Printing t-shirts is now 60 years old give or take depending on what sources were consulted.
T shirt transfers designs can be done in a number of ways and for a multitude of reasons. At the risk of sounding philosophical, T-shirts are not only an item of clothing that is used to cover the body but they can also be used to tell a story. How that story is told, however, can be broken down in a number of ways.
The first and most common method to print t-shirts is through the use of a screen printer. This can be done and is accessible from small business owner to large-scale, professional t-shirt printers. Although the method itself is inexpensive, it does grow with alongside the type of printer used and could be unnecessarily expensive if the printer used is for 2 t-shirts for example.
There s screen printing, a great idea for anybody with a small budget as it s an inexpensive way to get things done. It s been around for plenty of years meaning the likelihood of user error is slim and a great way to print on demand.
The direct to garment technique. This is a different beast altogether and requires whatever is being transferred to be printed directly onto the garment, like a blank t-shirt for example. This t-shirt printing method is great for professional looking finished products and makes the cost of creating them really cheap. Especially when you consider the fact that it can print in a wide variety of colors.
A great way to print t-shirts at home is through the use of what is known as the Heat transfer Paper method. As the name implies, it s through the use of transfer paper, which can be bought from any retailer and then use a printer in order to print the design that one would use on their custom t-shirt.
Closely, linked to that, is the style s inability to reproduce colors accurately at a rate that would make it viable for the mass printing of t-shirts.
The disadvantage of using heat press is that it takes a long time and therefore, it s not recommended for mass printing. Also, the method is only ideal for those who intend on creating and printing material that is in a light color, which means there s a limitation on what can be printed. The biggest disadvantage, however, is that due to the manner in which the t-shirts are customized, heat sensitive garments cannot be used to make custom t-shirts.
All things considered, printing t-shirts using screen printing is great for a number of reasons, and the fact that it s an old method means that those who do it are most likely to know what they are doing when it comes to this sort of thing. But it s not a method without its faults and they need to be considered when deciding whether to print or not. If the Pros outweigh the cons than don t think twice, however, if one or more cons disturb you. Consider another method to print garments with.