HTVRONT Sublimation HTV - 10 Pack Matte Vinyl for Dark/Light Fabric - Sublimation Blanks for Shirts, Pillow, Bag, Hat

I bought this just to see if it would work. It does! I really like this product. It makes putting pictures etc. on things easier and makes for fewer steps. It's lighter weight than two step sublimation. Be mindful of detailed projects. It will tear if one gets in a hurry. Overall, I was very pleased with this product and will purchase again.

Absolutely love the sublimation htv for dark fabric. It is my go to for pretty much any design especially with multiple colors on cotton shirts. It's definitely a game changer! The vinyl takes the color nicely and the shirts are vibrant but without the hassle of using multiple color vinyls. I press the vinyl at 155 degrees C for 10 seconds with heavy pressure and sublimate at 200 degrees C for 50 seconds at heavy pressure using my htv auto heat press. The shirts wash well too.

First 2 pics are withOUT the htv. They are just 100% polyester and feel great. The 3rd one (gray) is also 100% polyester NO htv and color is abit dull. The last 2 FOR DARK COLOR I used the htvront sublamation vinyl so the colors would be bright. It does work very well and gives great color. The mindcraft one has a bit of the vinyl boarder in white. The earth one, the vinyl was cut the exact size so no white vinyl is showing around the edge.I love the feel and look of just the 100% white polyester but who always wants to ware white shirts. Nobody! They only thing i dont like about the htvront is ot feels like vinly and stiff. It would be so nice if this product could be made thiner and more flexable. Im hoping someone comes out with a more fusible white material like backing used in sewing. Im thinking of getting polyester spray and put on the white fusing and then the sublamation printing.So my short answer is, it works great for bright colors on dark material and they are 100% cotton shirts. They are just stiff like regular vinyl.

Initially I thought this was super difficult to weed. My letters would tear and I’d just get frustrated. Turns out, my Cricut blade needed to be replaced. Once I did that, weeding was SO MUCH EASIER. Great product that allows you to sublimate directly onto with beautiful results.

Update April 2024:After having tried this a few times, I have developed my own process for my own equipment. Your experience may vary. I have an HTVront autopress, an Epson ET-15000 printer with Hippoo sublimation ink, and a Silhouette Cameo 5 cutting machine. Here is my process:1. Within Silhouette, apply an offset to the design. I like .06 – I don’t want it to be super big. I think with the right design, one could probably even get away with no offset. Lining things up could be quite tricky, however.2. In the software, group both layers together – the printed image and the offset. Resize the group such that it will fit onto the sublimation htv. Flip the design horizontally to manually mirror the image. Both the printed layer and the htv need to be mirrored.3. Print the image with registration marks onto the sublimation printer (since you have already mirrored the design in the software, be sure to NOT mirror within the printer dialog). I use Epson vivid for my color mode and change these settings: brightness 3, contrast 8, saturation 6, density 4. Use the cutting machine to cut out only the offset (not the outer edge of the image). That leaves a little wiggle room so you don’t cut off any of your printed image edges.4. Cut out the htv using the offset as the cut edge (again – not the image edge). Follow the cut instructions that come with the htv (but do some test cuts first to see if it works well with your machine).5. For my autopress, I have to trick the machine into doing a firmer press by putting another pressing pad on top of the existing pad. I press the htv for 10 seconds at 315 degrees. Cold peel as instructed.6. Lining up the printed sublimation image with the vinyl is tricky, because the vinyl shrinks a little when pressed. But I have found that one can tug on the fabric here and there to help with alignment. And then use a ton of heat-resistant tape to hold it in place.7. For my heat press, I need to press at 400 degrees for 50 seconds. And again, I have to place a second pressing pad on top of the regular pad. As with any sublimation, put a piece of butcher paper on top before pressing.You can see from my picture of the 3 mandala cats, that the sublimation isn’t perfectly aligned with the htv. But it’s close enough and I think it looks pretty good. I think that’s the hardest part: lining up the sublimation paper on top of the pressed htv. Cutting the design out with a cutting machine definitely helps in trying to align things. I wouldn’t attempt to line up a plain old printout that hasn’t been cut to match the htv – that would be super difficult. Also, I think next time, I would purchase this on a roll so that I could make my design bigger without the 10x12 limitation. BTW – it’s not quite 10” but is more like 9.85”x12”.Original review:I thought this was fairly easy to use and worked really well. My only complaint is that it feels a little thick on the shirt, but I guess that's to be expected, since it is vinyl. For a much softer feel, using Siser EasyColor DTV is superior (that's an inkjet product - not a sublimation product. But the end result is similar as it can go on dark fabrics). However; that product can be really frustrating to use if the design is intricate, as it tends to curl up and won't stick well to the mask. For a big, blocky design, I would go with the Siser product. For a more intricate design, I would use this HTVRONT product. The HTVRONT product is WAY easier and less frustrating to use. I also feel like the result is more vivid.

If you are new to sublimation then this is the product for YOU!!!! It is super easy to use and the shirts come out very vibrant. I have tried other products but this one is the best!

Great product, be sure to use it the day you print it. It could be me but the color wasn’t as vibrant. Must work on my sublimation.

I haven't decided what I think yet. It honestly wasn't my favorite. But maybe I'll get use to it. Maybe...