The winter season covered: film solutions whatever the project this season

Winter, coldest season of the year, sandwiched between autumn and spring; the name comes from an old Germanic word meaning “time of water” which couldn’t be more apt considering the rain the UK is prone to. It’s also the season of fun, dressing up and general festivities which means the right product for the right job when it comes to garment and product decoration.

Within our quality range of heat transfer vinyl films and digital transfer films is everything you need to get the job done this season. With excellent adhesion and effortless weeding, they are available in many different colours and finishes, each with their own benefits. And, as the UK’s exclusive distributor of Plotterfilms, Italy, you can’t buy these products anywhere else.

So, here are a few seasonal suggestions that may help you decide which product to use depending on the finish you require.

For the wet weather
If you need an application that can withstand the rain, whether that be a design for a golf umbrella or a logo on a waterproof training jacket, then we have a number or solutions that are just perfect.
 
Flex Nylon is a heat transfer vinyl garment film developed for waterproof fabrics, with the best wash test results on the market. Its surface is matt and smooth and has excellent adhesion meaning your designs won’t slip even in the wettest conditions.

Digital Universal is a white thermo adhesive film perfect for producing full colour transfers on all solvent or eco solvent printers. As one of the thinnest films on the market it makes for a beautiful finish on the garment and is just what you need to keep your full colour designs in place throughout our wet winters.

Flex Nylon and Digital Universal

For the cold
Printing hoodies and sweatshirts for the colder months? The Flex Classic range has a strong polyester carrier which allows for cutting very fine detail. Easy to weed once cut, its suitable for cotton and polyester fabrics. And with a wide range of colours and finishes, there is the flexibility to be as creative as you want to be.
 

For Halloween designs
Flex Glow-in-the-dark (luminous) is easy to work with and handle and is perfect for a spooky finish. This Glow-in-the-dark thermo adhesive garment film is ideal for cotton and polyester garments and does exactly what it says on the tin – it glows in the dark!

For Christmas prints
Want the glitter, sparkle and shine of Christmas replicated on a garment? The Flex Classic range gives you just that. We stock 8 matt metallic colours, 10 glitter colours, 8 sparkle colours, 6 foils, 5 'shine' colours and 2 mirror films. So perfect for stars and baubles alike.

If on the other hand you’re looking for a more tactile finish, say for a snowman or robin red breast design, we also stock several ‘flock’ products; Plotterflock, a heat transfer vinyl film available in 8 colours and suitable for cotton and polyester garments; Digital Flock, a white flock transfer film with a printable surface.

Flex Classic Glitter and Flex Classic Mirror

For the dark nights
Whether it’s safety tabards for your staff or gear to keep a cyclist safe, Flex Reflex is a reflective thermo adhesive garment film ideal for the job. It has been specially developed so that the reflective properties are within the film and not a separate layer, ensuring that the product is easier to cut and weed, and kinder to the blade of your plotter cutter. The range comes in 14 colours and includes metallic silver and gold so you have every angle covered.

Digital Reflex is a solvent and ecosolvent material made up of metallized micro-beads having extremely high refraction power. For use on cotton and polyester, it produces high visible prints. This product is currently not available through the website but can be purchased direct from Marathon.
 

Digital Reflex and Flex Reflex

All technical sheets for the products we’ve talked about are available online, but if you’d like to know more about any of the items we’ve mentioned or want some advice as to the best solution for your project, then please do get in touch.