Printing Techniques

Direct Screenprinting (recommended)


Premium quality printing. Ideal for big bulk orders. Detailed reproduction of multi-coloured designs. Nearly unlimited colour range.

Screenprinting uses a woven mesh to transfer ink directly to the fabrics. The printing colour merges with the fabrics and, as a result, ensures great durability.

A variant form of screenprinting is mosaic printing. Here, small dots are being printed (instead of coherent areas), the sum of which results in the printing design. Colour gradients can also be done with this method.

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Characteristics Colour gradients possible
Colour spectrum All Pantone/ HKS colours
Printing colour limit 10

Screen Transfer Printing


In contrast to screen printing, the design is not printed directly onto the t-shirt. First printed on transfer foil, it is then pressed on top of the t-shirt. This is done by applying pressure and heat.

This way, printing designs can be embossed on many and diverse fabrics. Reproduction of very fine details can also be realised.

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Characteristics Colour gradients possible
Colour spectrum All Pantone / HKS colours
Printing colour limit 10

Flock and Flex Printing


These are two premium printing techniques. Both are extremely durable and indelible. Flex printing has a smooth and unruffled surface, while flock printing produces a velvety surface which is slightly protruding.

The setting copy needs to be a vector graphics file consisting of no more than 3 colours. A plotting knife carves out the design from the foil before it is coalesced with the fabrics, one colour at a time.

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Characteristics Colour gradients not possible!
Colour spectrum Colour spectrum with approx. 30 set colours
Printing colour limit 3

Embroidery


Embroidery is a high-quality means of refining fabrics. Top of the range quality paired with smooth optics and excellent durability.

The setting copy needs to be a vector graphics file. A special software renders your design into 'punches'. Embroidery prices go by the number of punches. In order to give you a concrete quote, we need you to submit your final design in advance.

Tip: With embroidery, larger areas produce high costs and rough areas on the t-shirt and are therefore best avoided.

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Characteristics Colour gradients not possible!
Colour spectrum Pantone/ HKS colours
Printing colour limit 10 (on demand)

Digital Direct Printing


Ideal for photos and big and colourful designs as well as colour gradients.

Digital direct printing sprays ink directly on the fabrics' surface. Results similar to screenprinting can be reached, but colours fade slightly after a few washings. Ideal for vintage look results. Glaring colours cannot be expected.

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Characteristics Colour gradients possible
Colour spectrum All CMYK colours
Printing colour limit unlimited
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