T-Shirt Printing

[Business1Solutions]

Hello,

I am planning on starting my own T-Shirt Printing business and would like some advice on the best printer to use.

I have looked at a standard heat press but I would like to do the design on a computer and just print it straight on to the tee.

Thanks
Mike

 

[PerfectP]

then you'll need to start saving the pennies and buy a DTG printer!

We've shy'ed away from that as the quality isn't as good as subli/vinyl or screen printing.

Have you tried the P&P show at the NEC to see what the quality of the garments are like in comparison?

 

[Paramount Embroidery]

Mike, take a look at www.branding2go.com You can start your own printing business without any expense.

 

[lesliedocherty]

Mike, take a look at www.branding2go.com You can start your own printing business without any expense.

Not at those prices, £11.74 for a t/shirt printed, way to expensive

 

[Chris Ashdown]

DTG is the way to go, most printers have solved the white problem that used to log up heads, you can get second hand ones from about £5000 print onto white or dark garments at about 30 per hour straight from computer, no screens, no cleaning up just print and dry

 

[Paramount Embroidery]

Not at those prices, £11.74 for a t/shirt printed, way to expensive

Unlimited stores, print on demand (no stock investment), SSL ecommerce system, printing on a 45k Brother GT782 DTG, packing, shipping, customer service.... all for free...too expensive @ £11.74 inc vat per dark shirt?

Your selling shirts for £27 on your site. Have you been living in a cave?

 

[lesliedocherty]

We buy the t's for £10, and someone else deigns them, so you are paying for their creativity aswell, £11.74, a con can be got for cheaper.

 

[Paramount Embroidery]

I seem to have rattled your cage. http://www.fatbuddhastore.com/cart/Product.asp?catalogid=142878100&catdesc=Menswear £30 each?

A basic design like this would take 30mins to design and upload to a FREE store. The store owner would not need to buy stock, machinery or even know how to print because all that is done for them. They can sell at 2/3rds your asking price and make £8 clear profit. Who needs the expense of a retail store ..

Is that really a con?

 

[lesliedocherty]

I seem to have rattled your cage. http://www.fatbuddhastore.com/cart/Product.asp?catalogid=142878100&catdesc=Menswear £30 each?

A basic design like this would take 30mins to design and upload to a FREE store. The store owner would not need to buy stock, machinery or even know how to print because all that is done for them. They can sell at 2/3rds your asking price and make £8 clear profit. Who needs the expense of a retail store ..

Is that really a con?

My cage is not rattled, your trying to sell a direct to garment print which is to expensive by quite a bit.

£11.74 is a con, google it and theres cheaper out there, its to expensive by at least £4 or £5.

http://icamefromnothing.bigcartel.com/ these are mostly direct to garment and he gets them for £5.50 from the states, and theres loads of folk doing it, the t/shirt only costs £1.50 to start with.

 

[Paramount Embroidery]

Chill out, don't get so stressed out about it. It's our business model and it works.

There are loads of talented artists out there and now they have the opportunity to launch their own brands without any financial risk or outlay. Don't be so worried about the competition.

My cage is not rattled, your trying to sell a direct to garment print which is to expensive by quite a bit.

£11.74 is a con, google it and theres cheaper out there, its to expensive by at least £4 or £5.

http://icamefromnothing.bigcartel.com/ these are mostly direct to garment and he gets them for £5.50 from the states, and theres loads of folk doing it, the t/shirt only costs £1.50 to start with.

 

[David Earle]

It depends on who your customers are. My shops use vinyl cutters & heat presses, and also a laser printer to print full colour transfers - 99% of customers who come into the shop just want text or photos printed onto t-shirts. This equipment enables me to provide them with what they want, at very low cost to me.

Direct to garment printing is great but you don't NEED it in order to make serious money in t-shirt printing. And besides, there are a lot more people out there who will just want "words on a shirt" (i.e vinyl) than people who need intricate full colour work done - you certainly won't run out of customers doing it my way.