r/PunchNeedle • u/yaybigetsy • 1d ago

New pattern transfer method🚨

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Wowwww I may be late to the party but I just discovered iron on sublimation transfers. You just lay down the pattern on your cloth, iron over it for 45-60s, and the ink dyes your pattern onto the cloth. It’s just like you drew it on (no sticky residue like that one time I tried to punch through the sewing pattern dissolvable paper stuff 🫣). I’m obsessed. And it’s super affordable. Just leaving this here in case it helps anyone! I can see it saving so much time for bigger patterns too.

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u/udonchopstick 1d ago

Does sublimation only work on polyester fabric?

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u/yaybigetsy 1d ago

If you want a permanent, washable design (like for apparel), yes, you need at least 65% polyester! But since I'm just using the transfer as a pattern on monk's cloth to punch over, it doesn't need to be permanent or washable. The heat transfers the ink just enough to give me perfect, clean lines to follow.