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Baskerville Press,
24 Whittle Road, Salisbury,
Wiltshire  SP2 7YS

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Clothing Printing Materials

Successful clothes printing is about the expertise of the printer however choosing the correct process and equipment can be confusing. Fortunately, we have the equipment, technology and skill base to guide you through the best process.

Direct to Film Digital Printing

DTF  is a relatively new technology but is very versatile and enables us to decorate lots of different garments regardless of colour and material.

The process uses a latex-based ink which we print onto a roll of carrier paper using a high-quality fine art printer, the carrier paper is then transferred into a temperature-controlled powder unit where an even coating of adhesive is applied and then cured in a tunnel drier.

The final process is to then heat press the image onto the garment of choice, the results are flawless, the colours are vibrant and the final print has a super soft feel.

DTF is our preferred method of printing onto clothing due to its low set-up cost and flexibility.

Pros of Direct to Film Printing (DTF)

  • No machine set up fees or minimum order quantity
  • Can print full colour on a wide range of products so perfect for photographs and designs with many different colours.
  • Clothing can be produced on demand
  • Suitable for both light and dark garments
  • Suitable for most fabric types

Cons of Direct to Film Printing (DTF)

  • Extra care is required with washing at high temperatures
  • Not cost-effective for larger run lengths (500 plus)
  • Special colours and metallic effects cannot be achieved

Embroidery

Embroidery is the perfect way to personalise your clothing and ensure that your brand name and logo is represented perfectly and remains durable.
The low cost of embroidery makes it ideal for start-up companies and organisations with a larger workforce. Polo shirts, sweatshirts, hooded tops and jackets are the most common items that we embroider.  If your company involves staff working outside, in harsher conditions then you can customise a wide range of different winter work clothing and accessories including hats, jackets and trousers – you name it we can embroider onto it.

Pros of Embroidery

  • There is an extensive range of coloured threads available and we can match to most Pantone colours.
  • Stitching is very durable and will often outlast the garment.
  • High-quality finish
  • Looks stylish and sophisticated.

Cons of Embroidery

  • Artwork needs to be converted to a digitized (stitch file) so has a setup cost.
  • Different thread required for each colour process colour (photograph) is not possible

Direct to Garment Digital Printing (DTG)

Direct to Garment Printing, or digital printing as it’s sometimes known, is the process of printing full-colour images onto garments. DTG printing can be used on both light and dark coloured garments. unlike screen printing which has higher set-up fees, this process is perfect for shorter runs up to 100.

Pros of Direct to Garment Printing

  • No machine set up fees or minimum order quantity
  • Can print full colour on a wide range of products so perfect for photographs and designs with many different colours.
  • Clothing can be produced on demand
  • Suitable for both light and dark garments

Cons of Direct to Garment Printing

  • Garments need to have a high cotton content above 85%, ideally 100% cotton
  • Dark clothing required a pre-treatment/under base layer for the ink to sit on top
  • Extra care is required with washing
  • Polyester garments cannot be printed using this method.

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