29/01/2010 by admin.

A massive part of the process of t shirt printing is the actual t-shirt. There are many different t-shirts to choose from, for many different requirements.

As far as printing is concerned the major concern is the type of material that is used to manufacture the t-shirt. Most t-shirts are made from 100% cotton, others are made from all sorts of man make fibers.

Some processes like DTG can not print onto man made fibers such as polyester because it would not absorb the dye. Most DTG printers will cope with a 60% cotton to 40% man made fibre mixture but I would not recommend going as low as 50% -50% cotton to polyester mixes. It will look ok when you first get the t-shirt but will soon start to fade and washout.

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25/01/2010 by admin.

A cause of much concern and often dispute when ordering t shirt printing is getting the position and size of logo correct in the briefing stage. If this is wrong when you finally get the clothing delivered, there is not a lot you can do about it.

The most common place to have a company logo is FLB or front-left-breast. Now how could that be a problem? Well for a start, is your FLB or my FLB looking at you? The best way to remember is that it will end up on the same side as your left arm. At least that is the industry standard interpretation.

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