Recent Entries

• How to Print Personalised Leather Products with Heat Transfer

  by Edi Jiang May 29
  Walk around any UK craft fair lately, scroll through Etsy for ten minutes, or browse personalised gift shops online, and you’ll notice something happening in the sublimation world. Everything is starting to look the same. The same mugs with names on them.The same photo cushions.The same tumb...

• Getting Started with Home T-Shirt Printing in the UK

  by Edi Jiang May 20
  A few years ago, setting up a small T-shirt printing setup at home in the UK would have sounded like something only serious makers or niche hobbyists would do. Today, it’s become surprisingly normal. Walk into any local craft fair, Etsy shop, or even an Instagram small busi...

• Manual vs Automatic Heat Press Machines in 2026

  by Edi Jiang May 15
  Spend five minutes in any garment printing Facebook group or Reddit thread lately, and you’ll notice the same debate popping up again and again: “Should I buy a manual heat press or go straight to an auto heat press?” A few years ago, the answer was much simpler. Manual presses w...

• How to Price Heat Press Products Properly and Make a Profit

  by Edi Jiang May 11
  Starting a small heat press business in the UK sounds exciting at first. You buy your first machine, spend evenings testing vinyl and transfer settings, and eventually make something that actually looks professional. That moment feels great. Then somebody asks the question that catches almost every...

• How to Sublimate on Dark Cotton Shirts

  by Edi Jiang May 6
  If you’ve ever tried to sublimate on a black cotton T-shirt, you probably already know how that story ends. You press it, peel it… and either nothing shows up, or the design looks dull and lifeless. It’s frustrating—especially when customers clearly want black tees and soft...