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Direct to Garment Printing | Professional Services

Direct-to-Garment Printing or DTG is inkjet garment printing. Imagine how you print through your computer. This industry printer does just that – but on shirts. This technique for printing on shirts is highly economical and great for all order sizes. If your project has many colors this is a great option to consider. So, how do you know if this process is right for your project? Read on.

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How does the Direct-to-Garment process work and how does this affect the look of your product?:
For direct to garment printing, first, we input the image in the computer system. Then, printer ink jets spray the image on the shirt. Because the process is digital, the coloring technique is more precise. Like a printer, it uses DPI to achieve a higher resolution. Consider a direct to garment printing machine like a huge inkjet printer that prints on shirts. As a result of this digital method, DTG does not need that much prep work. You can do a one-off and it will be cost effective unlike some other techniques. This process lends itself well to photos or images that require a lot of different colors. The one drawback when it comes to colors is that it does not work well with transparencies.

How is the quality of Direct-to-Garment printing?:
Direct to garment printing is a water-based solution. Therefore, the recommendation is to use natural fibers that allow the color to soak in. Because the ink does penetrate the fibers, these works last longer than other shirt coloring process. The problem of cracking paint is not an issue, as the ink embeds itself into the fiber during the process.

How does DTG printing differ from other main popular color technique? Which do you choose?:
Let’s consider the basic silk screen, which is great for images with few colors and geometric designs. Silk screen can be costly if many colors are involved. The setup needs a frame and mesh for each color. For DTG, the number of colors is not a limitation in cost because it works like an inkjet. It mixes the colors for you, with values of CMYK.

In price you can also factor the order amount. Is this a low order quantity or bulk order? For silk screening you will have to see which is most cost-effective. Keep in mind the frame setup ratio – 1 frame mesh: 1 color. In contrast, the set up to direct to garment printing is digital. There is no cost of material cost for the setup.

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