Looking for logo T-shirts? Find out whether to choose between embroidery and printing.
Have you ever had a store print some cheap custom t-shirts and weren't entirely satisfied with the quality?
To go from the guide to the catalog, start from the custom t-shirts page: from there you can choose men's, women's, or children's and configure the quote online.
Or have you done a few washes and the print has started to lose color?
One of the main problems when choosing the type of printing to adopt is that we often don't know all the options available to us.
There is therefore a tendency to prefer excessive savings to the quality of the shirt, obtaining disappointing results from a cheaper type of printing that perhaps is not suitable for that type of customization.
It should be noted, however, that even if the print is suitable for the fabric and type of image, frequent washing or the use of hot water and bleach could cause irreversible damage to the garment.
To fully understand what you're going to choose, it's important to understand all the options available to you for logo T-shirts and which technique to use.
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Logo T-shirts – custom printing.
At burger-print.nl, we offer a variety of printing techniques, and understanding each will help you make your final decision.
An important consideration, before illustrating the techniques used for printing a shirt with a logo, is also that of the choice of the image file .
The best possible file for anyone who needs to print is definitely a vector image.
Vector graphics ensure the scalability of the image itself, thus avoiding unwanted effects on the print (blurring, inaccuracies and other errors of this type).
Obviously, for those who don't have the ability to create a vector logo, other recommended files for printing a t-shirt with a custom logo are jpg or even pdf and png.
Since these files are non-scalable, it is always better to have at least 150/200 DPI, in order to avoid pixelation or blurriness.
But now let's go and see the different types of printing suitable for our low-cost personalized t-shirts .
Direct Digital Printing for T-shirts with logo.
One of the most widely used techniques for customizing T-shirts is definitely direct digital printing.
Thanks to the combination of inkjet and screen printing technologies, direct digital printing will allow you to obtain a product quickly and at low costs.
There are numerous benefits to this type of printing:
- It is a technique that does not require the use of particular fabrics and for this reason it can be used to customize any type of textile material.
- The print is very soft because the ink colors penetrate the fibers of the fabric, making it light.
- The printing process is definitely quicker than screen printing or embroidery (so it's great if you need to print a custom shirt quickly).
- It is possible to print very colorful logos.
There is a BUT: this type of printing is less resistant than screen printing , therefore it is not recommended to carry out excessively aggressive washing, for example with hot water, and too frequent washing.
It is also recommended to turn the shirt inside out before each wash: this protects the print and ensures it lasts longer.
Despite its lower wash resistance compared to other types of printing, direct printing remains an excellent compromise between quality and price, or at least for those who need a shirt with a custom logo in a very short time.
So if you're in a hurry or don't care much about print quality, this is the choice for you.
Screen printing for t-shirts with logo.
If you can't do without one or more high-quality custom logo T-shirts, then screen printing is definitely the right choice.
Obviously this technique requires more time and greater economic expenditure, especially if you want to make a limited edition of a single piece.
This is because, in screen printing, there are fixed prices that are used to create special frames based on the colors used in the logo.
A software provides for the separation of the colors to allow optimal management of the latter during the printing phase.
The benefits of this technique are therefore the following:
- Possibility of producing a large number of high-quality prints. In fact, once the frame is made, multiple copies can be made from the mold.
- It achieves excellent results on many types of fabric.
- Very high resistance to domestic washing (obviously, as with any other type of printing, the use of chemical agents such as bleach or washing at high temperatures is always inadvisable).
However, screen printing also has its negative aspects, which are the following:
- Complex designs may require more money, so it's ideal for single-color logos.
- Not suitable for printing photographs.
- Not economical if you only want to print a few pieces.
If you want to make a large run of custom logo shirts, then this is the right choice both in terms of quality and cost.
Direct digital printing, screen printing and… Embroidery!
Choosing which printing technique to adopt is much more personal than you might think.
If your needs are to print a few pieces without expecting excellent print quality , then the technique that is most useful for your purposes is definitely direct printing.
If you need a large number of custom shirts printed, then the best option, and the one we recommend—both for quality and price in the case of large runs—is screen printing.
In addition to the possibility of printing a logo on a shirt, there is also the possibility of having it embroidered.
In fact, another technique that is widely used on an industrial level is certainly embroidery.
T-shirts with embroidered logo.
Embroidery is one of the most refined and long-lasting techniques for personalising a shirt.
In fact, as the name suggests, the purpose of this technique is to embroider the logo on the shirt, ensuring maximum safety in case you want to wash it without the constant fear of ruining the brand's colors.
But how does embroidery work?
Once the logo file is prepared, it is passed to a software which will define the punching (the embroidery stitches) of the image.
The image is then passed to the machine, where the customizable shirt will be positioned and embroidered, stitch by stitch, with your logo.
Even when it comes to embroidery, we can establish positive and negative aspects.
The pros are as follows:
- Resistance to time.
- It has no problems with frequent washing or at high temperatures, precisely because the personalized logo is embroidered and not printed.
- Great adaptability to any type of fabric.
As for the cons, we find the following:
- If you choose to print a few custom shirts, it is not economically viable.
- Difficulty reproducing shades or overly complex images.
If you're looking for a higher quality than printing and need to create numerous logo T-shirts, we recommend embroidery.
So… Which customization technique should you choose for logo t-shirts?
As you've probably noticed, there are a variety of printing or embroidery techniques available to customize a shirt.
It also depends mostly on your personal needs.
If you're looking for something simpler and cheaper, without too many demands on print durability, direct digital printing is definitely the best choice.
If, however, you always want to achieve a higher quality effect and above all a large print run, then the best thing you can do is choose screen printing.
In fact, screen printing allows you to have a more advantageous cost for a high number of pieces to be printed.
Finally, if you just can't stand the thought of having to wash your shirt or want a more refined and high-quality personalized shirt, embroidery is the choice for you.
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