Print techniques in detail
Six routes from your file to a finished garment.
Each technique has its own personality — color depth, hand-feel, MOQ, and visual effect. We'll recommend the right one for your design, fabric, and quantity, and tell you straight when something else fits better.

Silk Screen
The traditional screen-printing method, using plastisol ink pushed through a fine mesh — layer by layer, color by color. Bold, opaque, vibrant. The standard for branded merch and event runs.

DTF (Direct to Film)
Design is printed onto a film and heat-transferred onto fabric with hot-melt adhesive. Photo-real detail, almost no setup, works on practically any cloth — including dark colors and synthetics.

DTF 3D
Enhanced DTF with additional layered thickness, creating subtle dimensional texture you can feel. The premium upgrade when a flat print won't carry the brand.

DTG (Direct to Garment)
Ink printed directly onto the fabric with a specialized printer — like an inkjet for clothing. Extremely high detail, soft hand-feel, photo-quality reproduction.

Flex / Heat Transfer Vinyl
Design is precision-cut from colored vinyl and heat-pressed onto the garment. Clean edges, sharp lines — the go-to for names, numbers, and small logos on sportswear.

Sublimation Printing
Heat turns ink into vapor, vapor bonds inside polyester fibers. The print becomes part of the fabric — edge-to-edge color, no boundary, no cracking.

Embroidery
Design is stitched directly into the fabric with thread on industrial multi-head machines. Premium tactile finish, exceptional durability, and a corporate-grade look that pure print can't replicate.
Suitable Fabric by Technique
Technique
Best Fabric
Plastisol
Cotton / Cotton Blend
Water-Based
Cotton
DTF
Cotton / Polyester / Blend
DTG
100% Cotton
Sublimation
Polyester
Flex
Polyester / Sportswear
Puff
Cotton
Flock
Cotton / Fashionwear
Embroidery
Polo / Cap / Jacket / Heavyweight
