T-shirt printing has been popular for many years. It’s a great way to make your own cool clothes, gifts for others, or even to make money as a business. Thankfully, there are some types of t-shirt printing that are very easy to start with and which are very cheap. The equipment and materials are cheap, and the process is simple. There are more difficult methods as well that can be utilized when you are doing larger print runs. We’ll get into all of the different methods of t-shirt printing in this article.
There are four different methods of t-shirt printing that we’ll look at in this article. They are listed in order from easiest and cheapest method of t-shirt printing to the more difficult and expensive.
Iron-on heat transfers
Using a heat press machine for heat transfers
Screen printing designs
Direct to garment printing (DTG printing)
There are many, many ways to put a design on a t-shirt. Which way is “correct” depends on a variety of factors: budget, quantity, number of colors, material, print location, and much more.
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