Printing Methods

Dye Sublimation:
These designs are made of high quality ink based transfers. The transfer is heat pressed into the shirt and dyes the fabric of the shirt. There is no feel to the design and looks like it was printed onto the shirt. This allows the design to have a vintage look if using a cotton poly mix. The lighter the color and higher count of polyester of the shirt, the brighter the image will be. We have a few styles of shirts available. few things about our printed shirts. A 50% polyester item will give you a faded, vintage look as the item is washed. Use 100% polyester for best results. The higher the poly count the better the color.
Print colors will vary due to computer screen monitors as these are mock ups. If you use a colored shirt (light gray, light pink, mint) where there is white on the design it will become the color of the shirt. . We can design custom designs or you can send us your ideas!

HTV: heat transfer vinyl
These designs are bright and true to color. We use a high quality heat transfer vinyl and apply to the shirt with a professional grade heat press. While HTV is not permanent with proper care it can last a long time on the item. We also offer eco solvent htv printing. Here we can print full color graphics in vinyl, items that can be made include banners, stickers, htv transfers for shirts and patterned vinyl.

Direct to garment printing:
DTG stands for Direct-to-Garment, and refers to a method for printing. Unlike other printing methods, such as heat transfer or dye sublimation, DTG printing process uses a special ink in order to print directly onto the garment, using a DTG printer. The fabric fibers soak up the ink and then become part of the garment. This enables creating garment prints that do not crack, peel or distort in other ways. It is best to use a high quality ring spun cotton such as Bella, next level, gildan, and other brands. If a color is selected in check out that is not meant for dtg I will select a similar color in the higher unisex cotton version that will be appropriate for DTG.

DTF: Direct To Film, using the same high quality inks within dtg and applying to a transfer first. 

Screen Printing:
Screen printing is ink that is placed through a silk screen and by using a squeegee pressed through the screen to lay the ink directly on the shirt or onto a transfer paper. We use both methods some of our preorders are screens printed directly to the shirt and others are screen print transfers where the image has been laid onto a paper and then we adhere it to the shirt.

We offer custom screen printing for bulk orders such as schools.