Sublimation Labels

Comparable to other printed label types, with pricing live on the product page, the premium for full-color capability is minimal. If the design demands photographic or gradient detail, it's the right tool.

5 pieces, and there's no color-count setup fee, because the CMYK process prints from your file regardless of color complexity. Order your proof and approve it fast.

Unlimited colors, photographic detail, gradients, everything woven can't do. If the design lives in Photoshop, printed is the right format. Use woven for your brand label and printed for everything that needs full color or fine care text.

Dye-sublimation printing infuses CMYK dye directly into polyester satin fiber at ~200°C via vapor diffusion, producing photographic-quality labels with unlimited color depth and color-fast, wash-proof results, the only label method that faithfully reproduces photography, continuous-tone gradients, or complex digital artwork.

Sublimation prints full CMYK photographic color but doesn't produce true metallic or foil on its own, for a genuine metallic or foil accent, we'd pair it with a special-effect printed or foil treatment.

Sublimation handles complex, photographic, or gradient-heavy designs with unlimited color; screen print handles bold 1-6 color graphics with exact Pantone spot accuracy. Both are professional, the choice is design type and color precision. Photo or gradient → sublimation; bold spot-color brand mark → screen print.

Sublimation dye migrates into the polyester fiber at the molecular level, no surface coating to crack or peel. Because the dye becomes part of the fiber, the label is color-fast: it stays vivid, won't fade or bleed in the wash, and feels like the textile rather than an applied sticker. That's why it's the spec for photographic, full-color labels.

Yes. Full photographic quality on CMYK. Album art, portraits, digital illustrations, complex collab artwork, sublimation is the only label format that does them justice. If your design includes a photo or painted illustration. This is the method.

We use the same soft woven damask material found in our woven labels. The thread is 100% polyester with soft edges sealed with ultrasonic cutting. Sublimation won't work on cotton; if your brand needs printed cotton labels, screen printing printing is the preferred method.

For a photographic designs, sublimation labels are the ideal clothing label type. They can reproduces continuous-tone gradients and fine detail that woven (8-12 colors) and screen print (1-4 colors) can't. The art becomes part of the polyester fiber, color-fast and wash-proof. Send your artwork and we'll proof it at label scale.