Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Filter by Categories
Banners
Decals
Graphic Display Printing Guide
Signs
Trade Show
Traffic Signs
Call 509.483.8000
Zero complaints in 20 years!

Tag: fabric banners

Dye Sublimation Printing Of Fabric Banners

Printed Fabric Trade Show Display

This is your online guide to dye sublimation printing of cloth or fabric banners…

Dye Sublimation Printing is an innovative print processing that is an upgrade to the conventional screen printing of graphics onto fabric substrates. I have written several posts about dye sublimation specifically on making custom fabric banners, and most discussions are based on frequently asked questions. Basically, this is an online guide for those who want to know more about fabric banners and dye sublimation printing.

Dye Sublimation Fabric Banners versus Vinyl Banners and Others

Fabric banners printed using dye sublimation differ from other types of banners,

Keep Reading →

Preparing Your Design for Fabric Banner Printing

dye sublimated banners vs polyvinyl banners

Using fabric banners for business marketing and events is a classy way to go if you plan to display your banners indoors. There are many reasons to opt for fabric over vinyl banners.

First of all, if you have your fabric banner printing done by a reputable company, you should get a 3-5 year guarantee that it will not fade. Secondly, it allows for extremely vivid colors while vinyl is rather limited. Lastly, the printed fabrics are available in many different sizes–even custom sizes–to fit your business’ needs.

How to Design a Fabric Banner for Printing

If you’ve decided to design your own fabric banner,

Keep Reading →

PVC Vinyl Banners and Fabric Banners

fabric and vinyl banners

See the various banner types that include vinyl, cloth or fabric, polypro banners, plus other varieties.

Vinyl Banners

I am often asked if there are more than one variety of PVC vinyl banners. If the meaning of this questions is in regards to weights or sizes or whether or not a banner can be printed on both sides or just one side, the answer is “yes.”

Conversely, if you are speaking of multiple types of vinyl, then the answer, for all intents and purposes, is “no.”

Nylon Threads Vary

However,

Keep Reading →

Dye Sublimation Printing on Fabric: Advantages & Disadvantages

Wide Format Dye Sublimation Printers

In this posting, you will know the advantages and disadvantages of dye sublimation printing on fabric banners and garments, as well its comparison to an inkjet printer when it comes to printing.

Some clients have asked what the advantages or disadvantages are to a dye sublimation printer or printing, so I am addressing this topic today.

Dye Sublimation Printing

Dye sublimation printing is, by definition, the sublimating of dye in fabric. The way it works is like this. First, a transfer paper is printed on a digital printer that is set up with CMYO dye cartridges rather than your typical CMYK inks.

Keep Reading →

How to Hang a Dye Sublimation Printed Fabric Display Banner

installing fabric banners

This is how you assemble and hang dye sublimation printed Fabric Banners and Displays for retail and trade show environments. Read the article below.

Question: I need to know how to assemble and hang a dye sublimation printed fabric banner. Can you help me out with this?

Also, can I illuminate a hanging sign or banner?

Without knowing specifically what you’re hanging other than a banner, I’ll give you a few ideas and hopefully one of them will work for you.

Dye Sub Fabric Banners with Grommets

If you have a standard dye sub printed fabric banner,

Keep Reading →

Are Dye Sub Printed Fabric Banners Better Than Vinyl Banners?

dye sublimated banners vs polyvinyl banners

Dye sublimation printed Fabric Banners versus Vinyl Banners, which do you think is better? Well, here’s what I think.

Question: Can you tell me why you think vinyl banners or cloth fabric banners are superior?

Yes, and no. They are both superior in certain applications, and both inferior in other applications. It would be similar, I think, to ask whether a car or a pickup truck is superior. The answer would be similar. Yes. And no.

A pickup truck is great if you need to haul a bed or a couch or a dresser or a fridge,

Keep Reading →

How to Install Dye Sublimation Printed Banners on Trade Show Displays, Banner Stands, or Hanging Displays

Installing Trade Show Graphics to Pop Up Display

In this article, you will learn how to install dye sublimation printed fabric banners on displays or frames.

Question: How are dye sublimation printed fabric structures/signs installed or hung?

There are many different apparati for utilizing dye sublimation printed fabrics.

Hanging with Simple Tools

The simplest method is, of course, to hang a print similar to how you’d hang a banner – by tacking it to a wall or hanging it from grommets and using screws or nails to attach it to a wall.

Hanging with a Rod

After that,

Keep Reading →

How Dye Sublimation Fabric/Cloth Printing is Used Commercially

Printed Fabric Trade Show Display

This is how you can commercially use dye sublimated fabric banners. Read full article below.

Question: In what commercial applications are dye sublimation printed cloth or fabric used?

There are quite a number of applications for dye sub printing on fabric/cloth, most of which are commercial at some level, although some products like shirts end up on retail store display racks and shelves.

Commercially, though, where an end user is using the actual printed fabric, there are still a lot of applications we can talk about. However, for those who are new to this discussion,

Keep Reading →

Fabric Banners for Art Reproduction and Sporting Events

wide format dye sublimated banners

You can recreate your photos on large format dye sublimated fabric banners. Dye sublimation printing is able to reproduce high quality photographic prints even in large format sizes. Also, read how you can make your own fabric banners for sporting events.

Question: I am an artist and a photographer, and was wondering if I can order pictures or art reproductions on fabric?

The only limit to printing on fabric is your imagination. Dye sublimation printing on fabrics is not only available, it is the best way to reproduce your pictures due to the dye sublimation printing process itself.

Keep Reading →

Making Appliqué and Dye Sublimation Printed Fabric Banners

4CP Printing of Banners

This is the last part of the 3-part article series about appliqued fabric banners. I have discussed about the history in the first 2 articles, in this last part, I have discussed about making or buying fabric banners for a medieval-style wedding.

Original Question (Don’t worry, I will answer it eventually!): I am planning a medieval themed wedding and would like to know the best way to make or buy cloth fabric banners for our celebration?

I’ll finish up the history on this installment here in part three and answer the original question tomorrow.

In this section,

Keep Reading →

© Copyright 2017, Visigraph
509.483.8000