Heat Transfer

Direct to Garment printing is ideal for smaller orders, especially if your design is highly detailed, photo-realistic or involves many colors. It is a great cost effective option for those looking to get one-off shirts for gifts, birthday parties, dedications or a handful of friends or family.

Our DTG services are priced at a flat rate, so the absence of a setup and screens makes it far more cost effective for those who only want a handful of shirts. Pricing ranges from $12 – $22 per garment depending on style & print coverage.

DTG printing is best suited for 100% cotton and blends with high cotton content. Because of this, specific blends and styles of garments may be incompatible with this printing method.

Because this method uses water-based inks, printed graphics of any kind are going to look their cleanest & brightest on lighter colors. This printing style also works exceptionally well with 50/50 heather shirts for any design requiring a vintage feel. Some darker garments can be more of a challenge & aren’t always receptive to maintaining the same quality brightness.

Because of the physical constraints of the equipment, DTG printing is limited to a max size of 12″w x 15″h. For prints requiring larger dimensions or special placement, screen printing is highly recommended.

Because it works like a printer, DTG can support the most detailed design, with as many colors as you want. This allows for easy printing of elaborate photo-realistic artwork or full color photographs without the loss of details.

However, because this method uses a single layer of ink, DTG produces a slightly more faded design. Additionally, there are some limitations that make certain color combinations difficult and, depending on the garment & artwork, the overall brightness of the print can sometimes be impacted.

Heat-Transfer printing is ideal for smaller orders, especially if your design is highly detailed, photo-realistic or involves many colors. It is a great cost effective option for those looking to get one-off shirts for gifts, birthday parties, dedications or a handful of friends or family.

Our Heat Transfers are priced at a flat rate, so the absence of a setup and screens makes it far more cost effective for those who only want a handful of shirts. Pricing ranges from $12 – $22 per garment depending on style & print coverage.

Heat-Transfers can be applied to most garments. However, because of the high temperature associated with heat application, certain garments and blends may not be compatible with this method. Garments that are exceptionally lightweight or that have thin material will also not compliment this method as the transfers can be bulky in nature.

Heat-transfer works very smoothly for both darks & lights and an extensive range of colors. However, because heat-transfer relies on integrating the transfer material onto the shirt, there are select colors that will not be compatible. Super saturated colors like bright neons & shirts with heavy amounts of dye often do not translate well & are unavailable for use with this method. 

For the most part, transfers lend themselves easily to a variety of unique placements. However, because of the physical constraints of the heat press, transfer printing is limited to a max size of 15″w x 18″h. For prints requiring larger dimensions, screen printing is highly recommended.

Because the graphics for heat transfers are produced with specialized printers, thermal printing can support highly detailed designs with as many colors as you want. This allows for easy printing of elaborate photo-realistic artwork or full color photographs without the loss of details.

However, because this method integrates the transfer material into the fabric itself, heat transfers tend to be a bit more weighted than an average print and can have a noticeably glossy look & feel to them. Additionally, heat transfers also produce a slightly more faded design by comparison to screen printing.

Screen printing is ideal for larger orders, especially if your design is relatively simple or has fewer colors.  It’s durable & a great cost effective option for those looking to get custom shirts for a business, school, fundraiser or large scale event.

Screen printing is most cost-effective for larger quantities of shirts. The screen process means that set-up is more labor intensive but the trade off is it makes printing far more efficient. Overall, the cost savings is built in as you print more t-shirts, making screen printing a smarter choice for designs requiring fewer colors & larger quantities.

Screen printing will produce a vibrant, durable design with more saturated colors than the DTG process. However, the labor-intensive process of turning your design into multiple screens limits the number of colors you can use & the amount of detail that can be translated.

Screen printing produces beautiful, saturated colors and a distinctive, authentic appearance on any color garment. As a more labor-intensive process, this printing method is extremely versatile and lends itself smoothly to any color garment without the loss of brightness or print quality.

Because screen printing relies on different equipment there is far more flexibility when it comes to print sizes & design placement. Screen printing’s only real limit are it’s screen sizes so this method is much more accommodating for anything requiring a larger print size or creative placements like side or shoulder prints.

Screen printing will produce a vibrant, durable design with more saturated colors than the DTG process. However, the labor-intensive process of turning your design into multiple screens limits the number of colors you can use & the amount of detail that can be translated.