Our Print & Embroidery Methods

5 customisation methods to create truly unique apparel products

Direct To Garment

A DTG printer can produce designs of all colours and sizes with a superior quality and detailed finish. It is perfect for intricate, complex designs.

The design for printing is uploaded onto computer software, whilst the garment is prepared for printing. It is sprayed with a pre-treatment spray to ensure the ink doesn’t soak into the fabric. If this garment is coloured, a white base layer is applied to ensure the colours of the design remain vibrant and bright. The garment is placed in the printer and the design is printed directly onto the garment. It is then heat pressed or dried to ensure a durable finish.

We use some of the most advanced and state-of-the-art direct-to-garment printers on the market. These machines use Neo-Pigment inks, which are 100% non-hazardous, 100 % toxin-free and are safe for infants and babies. They also enable ink waste reduction thanks to their single ink set, ensuring digital is one step closer to offering a solution to lower the amount of water our industry currently uses.

All our DTG printers print in the RGB spectrum.

Vinyl

Vinyl transfer printing works by a machine which cuts out a design onto a single-colour sheet of vinyl. The vinyl design is then heat sealed on to the garment using a heat press.

Vinyl printing is fantastic for single-colour designs. As the design effectively sits on top of the garment, no vibrancy in the colour of the design is lost. From glitter to gold, you can select the sheet type to really create a design that stands out

The design to be printed needs to have an outline added, which is achieved using specialised design software. The digitised design is then ready to be cut and used. It is put through a digital cutter, called a CAD (Computer Aided Design) cutter which electronically cuts the design onto a single colour sheet of vinyl, and then needs to be cut out from the vinyl sheet. This is done manually using a weeder, in a process called weeding. The cut design is then placed on application tape to prepare it to be heat transferred. Next, the design is heat pressed in the correct position on to the garment. The garment must be cooled and then the application tape is taken off.

Versacamm

Versacamm transfer printing involves printing a coloured design onto vinyl and cuts around the design, which is then heat pressed on to the garment. It is suitable for printing high resolution images such as photos and it creates a sharp and glossy finish.

The design to be printed needs to have an outline added, which is achieved using specialised design software. The digitised design is then ready to be cut and used. It is put through a Versacamm machine which electronically cuts and prints multi-coloured design onto a sheet of plain vinyl. The design is then cut out manually using a weeder, in a process called weeding. The cut design is then placed on application tape to prepare it to be heat transferred. Next, the design is heat pressed in the correct position on to the garment. The garment must be cooled and then the application tape is taken off.

Versacamm printing is fantastic for multi-colour designs as it produces high quality, vibrant designs that effectively sit on top of the garment, so no brightness in the colour of the design is lost. For this reason it is especially suited to producing photographic images or colour gradations.

Embroidery

Embroidery is the process by which a design is sewn onto a garment using a computerised embroidery machine. We use industrial embroidery machines to achieve a high quality, long lasting finish.

Embroidery is fantastic at giving a product a premium feel. You will often see brands add their logo to the left chest of shirts, polos and t-shirts. However with Fabryx you are not limited to the left chest position and we don’t impose a limit on embroidery size. You can add your embroidery to any of our print areas be it on the sleeve, the hem or back.

A design is considered to have a high stitch count if the embroidery design has 10,000 stitches or more. Because of this, it requires extra time and significant extra costs to produce meaning it is higher price. Take a look at our pricing guide to find out more.

Please note the majority of embroidery applications we produce contain less than 10,000 stitches.