What is the difference between “heat sublimated”, “appliquéd” and “silk screen”?
Heat sublimation is a process that is primarily used with art flags…where an artist has actually drawn a picture that is going to be dyed into a flag. The process dyes the fabric all the way through and is so finely detailed that it catches every brush stroke flawlessly! This process provides a level of depth and accuracy of color that is not possible with silk screening. In this process, the flag is one complete piece of fabric…usually nylon or polyester. Silk screening, on the other hand, is a process that prints a picture on top of the fabric…the fabric is not dyed all the way through. This process provides less depth of color and color accuracy and is not as detailed as heat sublimation. In this process, the flag is one complete piece of fabric…usually nylon or polyester. Appliquéd flags are made in a completely different fashion. Appliquéd flags are created by piecing together various shapes and colors of fabric to make a picture. Each piece of fabric is sewn to the next w
