Sublimation
Sublimation Tee Manufacturer
Edge-to-edge, seam-to-seam prints that won’t crack or fade dye-sublimated into polyester for photographic, full-coverage designs at brand volume.
All-over
Photographic
Pattern
Gradient
The All-Over Print Factory-Floor Brief
Why real all-over is a cut-and-sew job, not a printing one
‘All-over print’ gets promised loosely, and buyers get burned when a supposedly seam-to-seam design turns out to be an oversized front print with blank sleeves and sides. Genuine all-over coverage is a different manufacturing process entirely: the fabric is printed flat in panels first, then cut and sewn so the artwork runs unbroken across the whole garment, sleeves and sides included.
That print-then-cut sequence is what separates real all-over from a big front hit, and it’s why all-over is quoted as cut-and-sew decoration rather than simple printing. This brief explains the process, the fabric it requires, why sublimation doesn’t work on cotton, how seams join, and what your artwork needs to be set up correctly.
Inside: how all-over coverage is built, the build sheet, base fabrics, placement vs. full all-over pricing, artwork setup, volume pricing, and buyer FAQs.
How It Works
True seam-to-seam coverage
For genuine seam-to-seam coverage, panels are printed flat first, then cut and sewn so the design runs unbroken across the whole garment, including sleeves and sides. That print-then-cut sequence is what separates real all-over from oversized front prints, and it’s why all-over is quoted as cut-and-sew decoration, not just printing.
Sublimation bonds into polyester fibres, so it works on poly and high-poly blends not on 100% cotton. We’ll advise the right base for your artwork.
Technical Specification
The build sheet under the print
Fabric
Polyester / high-poly
Print
Dye-sublimation
Coverage
Edge-to-edge (cut & sew)
Durability
No crack, no fade
Resolution
Photographic
Why Polyester
The fibre chemistry that decides everything
Bonds into poly
Sublimation dye turns to gas and bonds inside the polyester fiber so the color is part of the fabric, not sitting on top. That’s why it never cracks or peels.
Needs a light base
The ink is transparent and needs a white or light base to show true color. Dark areas in your design are printed, not dyed fabric.
Poly-cotton reads faded
On blends, the print takes a softer, vintage-faded look proportional to poly content,, a deliberate aesthetic some brands want.
Fabric & Options
Bases & coverage
From our floor in Sialkot
What we see on the line that a spec sheet won’t tell you
The moment that tells you all-over is a sewing job, not a printing job, is when a printed panel hits the cutting table. The artwork has to be mapped to the cutting pattern so the design lands where it should on the finished garment. Get the mapping wrong, and a feature ends up in the armpit.
Seams are where honesty matters. On a full all-over build, the print continues across side seams and sleeves, but perfect pattern alignment at every single seam has physical limits: fabric stretches, panels shift a hair. Wstretches, anders exactly how joins land on the PP sample rather than promising a seamlessness that no cut-and-sew process can fully guarantee.
That upfront honesty is the point. A brand that sees the real seam behavior on the sample signs off knowing what it’s getting and doesn’t reject a bulk run over a limit that was always going to be there.
Artwork Setup
How to hand off files that work
Send print-ready panel files or a repeating pattern tile at 150–300 dpi actual size. We map it to the cutting pattern and return a full digital mock plus a printed strike-off before bulk production, so color, scale, and placement are all approved on the real thing first.
MOQ & Pricing Tiers
Where the volume math turns in your favour
Unit price steps down as quantity rises same fabric, same QC, better economics. Split runs and reorders keep your earned tier.
| Quantity / style | Indicative unit price |
|---|---|
| 100–198 | Base |
| 200–598 | −1% |
| 600–998 | −2% |
| 1,000–1,998 | −3% |
| 2,000+ | −4% |
Lead Times & Compliance
Timeline, QC and the standards behind them
Size & Fit
Regular fit (cm)
| Size | Chest | Length |
|---|---|---|
| S | 52 | 70 |
| M | 55 | 72 |
| L | 58 | 74 |
| XL | 61 | 76 |
Customizable to your tech pack.
Proof
What this looks like on a real run
All-over · photographic panel print
A seam-to-seam design signed off before a rejection could happen
A brand wanted a photographic all-over across the full garment and had been quoted ‘seamless’ elsewhere, a promise that would have failed at the side seams and triggered a dispute.
We mapped the artwork to the cutting pattern, showed exactly how the joins landed on the PP sample, and got sign-off on the real seam behavior before bulk. The delivery matched the approved sample because the sample told the truth.
Full
Seam-to-seam coverage
300
units
0
Seam disputes
FAQ Sublimation
Buyer questions, answered straight
Can you sublimate onto cotton?
Not directly sublimation dye bonds only to polyester fibre. On poly-cotton blends the print takes a softer, vintage-faded look proportional to the poly content. For vivid full-colour on cotton, DTG or DTF is the right tool, and we’ll say so.
Does the print run across the seams?
Yes, on the full all-over build panels are printed before sewing so the artwork continues across side seams and sleeves. Perfect pattern alignment at every seam has physical limits; we show you exactly how joins land on the PP sample.
Placement print vs full all-over cost difference?
Full all-over adds cut-and-sew labor and a larger print area, so it is priced above a placement print on the same base roughly. Both are itemized in the quote.
Why do all-over tees have a white base fabric?
Sublimation ink is transparent it needs a white or light base to show true color. Dark garment areas in your design are printed, not dyed fabric.
Does polyester feel cheap?
Not at spec our poly jersey and performance knits are chosen for hand-feel, and poly-cotton bases give a softer, more cotton-like touch with a faded print aesthetic. We’ll sample both against your artwork.
How should I set up all-over artwork?
Send print-ready panel files or a repeating pattern tile at 150–300dpi actual size; we map it to the cutting pattern and send a full digital mock plus a printed strike-off before bulk.
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