DREAMGLASS;14930 wrote: Black cotton tees are by far the number one seller by a long margin and those are the ones that sell in volume.
And here lyes the main factor in this business
black sells better yet we all struggle to print a decent image on black
unless you are one of the fortunate ones who can afford a aDTG
If you are REALLY serious about printing full colour images onto dark garments, then I guess you'd save up until you could afford a DTG machine. Whilst white is the ideal colour for getting some really vibrant and colourful images onto fabric, you only have to look around on any reasonable warm day to realise that white tees are not that popular. My own subli designs are highly detailed to take full advantage of that white 'canvas'. My designs onto darks are all premium grade cut vinyl, as that is the only 'dark' print method that lasts as long as the tees themselves. They are highly detailed so weeding is a real pain.
The whole limitation with artwork onto garments, is using a process that not only suits your designs, but is also a cost effective solution to create in small quantities, till you establish the demand for your product. The last thing you want is a garage full of unsold stock.
dreamglass - could you show me some examples of your t shirts (especially detailed vinyl) ?? Looks like you know what you're doing and it would be value for beginner like me to know what quality should I aim to. I know that it should be always the best quality but thinking that way I'll be always too scared to go on deep water
If you need some T-shirt designs let me know. I made about 10 designs, there is my logo on them but I can remove it.
Or if you need something new, drop me a line.
You could always sub-contract your shirt printing to me We only use 100% cotton shirts chosen for their good printing quality. I didn't try re-inventing the wheel in my choice of DTG shirts, I just researched what others were using!
Not wishing to bore you but here's just a couple of actual shirt picture:
This is a mixed media shirt we did for a local band. It's made up of printed ink and rhinestones.
These were all printed on my NeoFlex DTG printer and I've just trained Angie on it to relieve the strain
As far as cost is concerned, I just had to produce a wholesale price list as I'm crap at pricing 'on-the fly'! I've attached a wholesale price list in .pdf format. I'll probably refine it with time and also welcome any comments.
John
Neoflex Direct to Garment Printer, Brother BAS-463 3 Head Embroidery Machine, Gerber Edge FX & 1, Gerber GS15Plus Plotter, Ricoh GX-7000 GelsPrinter, Adkins BETA Major Pneumatic Press, Graphtec CE5000-60 & Craft Robo, HTP616 Twinhead Mug Press & 2 Halogen Ovens.
We only use 100% cotton shirts chosen for their good printing quality. I didn't try re-inventing the wheel in my choice of DTG shirts, I just researched what others were using!
