Clothing

Successful clothes printing is about the expertise of the printer however choosing the correct process and equipment can be confusing, fortunately, we have the equipment, technology and skill base to guide you through the best process.

DTF  is a relatively new technology but is very versatile and enables us to decorate lots of different garments regardless of colour and material.

The process uses a latex-based ink which we print onto a roll of carrier paper using a high-quality fine art printer, the carrier paper is then transferred into a temperature-controlled powder unit where an even coating of adhesive is applied and then cured in a tunnel drier.

The final process is to then heat press the image onto the garment of choice, the results are flawless, the colours are vibrant and the final print has a super soft feel.

DTF is our preferred method of printing onto clothing due to its low set-up cost and flexibility.

• Extra care is required with washing at high temperatures
• Not cost-effective for larger run lengths (500 plus)
• Special colours and metallic effects cannot be achieved

• Artwork needs to be converted to a digitized (stitch file) so has a setup cost.
• Different thread required for each colour process colour (photograph) is not possible

Direct to Garment Printing, or digital printing as it’s sometimes known, is the process of printing full-colour images onto garments. DTG printing can be used on both light and dark coloured garments. unlike screen printing which has higher set-up fees, this process is perfect for shorter runs up to 100.

• Garments need to have a high cotton content above 85% ideally 100% cotton
• Dark clothing required a pre-treatment/under base layer for the ink to sit on top
• Extra care is required with washing
• Polyester garments cannot be printed using this method.