Custom Blanket

Be it for a quick nap on the couch or a warm night of sleep on the bed, the blanket is always there to make things even more comfortable. Not only that, but a custom blanket with pictures, names, logos, and complex designs can also be used to decorate the living room or bed.

Fabrics

For a smooth-to-the-touch feel and durable printing, the type of fabric, be it natural, synthetic, or a blend of the two, needs to be taken into consideration to make a photo blanket collage and other similar products. Cotton, wool, acrylic, and polyester are the most popular types of fibers used on blankets. Their blends can provide breathability, warmth, and certain stain resistance.

Printing

To imprint patterns onto fabric and create personalized blankets with pictures, manufacturers use specialized methods to apply inks. Among them, we find screen, DTG, and heat printing.

Screen printing is a commonly-used method that applies thick, strong inks onto the fabric, being either manual, for small-scale operations, or automated, for high-volume outputs. It can be used to create vibrant collage blanket sets, although with a limited number of colors. Simple monogrammed blankets with outlined, monocolored logos can benefit from this method. One of its many advantages is the ability to print on almost any surface, working well with most fabrics.

DTG, or direct-to-garment, printing is capable of printing patterns just like a paper printer, but on fabric. It’s great for a high-detail, complex photo blanket or a multicolored picture blanket.

Heat printing, specially dye-sublimation printing, is able to make the ink bind directly into the fabric, resulting in a durable, strong, and resistant custom photo blanket. Despite its effectiveness, dye-sublimation printing can only be used to customize blanket fabrics that are made from synthetic fibers.

On Alibaba.com, business owners and retailers can find wholesale personalized photo blankets in bulk and provide international products to their consumers. Browsing through the offers, you can select and contact the supplier with the right printing method, fabric, weave, size, and other specifications for your business.