T-Shirt Branding

What You Should Know First:

The first step in printing T-shirts, is choosing the colour and quality of the T-shirts you want to use.

It is a common mistake to assume that the thickness or weight of a T-shirt dictates its quality. The weight of T-shirt material is measured according to the grams per m2 of the material. This is usually between 135 grams and 200 grams. As an example, a 145-gram T-shirt is not necessarily of a better quality than a 170-gram T-shirt. A T-shirt that is categorised as a 145-gram, pre-shrunk, 100% cotton with interlock weaving will appear neater and hold its shape for longer than a 180g carded cotton T-shirt.

As a rule, we only supply 100% cotton T-shirts unless you request otherwise.

You are most welcome to supply your own T-shirts for printing.

*Please note that dark coloured T-shirts are usually more expensive to print on than lighter or white T-shirts.

If you are interested in marketing your brand with custom t-shirts, contact our friendly team at Sivo Multimedia & Graphics!

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The most commonly used printing on t-shirts is screen printing. For the screen-printing process positives must be prepared, silk screens must be manufactured and then set-up manually. This is a labour intensive and time-consuming process and therefore costlier when lower quantities are printed but more economical in larger quantities.

QUOTATIONS FOR SCREEN PRINTING ON CUSTOM T-SHIRTS:

When requesting your quotation for silk screen printed t-shirts, please provide us with the following information:

• Will the artwork be provided in spot or fading colours?
• The number of t-shirts to be printed.
• The size of your design.
• Will you be able to provide the artwork in a print ready, editable vector format?
• The number of colours in your design.
• We need to see the design/artwork before sending you a quote.

In cases where you cannot provide the artwork in an editable print ready format, our team of designers can assist you in the re-design the artwork at an additional cost of R450. The editable artwork will remain your property and can always be re-used, even at different printing companies.

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This heat transfer process starts when you digitally print in full colour on a plastic-like vinyl material that is cut into any shape and then transferred to a surface by a heat press. With the heat transfer process, the transfer sheet is pressed at 180°C to 200°C. This is done at a pressure of 1.6 bars.

THE ADVANTAGES OF USING HEAT TRANSFER OR VIDEO FLEX:

• This has a faster turnaround time, compared to other printing methods.
• Designs print more clearly than with other printing methods.
• Any artwork format can be used (printable option only), where with the screen-printing method, you are limited to vector format only.
• On low quantities, Video flex is more cost effective than silkscreen printing, especially when many colours are involved.

DISADVANTAGES TO USING HEAT TRANSFER OR VIDEO FLEX:

• Not all types of materials can be used to printed using video flex.
• Some clients dislike the plastic-like surface of video flex.
• It is advised that you don’t iron, tumble dry, machine wash or dry clean heat transferred products. The best way to wash your garments are by hand in cold water.
• Artwork with fine outline detail and sharp edges cannot be cut-out. The artwork can however be put in a white block (or another colour) and pressed as a solid artwork.
• With the printable option the colour starts to fade after a couple of washes.

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This is a computer to printer process of T-Shirt printing. This process is usually recommended in cases where the design involves full-colour printing of images or logos and is the costlier of the three processes and does not involve the manufacture of silkscreens and positives as in the case with silkscreen printing.

THE ADVANTAGES OF DIGITAL PRINTING ON T-SHIRTS:

• The quality of full colour T-shirt printing is superior than that of screen printing.
• In cases where you want the same design printed on both adult and kid sized t-shirts it is easier to scale the design up or down with digital printing.
• This process is ideal when your design includes more than two colours and you want to print relatively low quantities of shirts.
• This is a computer to printer process where there is no need for the preparation of silkscreens or positive film and therefore has the advantages of a much lower cost, especially in cases where you need low quantities or when your design consists of more than one colour.

DISADVANTAGES TO DIGITAL PRINTING ON T-SHIRTS:

• This process is the costlier than the other T-shirt printing processes.
• Although this process produces colour fast prints, it is less colour fast than screen printing and more colour fast than full colour video flex printing.
• The size of your design is the biggest determining factor when in it comes to price unlike in the case of screen-printing, where the number of colours is your determining factor.

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Embroidering a design or logo is one of the most visually appealing and cost-effective ways to promote your company or brand. Embroidery can be done on almost anything for example, sweaters, jackets, working shirts, blouses, aprons, caps, just to mention a few.

Depending on the size and quantity of the design, for example on items of a 100 or less, and in some cases certain colour choices, it could cost less than screen printing. The advantage of embroidery is that it gives a more luxurious and upmarket feeling than screen printing.

The cost of embroidery varies depending on the size and complexity of your design or logo. We do a provisional stitch count within 5 working days where after we will contact you with an estimated costing. 

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T-Shirt prices may vary as it depends on the type of t-shirt, colours, and the type of printing or embroidery you want to do on them. Single T-Shirts cost more than doing them in a batch.

Screen Printing On T-Shirts:

• Setup fee: R290.00
• Shirt Price: Ranges from R90 to R180.00
• Transfers: Ranges from R60 to R100.00 per print, depending on the size and whether it's only one side or on the front and back of the shirt.

Video Flex Printing On T-Shirts:

• Setup fee: R290.00
• Shirt Price: Ranges from R90 to R180.00
• Transfers: Ranges from R60 to R100.00 per print, depending on the size and whether it's only one side or on the front and back of the shirt.

Digital Printing On T-Shirts:

• Setup fee: R290.00
• Shirt Price: Ranges from R90 to R180.00
• Transfers: Ranges from R60 to R100.00 per print, depending on the size and whether it's only one side or on the front and back of the shirt.

Embroidery On T-Shirts:

• Setup fee: R290.00
• Shirt Price: Ranges from R90 to R180.00
• Embroidery: Ranges from R60 to R150.00 per job, depending on the size and whether it's pocket size or larger, only one side or on the front and back of the shirt.

We can supply you with a large range of t-shirts - from 145g to 165g, 180g or 200g as well as a large colour range. 

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