Direct to garment printing is a great option for people looking for a fast supply of a limited number of personalised t shirts, ideal for people’s pictures for stag and hen night t shirts and promotional t shirts.

What is it? A relatively new process which allows full colour printing direct onto the garment. No screens, no transfers or sublimation techniques.

DTG printers, are at the very basic level ink jet printers. A tray holds a platen onto which the t-shirt is placed and which then moves under the print-head. This has some small limitations regarding speed but, requires very little set-up time.

Why use it?

• For standard screen printing, screens have to be made before the job can be run.
• For transfer printing quantities often need to be larger in order to make them more cost effective.
• For runs of up to 50 items DTG printing is the best approach.

What garment is most suitable?

• We recommend White 100% Cotton T-Shirts as the best medium, but coloured shirts can be accommodated too. 
• Good finishes are achieved on our Blue max and Gildan brands. 
• Sweatshirts and Polo shirts can also be successful. 

What are the benefits to the customer?

• Can be used on White and Dark garments
• No screens required, so fast to produce
• Artwork is easy. 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.

What are the limitations with the process?

• Coloured T-Shirts need to be pre treated
• Cost per item is higher at high volumes so chose screen or transfer printing for more than 50 items.
• The initial artwork needs to be of good enough quality

What are the ideal customers for DTG printing?

• Customers requiring short run (up to 50) garments whose design contains a lot of colours (and probably have left it until the last minute!); such as;
• Hen and Stag Nights
• 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.

We have just introduced our own Direct to Garment Printing services especially targetted at promotional t shirts.

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