Printed Transfers are a CMYK+white digital print process for branding apparel and fabrics.
This innovative garment decoration method prints designs on special film and then heat-transfers them onto fabric. A printer applies coloured ink with a white ink backing to transparent film coated with heat-activated adhesive powder. Once cured, the film can be heat-pressed onto the garment, resulting in a vibrant, full-colour print with impressive detail and opacity, even on dark fabrics.
Our premium Printed Transfers for apparel combine the excellence of traditional silkscreen techniques with the versatility and simplicity of digital printing, allowing anyone with a heat press to customise textiles with vibrant, high-quality prints. These premium transfers feature a screen-printed base layer of white ink to enhance vibrancy and durability.
Our promotional Printed Transfers utilise a Direct-to-Film (DTF) process, without the screen-printed base layer, resulting in a more cost-effective method.
Unlike vinyl cut-outs or screen prints, DTF can capture photo-quality images and fine details without requiring weeding or multiple screens. It’s essentially like printing a decal that you heat-apply to the garment, offering the convenience of printable transfers with the softness of ink.
Advantages
- Perfect for creating intricate full-colour images and approximate spot colour branding.
- High-definition artwork with a vibrant matte finish, suitable for various garment fabrics.
- Created with eco-friendly, water-based inks.
- Offers durable, flexible branding on apparel that is machine washable and features a soft-touch matte finish.
- The efficient self-weeding process permits fine details without solid-filled areas.
- Flexible minimum order quantities.
Disadvantages
- A fine, transparent layer of glue may occasionally appear along the image's borders.
- Variable data printing is not available.
- A minimum detail size of 1mm is recommended.
- It's less durable than embroidery.
Artwork Requirements
- Artwork can be supplied in either vector or bitmap format.
- Supplied bitmaps must be higher than 300DPI resolution at the actual print size.
- Fonts are advised to be converted to outlines/objects to avoid font conflicts.
