Vinyl Vs Screen Print Shirts

Dtg uses a printer to spray the ink into a garment while screen printing layers the ink on top of the fabric.

Vinyl vs screen print shirts.

We have seen these transfers apply perfectly after several years of storage. Screen printing does not work for small jobs. Shirts that are printed using vinyl will usually last for a few years before fading. My moq acronym for minimum order quality for screen printing is 25 t shirts.

Compared to heat transfer vinyl screen printed transfers are more expensive at lower quantities but as the quantity increases screen printed transfers will actually be cheaper at higher quantities. Screen printing is more adept at standing up to wear and tear and washing. Dtg and screen printing yield fine quality prints but they differ in method and cost. Most importantly dtg enables order fulfillment on demand with no upfront cost while screen printed products are ordered in bulk.

Especially on a scale the only significant expense is ink. Well if you have and just been to worried about giving it a try don t worry i m gonna teach myself at the. Since we use vinyl printing we don t have to have a minimum. The mesh screens are particularly durable and last for many printing sessions.

Although both printing processes are effective screen printing will last longer. The high speed is because nothing needs to change from t shirt to t shirt provided the designs remain the same. On the other hand shirts that have been screen printed will last the entire lifetime of the shirt. Since a new screen has to be cut for each design it would not make sense to use screen printing on little jobs one website i looked at suggested a minimum of 500 shirts.

Why we use vinyl printing. Setting up screen printing takes much longer compared to vinyl printing but as soon as the set up in done the printing process is swift. This doesn t make it a faster overall method though as every shirt still requires individual set up which becomes too time consuming beyond the 12 shirt mark. Screen printed transfers have a long shelf life if stored properly.

When shopping around for custom t shirts tablecloths or tote bags you may see many foreign sounding printing types available on various printers websites. This is a popular printing technique on t shirts and presents 3 key advantages. You re probably wondering what the difference is between all these very similar sounding printing options like heat transfer vs screen printing. Have you ever wanted to learn how to screen print.