People select printed T Shirts for a variety of reasons, for some individuals the phrases, slogans, images reflect their personality or thoughts and they use it as a medium to convey them while some simply wear them for fashion. Certain companies use prints on T-shirts to advertise or promote their product, brand or services. This is proven to be quiet an effective medium which acts as subliminal messaging and not the conventional in your face advertising.

There are several T-shirt printing methods used commonly. They are as listed below.

Screen Printing

One of the earliest methods of T-Shirt printing, it was patented In England during the 19^th century. Screen printing involves a stencil method of print making, where a design is imposed on a silk mesh and the blank areas are covered with waterproof substance then the ink is forced through the mesh onto the printing surface/ T-shirt.

Heat Transfer Printing

Just as technology has changed our lives and the way we do things tremendously, it has made a great impact on T-shirt printing by reducing the printing time and making it more sophisticated. A special heat transfer media is fed into the output machine (generally a laser printer or copier) then high heat pressure is applied onto the media to force transfer the image onto the T-shirt from the media.

Digital cutout printing

Once an image is applied on a T-shirt through digital cutout, it appears as embossed. The relevant graphics need to be transmitted to the screen printer and T-shirts at home.
A die-cut of these images generally made from foil or vinyl is then used. Additions such as glitter are added and high temperature heat press bonds the die-cut to the T-shirt fibers.

The above are the standard methods used around the world mainly by specialized persons. You can use your creativity to create designs and the use of material if you’re working on just a few T-shirts.

DTG  Direct to garment

DTG  Direct to garment printing is a new and improving technology which enables the printing of a multi-colour design onto 1 or short runs of t-shirts etc. The cost of creating screens can be uneconomical for a single t-shirt with a multi colour design but this is where DTG – Direct to garment printing comes into it’s own. As it’s based on inkjet technology it is unable to reproduce precise Pantone or spot colours within a design but the overall image is what you would expect from a high end inkjet.

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The name T-shirt was formed due to the shape of the garment’s outline. T-shirts were originally worn as undershirts but have come a long way since they have become a medium of self expression with the use of imagery, words and art. As usual businesses have found a way to enable the T-shirt to be used as an advertising medium and it is proven to be an effective one. Advertising on T-shirts is proven to make an impact on potential customers, although it will not make people run to the phone and purchase the promoted product or service as soon as they see it but it will be picked up soon and retention span is longer.

There are a few areas that printed T-shirts need to be focused on when used as promotional material. Firstly it needs to include striking graphics so that it will stand out and catch the attention of people. Since the space is limited the graphic need not be complicated but it needs to create an impression. Another thing about promotional T shirts is that the printing quality needs to be high quality and the graphic should be neat.

The next area is that there should be a story behind the image. Usually people select a T-shirt that they could relate to therefore they identify the graphic on it. The story has to communicate directly to the wearer and connect with him.

When promoting an event, for example a festival it is easy to accomplish this task. The T-shirt can be linked with the name of the event, a logo etc. When doing images for advertising it is a bit more complicated since the graphic needs to be more professional as well as compelling.

JH058Heather ZoodieLightweight full zip hoodie with metal- zip. Slim fit.
Soft feel lightweight fabric. Twin needle stitching detailing. Double fabric hood. Contrast white drawcords. Kangaroo pouch pocket. Right hand side pocket has a small hidden opening for earphone cord feed. Hidden ear phone loops. Ribbed cuff and hem.
Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) certified production.

Size
S, M, L, XL 

Chest to fit 
36” , 40” , 44” , 48”

Fabric
50% Cotton 50% Polyester 

Fabric Weight 
225gsm

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