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DTF / 1310
Full color. No minimum.
Direct-to-film printing puts photographic, unlimited-color artwork on any fabric — cotton, poly, blends, dark, light, stretchy. No screens, no color-count charges, and one shirt costs the same per unit as twelve.
- Minimum
- 1 pieceSame unit price at 1 as at 12
- Turnaround
- 3–7 business daysThe fastest method on our floor
- Setup
- $0No screens, no color-count charge
- Max print
- 13 × 19 inFull front, full back, oversized
What we put it on
A short list of a long oneDTF sticks to almost anything with fabric in it — which is why it's the method we reach for when a job mixes garment types.
How the job runs
4 stepsNo surprises. You see a proof before anything runs, and you approve it before we press a single shirt.
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Send artwork and sizes
Artwork, garment, colors, and a size breakdown. No color limits and no setup, so the quote comes back fast.
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Digital proof
You get a mock-up on the actual garment color with the print sized and placed. One round of changes is standard.
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Print and press
Artwork prints to film, gets powdered and cured, then heat-pressed onto the garment. Color is locked before it ever touches the shirt.
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Run and ship
Sorted by size, bagged on request, shipped nationwide or picked up in Dayton.
Send us artwork
Before we can proofDTF is the most forgiving method we run — but resolution still decides how sharp it lands.
File types
300 dpi PNG on a transparent background at full print size is ideal. Vector — AI, EPS, outlined PDF — is always welcome and always scales.
Unlimited color
Gradients, photographs, drop shadows, distress textures and 40-color illustrations all print at the same price. There is no per-color charge, ever.
White ink
A white underbase is printed automatically so colors stay true on black and navy. If you want bare fabric showing through, make that area transparent — not white.
Sizing
Adult full-front runs about 11–12 inches wide. Left chest about 3–4 inches. Youth scales down — tell us the size range and we'll adjust per size.
Questions we get
5 answersIs DTF as durable as screen printing?
In normal wear, yes — wash cold, inside out, tumble low and it holds for the life of the shirt. Screen print still edges it out on very large runs, which is also where screen gets cheaper.
Can you print one shirt?
Yes. That's the whole point of DTF — no screens to burn, so there's no setup cost to spread over a run. One shirt, one price.
Does it work on black shirts?
Yes. We print a white underbase under the color so the artwork stays bright on dark garments, at no extra charge.
Can you print names and numbers on a team order?
Yes — every shirt can carry different text at no setup cost. Send the roster in a spreadsheet with exact spellings.
When would you tell me to screen print instead?
Large runs of a simple one- or two-color design — roughly 100 pieces and up. At that point screen printing gets cheaper per shirt, and we'll tell you when you cross the line.
Ready when you are.
Send the artwork, the garment and the size breakdown. You get a written quote and a digital proof before anything runs — no deposit to find out what it costs.
Also off our floor
Everything we makeEverything is decorated in-house, by the same family, on the same schedule. Bundle methods on one job and it ships together.
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