What is Direct to T-shirt Printing?

Hen and Stag night events Corporate events Charity Events Small companies requiring short run printing full colour logos Promotional events Magazine launches Sports Tours Children’s Clubs. Fun gifts for surprise parties. Can be used on White and Dark Textiles.No screens required Artwork that is readily available. A high resolution jpeg is all that is required. Even print quality once set up Fantastic detail can be achieved from very intricate designs Print area up to A3. Speed of set up What Textiles are most suitable?

DTG printers, are Textile printers which, are at the very basic level, an ink jet printer usually based on an Epson printer principle and they work in the same way as the one that sits on the desk printing invoices.A tray holds a platen onto which the t-shirt is placed and which then moves under the print-head similar to the way paper moves through a printer.
This has some small limitations in the speed department but, even so, still produces full colour prints in a relatively short time

For the best print quality, it is better to use the single head machines, hence the process is slower and the job takes longer Coloured T-Shirts need to be pre treated There are optimum run quantities. These can be quite small at around 12 T-shirts. The initial artwork needs to be of good enough quality The machine requires some maintenance and a certain amount of TLC in order for it to perform. to its maximum potential. This should be completed every 3 days.

Customers requiring short run (up to 50) Textiles whose design contains a lot of colours.These are typical applications;

Direct to T-shirt printing ( DTG ) is a relatively new clothing printing process which allows full colour printing direct onto the Textile without the need for screens, transfer or sublimation techniques.

The first major breakthrough was that of printing onto 100% cotton
The second major breakthrough was the development of white ink,nike Jordan shoes, making it possible to print onto any colour of Shirt.
We would recommend White 100% Cotton T-Shirts as the best medium. Especially good finishes have been found on Blue max and Gildan brands. But Sweatshirts and Polo shirt can also be successful. The key is to test each Textile until you are happy with the print finish.

It is a great alternative to standard screen printing whereby screens have to be made before the job can be started. It’s a good alternative to transfer printing whereby initial quantities often need to be larger in order to make them more cost effective. Who are the ideal customers for DTG printing?

In Conclusion
Direct to T-shirt printing allows personalised t-shirts to be produced cost effectively for one-off events,or for customer’s who do not need a large quantity of Textiles. It is now being used by a number of promotional t shirt suppliers in the UK.