The patterns, designs and messages written on the t-shirts, which are worn with love and pleasure, have a wide variety of prints on the t-shirts. Printing can be done with many different materials and methods.

Let’s Examine The methods that we use for custom printing in Dallas  lets discuss them now.

Professionally Made Printing Methods

1- Screen Printing Method

It is a printing method that we can call Screen Printing. It 

is preferred for permanent prints and multi-piece works. It has advantages and disadvantages compared to other printing methods.

It is made with textile pigment dyes by posing on silk with Block Printing.

It is a bit expensive due to the mold cost, but if the quantities are in the thousands or tens of thousands, the printing cost decreases.

It is the printing method on the products normally sold in markets or stores.

There are many printing methods. In fact, in addition to printing with silk exposure,

you can print directly on the t-shirt with silk exposure.

There are also printing methods called sugar printing or plastic printing on transfer papers, which can be used in fewer prints.

The molds are mounted on the screen printing machine and printed on our special papers. The papers become dusty, then the papers are dried in the oven and this way we dry the paints. Why do we do the drying process because the dust clings to the paint when it is wet and penetrates into the paint with drying, which ensures that the print is not affected by washing.

The final process for t-shirt printing is the pressing process, and in our special printing presses that can press with a weight of approximately 1 ton, we adhere the print on the t-shirt fabric with a temperature between 130 and 200 degrees, which varies depending on the printing method. This printing system is the highest quality printing system that is not affected by washing.

Silk printing is again done on special transfer papers, this time the prints are made directly on the transfer paper, not on the t-shirt. After these prints are made on the transfer papers, they are transferred to the t-shirts again through transfer presses. This transfer method, which is very resistant to long use and washing, is also a different printing technique.

2- Digital Printing is Printed Directly on the T-Shirt

There are Special Printing Machines, digital printing machines are expensive printing machines, they are used by professional printers or printing centers. Their 

advantages are that you can easily print personalized printed t-shirts on these machines, either one piece or hundreds, at the same cost.

Special ecological and nature-friendly dyes are used in these machines, 

allowing you to print stitched or seamless t-shirts very quickly.

3- Transfer Printing Method

Transfer hanger method: These special transfer papers, which are printed with the help of laser printers in small quantities between 1 and 100, can be printed on the t-shirt with the help of a heat transfer press. It is an expensive printing method. It is possible to

print small quantities of t-shirts or dark background t-shirts with this method.

Whether this special imported transfer paper t-shirt has a light or dark background, cotton or another type affects the type of transfer paper.

Dark base transfer papers are a slightly more expensive transfer paper type compared to light ground transfer papers.

4- Sublimation Transfer Method

Everyone has seen sublimation in chemistry. Special sublimation dyes are transferred by penetrating onto the opposite t-shirt with the heat transfer press method at 180 degrees. Sublimation dye, which changes from liquid to gaseous state, is transferred by penetrating onto t-shirts that are a cotton-polyester mixture. It is a little cheaper than the transfer papers made with other laser printing machines. It is a method, of course, it requires a sublimation printer or plotter and heat transfer press machines.

Special sublimation transfer papers are cheaper than laser printer transfer papers.

However, each method has its advantages as well as disadvantages, and the sublimation printing technique also has these disadvantages. As for the reason, it can be done on special polyester blended material, it cannot be done on cotton fabric, and good results cannot be obtained on dark surfaces. How to Print a T-Shirt by Yourself at Home with the sublimation printing 

technique 

If you wish, you can also print a t-shirt to make it even more special. It’s pretty easy to print anything you want onto a plain t-shirt.

If you wish, you can do the t-shirt printing process yourself at home with the necessary materials.

The first step is to gather the necessary supplies.The first step is to gather the necessary supplies. A plain white cotton t-shirt will be useful. A photo you want to print, copy paper, 3H and 7B pencils, and fabric paint are the most important materials you need to obtain. You will also need a brush and a piece of cardboard. Finally, let’s prepare a jar filled with water and an iron.

First of all, what we need to do is to print the lines and main shapes of the image we will print on copy paper. You can use the sharp-tipped 3H pen when making a copy. Let’s leave out the details and fine shapes in the picture. If your t-shirt is dark colored, it is useful to use pastel paint.

Let’s photocopy the copy we prepared in the size we want. After adjusting the appropriate size, let’s create a copy of the photocopy.

Then, let’s turn the copy upside down and trace the lines of the shape with the help of a sharp-tipped pen. Then, let’s turn the paper upside down and place it neatly on the t-shirt. After placing it, let’s go over it again with the help of a sharp-tipped pencil.

Cutting a hard cardboard to the length of the t-shirt and placing it will make your work more comfortable and will prevent the paints from mixing.

Let’s check it and take the cheat sheet off the t-shirt. The lines must be sharp and distinct for the painting process. Let’s make sure the lines are clear.

Let’s fill the background of the image using a color of your choice. Let’s make sure it is painted beautifully.

Let’s use the number 4 filbert brush to paint the small shapes in the picture. It is useful to use a 6 mm flat brush to paint larger areas. While painting, let’s cover the other sides of the picture with a piece of paper to avoid painting.

Now we come to the most fun part of the process. After we finish our drawing work, we can move on to the painting process. You can continue the painting process by waiting for the areas you painted to dry.

After the painting process is completed, you can clarify the picture by going over the lines with the contour. Let’s adjust the thickness of the lines according to the characteristics of the painted area.

Finally, after the paint has dried, let’s turn the t-shirt inside out and iron it. In this way, we will fix the colors.

The printing process that you will enjoy is completed. Thanks to this method, you can prepare any print you want.

We explained to you the t-shirt printing process that you can do by yourself at home. You can trust us instead of going through all the steps on your own. For t-shirt printing that requires professionalism and experience, leave the job to the experts and trust the matbaagram.com family.