blank maker's settings and test one item first.

Yes — our in-house sublimation printing service will print and press your design onto the item. Bring your own blanks or choose items from our store.

Many sublimation mugs and tumblers are rated dishwasher-safe by their makers, and a properly pressed design is part of the coating rather than a layer on top. Check the blank's own care rating — hand washing helps any print last longer.

Yes. You’re free to sell what you make with our transfers under your own brand. If you do this regularly, ask about our reseller program.