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Five decoration methods, all under one roof. The right one depends on your artwork, your fabric and your quantity — so here's how we choose, in plain terms.

1 piece minimum Decorated in-house 24–72h typical Rush jobs on request

Quick answer

Which method do you need?

If…

Full-colour art, small run

Photographs, gradients, many colours, 1–100 pieces.

→ DTF transfer

If…

Names & numbers

Team rosters, one or two flat colours, personalisation.

→ Heat transfer vinyl

If…

Uniforms & caps

A logo that should look permanent and premium.

→ Embroidery

If…

Hundreds of the same shirt

Events, merch drops, staff shirts, limited colours.

→ Screen printing

Method 01

DTF transfers

Direct-to-film prints your artwork onto a transfer film, powders it with adhesive, cures it and heat-presses it onto the garment. It doesn't care how many colours you used, and it doesn't care what the shirt is made of.

Best for

Full-colour logos, photo art, gradients, small and mid runs.

Fabrics

Cotton, polyester, blends, canvas, nylon.

Minimum

One piece. No screen or setup fee.

Watch for

Very large solid blocks sit heavier than screen ink.

Blank t-shirts stacked by colour, ready for DTF printing Printed on our own blanks
Vinyl finishesAsk for samples

Method 02

Heat transfer vinyl

Solid-colour vinyl is cut to the shape of your artwork, weeded by hand and pressed on. It's the cleanest way to do names, numbers and bold flat marks — and the only sensible way to personalise every piece in an order differently.

  • Matte, gloss, reflective, glitter and puff finishes
  • Individual names and numbers at no extra setup
  • Extremely durable through the wash
  • Best kept to one to three flat colours

Method 03

Embroidery

Your logo is digitised into a stitch file, then sewn into the garment. Nothing sits on top of the fabric, so there's nothing to crack or peel — which is why it's the standard for uniforms, workwear and headwear.

Left chestFull backCap front & back SleeveBeanie cuffPolo placket

One-time digitising per logo; after that, repeat orders run straight from the file. Fine detail and very small text are the practical limits — we'll tell you before we run it if your artwork is going to fight the needle.

Racks of blank apparel waiting to be decorated Uniform stock, ready to stitch
Deep colourway blanks stacked for a volume screen printing run Volume runs start here

Method 04

Screen printing

A screen is burned for each colour in the design, then ink is pulled through it onto the shirt. There's real setup involved — which is exactly why the per-piece cost falls off a cliff once the quantity climbs.

Best for

50+ pieces of the same design, one to four colours.

Feel

Soft, flat, classic. The finish retail merch uses.

Setup

One screen per colour, charged once per design.

Not ideal for

Photographs and small runs — DTF wins on both.

Method 05

Sublimation

Heat turns the dye into a gas that bonds with polyester fibres. The colour becomes part of the fabric — you cannot feel the print at all, and it will not crack, peel or fade the way a surface print eventually does.

  • Zero hand-feel — nothing sits on the surface
  • Edge-to-edge and all-over graphics
  • Ideal for jerseys and performance wear
  • Polyester and light garments only
Performance-friendly blank colourways in green and blue Poly & performance stock
DTFVinylEmbroideryScreen PrintingSublimation

Artwork & files

Send us the right file

Good artwork is most of a good print. If all you have is a screenshot, send it anyway — we'll tell you honestly whether it will hold up at size, and what it would take to fix it.

Vector is best

AI, EPS, PDF or SVG scale to any size with no quality loss. Essential for embroidery and screen printing.

PNG with transparency

For DTF, a transparent PNG at 300 DPI at the size it will actually print. Roughly 3000 px wide for a full front.

Tell us the placement

Left chest, full front, full back, sleeve — and how wide you want it in inches. If you're unsure, we'll recommend the standard.

Fonts & colours

Outline your fonts before sending, and give us Pantone references if the brand colour has to be exact.

Ready to run it

Send the
artwork

We'll pick the method, quote the price and give you a pickup date — usually the same day you ask.