Introduction If you’re starting or growing a custom apparel business in the UK, one of the biggest decisions you’ll face is whether to invest in your own DTF printer or outsource your transfers to a trade supplier. Many beginners don’t realise that ordering ready-to-press DTF transfers is even an option, yet it can be a […]
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There is a lot of hype around powderless DTF printing at the moment. In the nutshell, instead of having to apply and cure DTF powder, you pre-treat the t-shirt instead, like you would for DTG printing. You can then stick a freshly printed transfer straight onto the garment, skipping the whole smoky powder curing process.
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About This Guide This guide is brought to you by a printing company with nearly a decade of hands-on experience in the industry. What started as a small side hustle has grown into a state-of-the-art print shop. Over the years, we’ve gained extensive first-hand experience with all major printing methods and have witnessed the dramatic
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Here is a compilation of frequently asked questions we receive about DTF printing. Does DTF printing require a lot of printer maintenance? DTF printing still requires the same maintenance that DTG needs. Just not as often. DTG ink does not clog up as bad and when clogs do happen, they are a lot easier to
What’s the real dtf ink and dtf powder usage during DTF printing. An average A3 size t-shirt design was calculated to be around 732 squared cm or 113 squared inches. We weighed a sheet of blank A3 DTF transfer film. It was 12 grams. It became 4 grams heavier after printing. 2 grams of white
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This is a very simple and crude way of doing this. It’s intentionally very basic so that anyone could do it without requiring any special parts or equipment.
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We’ve tested over £2000 worth of DTF transfer film from 23 different manufacturers in 6 different countries and most of it was rubbish, despite the fact every manufacturer claiming to have the best material. As you can see by the photo, even visually, there is a large variety of different film circulating the DTF market.
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DTF (Direct to film) is quickly becoming a brilliant new DTG (Direct to garment) alternative. But is it actually a perfect solution? I have had a lot of experience in both and I believe there is time and place for each printing method. Lets look at some pros and cons. Pros: DTF printing is more
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