DTF Anti-Migration Black Powder 55×100 cm by the Metre
How are your designs prepared?
Anti-migration DTF with black powder: made for technical fabrics
Some garments fight back. On softshell, 100% polyester and dark or red synthetic fabrics, the dye in the fabric rises with heat and bleeds into your print: whites turn pink, colours drift. This transfer is built for exactly those garments.
Instead of the standard white adhesive, we coat the print with a fine-grain black anti-migration powder (70 microns). That black layer acts as a barrier between the garment dye and your design, blocking the migration channels that open up when the fabric is heated.
When to choose it
- Softshell jackets and technical outerwear
- 100% polyester sportswear and workwear
- Dark and red garments, where migration shows the most
- Sublimated blanks and “bleeder” fabrics
One honest limit you should know
The black powder drastically reduces dye migration, but no blocker can guarantee it to zero: garment manufacturers and fabric compositions vary. In particular, if the elastane content of the garment is above 6-7%, migration can still occur whatever blocker is used. When in doubt, check the composition label of your garments or press a test piece first: we are happy to advise.
Printed in Barcelona, shipped across Europe
Produced in our Barcelona facility on a dedicated 55 cm anti-migration line and shipped across the EU by express air in 24-72 h. Sold by the linear metre (55×100 cm per metre): you upload your print-ready sheet and we print it edge to edge.
How to heat-press anti-migration DTF
The process is the same as standard textile DTF, with one substantial change: a lower temperature. Pressing hotter than recommended reactivates the dye in the fabric and works against the blocker.
- Temperature: 140-145 °C
- Time: 7-8 seconds, medium-high pressure
- Peel: instant hot peel
- Second press: 4 additional seconds to seal and fix the transfer
- Care: wash cold, garment inside out, no aggressive detergents
File requirements
- Sheet size: 55×100 cm per linear metre: send your laid-out sheet as one file per metre
- PNG format, transparent background, 300 dpi
- Colour profile: Adobe RGB (1998) embedded: this is our input profile and keeps your colours faithful
Three ways to order
Already have your sheet laid out? Order this product by the metre. Have individual designs instead? Use the Auto Imposition version and our system nests them onto the 55 cm roll for you, maximising every centimetre of film.
