Custom T-Shirts
Using our online customization app
How We Make It
We have 3 different technologies that are used to create custom t-shirts:custom printed heat transfer pages, die cut heat transfer vinyl and dye sublimation pages.
Heat Transfer
Cotton custom t-shirts are created from custom printed heat transfer pages or die cut heat transfer vinyl. The transfer pages can be full photo images or cut out image/text and are heat pressed onto the t-shirt. Our t-shirts are 100% cotton or polyester. Heat transfer pages are used for cotton custom t-shirts. When using heat transfer pages a full page (8.5×11) photo image can make the t-shirt feel “heavy”. You can specify that we cut or trim the image so the fabric shows though the cut away parts of the image. This lightens up the transfer and allows endless creativity. Please put this request in the “order notes“. You can have images on the front, back or both. We can die cut heat transfer vinyl for application to either cotton or polyester t-shirts. Die cut heat transfer vinyl is generally used for single color designs or just text.
Dye Sublimation
For polyester t-shirts we use dye sublimation. This process produces a high quality image dyed into the fabric and does not make the t-shirt feel heavy. The dye sublimation image is printed on white (only white) soft polyester t-shirts. The image is “dyed” into the fabric resulting image that is soft to the touch. Dye sublimation transfers can be as large as 11’x 17″.
Just Text
If you just want text on you your shirt we have 2 methods: custom printed heat transfers and heat transfer vinyl. Both are die cut around the letters and heat pressed onto the t-shirt. Since heat transfers are custom printed the text can look anyway you want. Heat transfer vinyl transfers are typically 1 color much like the text you type into the design app. The text can cover the front back or both as well as left chest designs.
What should image resolution be?
You should test print the image you intend to upload on regular paper at about the same size it will be on your custom product. If it doesn’t look good, it wont look good on your custom product The test image should be printed a resolution of 300dpi or it wont look good. Higher resolution is not necessaryDo not use a image with a small width or height in pixels. For example, a image that is 240px x 120px will not look good when sized for a t-shirt. A image with a pixel size of 1280px x 960px or more will.
How many images can I upload?
You can upload 2 images, 1 for the front and 1 for the back. If you have more than 2 images, say 2 for the front and 1 for the back, combine the 2 for the front before them uploading to your design.
How big will the design be on my shirt?
For shirts, the customization app tells us where you want the designs and/or text placed on the shirt. It does not give us dimensions of the design. When ordering be sure to specify the size (width and height) you want each design object to be in the order notes when checking out. If no dimensions are given we will do our best to size everything based on your submitted design.