Flex your creativity

There are many fabulous inventions that have come out of Italy: the espresso machine, cologne, pizza, Ferrari and many, many more wonderful products. But we like to think one of the best things to come out of Italy is the Plotterfilms Flex range of garment heat transfer vinyl films. 

Ok, you may be wondering why we get so excited about this? Well, it’s because the Flex range comes in so many different finishes, applications and colours that there is something for just about any job you have in the pipeline. Which makes it pretty wonderful in our books when it comes to the garment decoration industry.

So, whether you’re numbering the local football team or supplying safety workwear for a national builder’s merchant, you can be assured that there is a product in the Flex range that will do the job just perfectly.

Fashion shirts and designs
If you’re looking to be creative in your design and application, then the Flex Classic range is the perfect product. Made from 50% polyurethane and 50% copoliamide, Flex Classic works brilliantly on cotton and polyester fabrics making it a popular choice. And its strong polyester carrier ensures that if you’re design requires fine detail, weeding is still easy which means creativity doesn’t need to be stifled in any way. And if it’s creativity you’re looking for then with the many different colours and finishes there is no end to what you can do:

• Add some sparkle to a design with one of the 8 sparkle or 10 glitter colours, popular in adult and children’s fashion ranges, dance and disco clothing
• Add multiple colours to a design and, with over 50 solid colours in the range, you can overlap as much as you want
• Take a step back to the 80s with a range of 5 neon / fluo colours, not only perfect for dance wear but a popular addition to fashion shirts too
• Really make a statement with one of 9 metallic, 2 mirror colours and 5 shine colours
  
  

Design using Flex Classic – metallic

Design using Flex Classic – mirror colours

Swimsuits and more
If it’s fabric specially for use in wet situations, then we have the perfect product for you. Flex Nylon is our material recommended for waterproof application specifically on nylon fabrics. So, if you have a range or swimwear, waterproof jackets, bags or promotional umbrellas, then this is the product you need. If fact, anything nylon that needs to withstand water. It comes in a variety of colours including gold and silver, so whether it’s a Hawaiian pattern for those swim shorts or a single colour logo for that golf umbrella, Flex Nylon has it covered.

Flex Nylon – perfect for nylon swimwear

Sports shirts galore
Need 11 newly numbered shirts for the under 21s team? Flex Classic Sublistop has it covered. Made with a crystalline layer that prevents the sublimatic migration of colour throughout the fabric, it’s perfect on polyester dyed and sublimated fabrics, so the local team will have perfect numbering, sports leggings will be Zumba-tastic and running gear will keep running.

Flex Sublistop is the choice for sports kits

When safety is key
If workwear is your area of expertise, then you’re more than likely familiar with Flex Reflex. Safety is key when it comes to this area of garment decoration and as the metallized micro-beads in Flex Reflex have extremely high refraction power, it has photometric values exceeding the minimum limits set by the EN 20471. Which means if it’s all about being seen, then this is definitely the product you want to be using.

Reflective thermo adhesive garment film is ideal for safety workwear

And for something a little bit different
If you have a design that needs to stand out when all the lights have gone out, then we have the perfect film. Flex Glow-in-the-dark has a luminescent effect, so it does what it says on the tin – it glows in the dark! Perfect for children’s pyjamas, clubbing t-shirts, night time charity walk clothing and Halloween designs!

Glow-in-the-dark for creative applications

We are currently the only UK distributor of Plotterfilms, Italy, and all the Flex products highlighted in this article are available on our website. If you require any more information about any of the products we’ve talked about then please do get in touch. Specification sheets are available and our friendly team is always on hand to answer any questions you have.