WHAT IS SUBLIMATION?
The process involves transferring a special ink that chemically binds with polyester fibers when heated. This means that you will not even feel the design on the shirt as it has essentially just permanently dyed the polyester strands (instead of leaving a film on top). This eliminates the potential for cracking or peeling associated with other ink transfer/vinyl methods. There are no white ink capabilities with sublimation, so please keep in mind when choosing your shirt color that any white in a design is essentially just a lack of ink, therefore, the background color of the tee is what will show through in any white areas of a design. Also, due to the semi-transparent nature of the ink, images might be slightly lighter than pictured (for example, black will appear charcoal - I do try to illustrate this as best as possible in listing images). Ink transparency is the reason only lighter-colored shirts can be used when sublimating colored designs. It is part of the vintage/faded element, as well as that the t-shirts are not 100% polyester, therefore, the fade comes through when the ink fades out of the cotton portion of fibers. I intentionally chose blended and 100% poly fabric tees. They are very lightweight and breathable, but in turn, the lightest colors (ex. ice blue, peach, pale yellow and white) can be a somewhat sheer. Each listing will tell you the material used.