With t-shirts making their way into our range of branded merchandise and clothing, we thought we’d take the time to pull together a list of popular questions and answers to make sure you have everything you need to start promoting them to your customers.

What is the difference between screen printing and direct to garment (DTG)?

Screen Printing

This high-quality method of printing uses screens and ink to create designs on your garment. Our screen printed t-shirts are printed using 2 colours of your choice. Screen printing is often the preferred option for customers who are looking to achieve designs with a high level of vibrancy. This is what makes it a perfect printing choice for simple yet bold designs, often logos or text. Find out more about screen printing and its benefits in our blog: Introducing: Screen Printing.

Direct to Garment (DTG)

Our direct to garment process prints ink directly onto the t-shirt, a little bit like an inkjet printer. This allows your customer to have an unlimited number of colours in their design. Our DTG t-shirts are ideal for bands, artists, and designers looking to feature more complex designs and a range of colours.

What is an under-base?

An under-base is used on any coloured or dark garment that requires either white ink or an ink lighter than the garment’s colour. e.g. printing black onto a red t-shirt does not require an under-base, but a white print or a yellow print onto a red or black shirt would require an under-base. The under-base is used to create a white printable underlayer so that you get a consistent and bright print. Please note that your under-base is added free of charge and does not count as one of your chosen print colours for screen printing.

What size artwork should I supply?

Your artwork should be supplied on a 430 x 320mm artboard – this is the maximum printable area on the front and back of the product.

If you don’t want to print the full size of the artwork area, the top right chest for example, please place your artwork in the top right corner and leave the rest of the area blank. Please note that generally, the print is 3cm down from the neck collar. The print positions shift slightly depending on the size of the t-shirt.

Can I order a range of sizes?

Yes, but please note that you can only order 1 size per order, if you want to order multiple sizes you will have to order these separately.

What colour t-shirts are available?

We currently offer 4 classic colours, these are;

180gsm Black t-shirt
170gsm White t-shirt
180gsm Royal blue t-shirt
180gsm Sports grey t-shirt

What t-shirts are used for printing on?

The t-shirts are “Gildan Heavy” which is a popular all-round t-shirt make. 100% cotton pre-shrunk jersey knit. Seamless twin needle 7/8″ collar. Taped neck and shoulders. Twin needle sleeve and bottom hems. Quarter-turned to eliminate centre crease. WRAP certified. SEDEX certified. Oeko-Tex certified. Reach certified. Fair Labour certified.

What ink is used to screen print on the t-shirts?

A premium Wilflex plastisol ink is used for screen printing. These are top of the range industry flagship inks that come in around 50 stock colours, and they have mixing systems to Pantone match inks where needed.

How should I wash my t-shirts?

You’ll be glad to know that our t-shirts come pre-washed, ready to wear! When the time comes to wash your t-shirts, machine wash warm, inside out, with like colours and only use non-chlorine bleach. Tumble dry medium, do not iron if decorated and do not dry clean.

How will my t-shirts arrive?

1-10 t-shirt quantities are bagged and 10 t-shirts+ quantities are boxed. Generally, there will be 72-100 t-shirts per box. Orders over 100 t-shirts will be sent in multiple boxes.

If you have any more questions or queries about our new t-shirt range, feel free to reach out to our team via email, phone or live chat, we’ll be happy to help! While you’re here why not take a look at the rest of our merchandise and clothing range. Shop mugs, tote bags and hi-vis vests online now.