T-Shirts are loved by almost everyone. Other than formal clothes this is the most casual clothing ever. It’s not just for personal style, but can be made into a business too. A profitable printing service out of T-Shirts is highly lucrative.
Here we list the 5 methods of T-Shirt printing services, from which anyone thinking of starting a business can get ideas from.
- Screen printing: This is one kind of offset printing method. It was used in the old days, but still, it’s very reliable and easy technique. Just some color and a frame are needed. The color is poured onto the frame and is spread on it and the frame is removed. When the color dries off, the printing is done.
- Sublimation printing: The easiest way of digital printing. All it needs 100% polyester T-Shirts, a printer, and a heat press machine. The desired picture is set over the blank T-Shirt and the machine lid is pressed over it. After the timer goes off, the printing is finished.
- Vinyl printing: A cuter is needed for this kind of digital printing. A soft cloth is resized by a cutter and then it’s printed on the T-Shirt with a heat press machine. This technique can be used on different clothing material, and different colors can be used too. However, professionals are mostly required for this method.
- Transfer paper technique: This is similar to sublimation printing. The desired picture is pressed on the T-Shirt using a heat press machine, and the picture is printed permanently. Unlike sublimation printing, it can be used on various clothing material.
- DTG printing: Direct to the garment is a digital method and for bulk printing. The T-Shirts are inserted into the machine and it gets printed. This process is faster than other printers and takes less time too. Although it’s expensive to use DTG machines, a different color can be used, fast printing and bulk printing is done.
Printing techniques are mostly of two types, offset and digital. Above mentioned methods falls into these two types. Digital method is more advanced and widely used these days for its efficiency and printing quality. While the offset method lags in comparison.
