DTG Comes of Age
The past few years have brought changes to almost every industry, and decorated garment production is no exception.
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Digital Decorating: Direct-To-Garment
On Design: Battle Ready
New Jersey-based Breakthrough Custom Clothing created “Warrior Princess” from scratch by digitally hand drawing the entire piece.
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Printing on Location is an Experience
Onsite printing at events by screen printers, heat press decorators and direct-to-garment (DTG) companies was gaining momentum but with the pandemic, they came to an absolute stop.
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DTG Printing on Transfers
If you’re a direct-to-garment (DTG) decorator, have you found the colors in your prints to be less vibrant on certain brands and materials?
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DTG Printing on Caps
Using a digital direct-to-garment (DTG) printer to decorate on headwear allows you to offer more options to your customers and increase your business.
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On Design: Dog Days
This month’s tongue-wagging design, “What Up Dog,” is courtesy of New Jersey-based Breakthrough Custom Clothing.
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DTG Fills the Void
In the ever-changing world of garment and product decoration, a new category has emerged — somewhere between the one-off decorator and volume screen printers.
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DTG Growth Opportunities in the Digital Decorating Industry in 2021
Over the years, as the needs of customers and concerns of apparel decorators shift, DTG printing has proved effective.
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Dialing Up DTG Prints
Let’s be honest — direct-to-garment (DTG) printing isn’t always straightforward; there are just a few unforeseen variables. In this article, you’ll learn a relatively simple way to mitigate them and find some comfortable consistency in your production process.
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The Future of DTG Printing
Imagine a scenario where you turn your direct-to-garment (DTG) printer on in the morning, print shirts all day, make handfuls of cash, then turn it off and sleep well knowing it will work just as well tomorrow.
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Workflow: DTG Printing’s Future
The apparel-decorating industry has evolved from what it used to be: screen printers producing large batches of garments and requiring a great deal of labor, setup and time to complete jobs in an industry with increasing pressures to quickly deliver products.
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Mastering DTG Printing
Direct-to-garment (DTG) printing is catching on as an effective technique for producing fashion-inspired and photo-realistic decorated apparel. If you’ve stepped into the vibrant DTG world while still offering screen printing — a move that many decorators have made in the past few years — you’re likely looking for some DTG best practices to make the transition even smoother.
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Do More with Digital
The digital textile industry is expected to grow into a $2.31 billion industry by the end of 2023, and is projected to grow nearly 5% each year between 2018 and 2023, according to a 2018 Research and Markets report.
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Teamwork Makes DTG Work
With today’s technology, direct-to-garment (DTG) printing has become more accessible and affordable, while also being less time-consuming and labor-intensive than many other traditional printing methods.
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Screen Printing vs. DTG: A 10-Round Print-Method Battle, Part 2
Philadelphia-based Rush Order Tees decided to put decorating techniques to the test in an ultimate comparison between screen printing and direct-to-garment (DTG) printing.
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Avoiding DTG Downtime
Running any business can be a challenge. There are so many moving parts that you need to ensure all the “wheels are greased” and operating smoothly to be successful.
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Screen Printing vs. DTG: A 10-Round Print-Method Battle, Part 1
Philadelphia-based Rush Order Tees decided to put decorating techniques to the test in an ultimate comparison between screen printing and direct-to-garment (DTG) printing.
Full StoryNeeds for DTG
The latest direct-to-garment (DTG) printers make it easy for your shop to create high-quality, printed apparel without having to hire or train highly experienced operators.
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When Should I Use DTG vs. Screen Printing?
Lots of decorators offer multiple imprinting options, such as digital printing and screen printing.
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Is the New Epson SureColor F2100 Printer Right for You?
The Epson brand has become synonymous with high-quality, cutting-edge direct-to-garment printing (DTG).
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Get on Board with DTG Printing
Digital decorating is in most of our futures — a fact that’s becoming increasingly evident each day.
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DTG Printing Outside the Garment
The concept behind a direct-to-garment (DTG) printer is pretty self-explanatory, right? It prints directly to the garment. Well, not so fast.
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Factors for Direct-to-Garment Printing Success
The garment-decorating world has shifted in recent years and now is irreversibly headed
in a digital direction.
Out with the Old
Direct-to-garment (DTG) printing innovation stalled during the country’s financial crisis that started in 2008.
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DTG Quality Control
Most garment-decoration methods involve “dialing in” machines to produce orders without hiccups from beginning to end — with the last print being like the first.
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A DTG Q&A
The transition from screen to digital printing is becoming increasingly common among apparel decoratorslooking for fully custom, low-volume, quick-turn apparel.
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Four Major Business Benefits of DTG Printing
Digital printing technology offers many advantages to small businesses
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In its short lifespan — direct-to-garment (DTG) printing has only been a viable garment-decorating option since 2004 — much growth has occurred with this apparel-decorating process.
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Training for DTG Printing
Here’s what you should look for after you’ve invested in direct-to-garment printing equipment.
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DTG vs. Screen Printing
If you’ve been shopping for screen-printing equipment, you may have noticed most major resellers and manufacturers now also offer direct-to-garment (DTG) printers.
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The DTG Revolution
A look at how direct-to-garment printing carved its niche in the garment industry
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Take DTG to the Max
Garment decorators are unique because it’s not uncommon that they perform a variety of tasks — sales, production, marketing and accounting — on a daily basis.
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Peeking Into DTG’s Future
It’s hard to debate the validity of direct-to-garment (DTG) printing in today’s decorated apparel marketplace.
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How to Increase Profitability by Ensuring Right Price
Direct-to-garment (DTG) printing is on the cutting edge of garment decoration and easily can become the foundation for successful business with just a single printer.
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More Dollars With DTG
Most businesses follow the standard checklist for marketing and advertising their direct-to-garment (DTG) printing services.
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Digital Shines in the Spotlight
In case you haven’t heard, everyone’s talking about the latest trends in digital decorating.
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The Basics of DTG Art Prep
You probably have seen a variety of shirts with designs that include
incredible detail, vibrant colors and beautiful, bright prints. They
make you do a double-take and wonder, “How did they do that?”
The Evolution of DTG Pretreatment
When you think about the term “evolution,” you likely think about changes that occur during a long period of time. Not so with anything related to direct-to-garment (DTG) printing.
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DIY DTG Marketing
The demand for low-volume, custom-printed T-shirts has completely revolutionized the garment decoration industry. There have been significant improvements in the technology dedicated specifically to direct-to-garment (DTG) printing.
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DTG the Right Way
Decorators usually love attending industry trade shows because of the bevy of educational and networking opportunities they present and the chance to meet with their suppliers — all under one roof.
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Digital Apparel Printing Reimagined
If you follow any business journal or forum, you’ve probably read an article or two about industry “disruption.”
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Effective DTG Printing on Dark-Colored Garments
When working with the direct-to-garment (DTG) printing process, full-color, photographic-quality prints on black or dark-colored garments are achievable with some set parameters and experimentation.
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Multimedia Decorating = Multiple Profits
One of the well-known major advantages of digital garment decoration techniques is the ability to realize profit from small runs, and even orders consisting of just one piece.
How to Troubleshoot Digital Printing
When troubleshooting a problematic print that is done on a digital direct-to-garment printer, experience is, by far, the most valuable tool in your toolbox.
The “G” in DTG
In this Tech Tips Newsletter, sponsored by Anajet, you’ll learn about the major garment considerations you must make when printing with direct-to-garment equipment.
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The Digital Direction
The ever-evolving digital market segment offers faster, more efficient and more cost-effective options every year. Suppliers continue to provide apparel decorators with options for delivering orders of all sizes and specs, with machines capable of large or small runs.
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Digital Decorators Must Overcome Growing Pains
After successfully printing scarves on my digital printer the first few months, I decided to branch out into shirts, as it seemed like a natural progression.
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Digital Printing Opens New Doors
One of the greatest things about emerging digital direct-to-garment (DTG) technology is the freedom it gives artists to profit from their work.
Pricing for Profit with Direct-to-Garment Printing
The starting point of any good pricing model, or any business for that matter, is understanding market demands. This should be fully elaborated upon in your business plan.
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Setting Up a Mobile Garment Decoration Business
With the latest garment decoration technologies, it’s very feasible to build a mobile setup for a variety of products.
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How to Handle Digital Printer Breakdowns
One of the most important goals of any business that operates a digital printer is to keep it running.
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Garment Choice Is Important in DTG Printing
It’s important to remember there are many factors that can affect the final output of a digitally printed shirt.
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How to Expand Your Digital Printing Business
While growth is something every thriving businessperson pursues, it
usually doesn’t come without some growing pains.
DTG The ‘Wright’ Way
Some people work to live and, consequently, live to work. Thus, the perception is they work because they have to work. Mark Wright, however, is an entrepreneur. He subscribes to the notion that if you do what you love, then you love what you do.
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