Direct-to-film (DTF)

Any fabric.
Any placement.

Your design is printed onto a special film, coated with adhesive powder and heat-pressed onto the garment. It's how we print hoodies, heavyweights, outerwear and every sleeve.

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DTF transfer being heat-pressed onto a hoodie

Best on

Hoodies, heavyweights & outerwear

Plus all sleeve prints

Fabrics

Cotton, polyester, blends & more

Max print area

14" wide × 18" tall

Minimum

[None — 1 piece]

Turnaround

2–3 business days

6–8 at peak times

The honest breakdown.

Advantages

  • Works on almost any fabric — cotton, poly, blends and more
  • Full color and fine detail with no color limits
  • Handles sleeves, hoods and hard-to-reach placements
  • No minimums, and gang sheets let you press your own

Disadvantages

  • Sits on top of the fabric, so it has a slight film feel
  • Large, solid designs can feel heavier and less breathable
  • Not quite as soft as DTG on cotton tees
  • Very fine hairline details may need art adjustments

Why we use it

Our go-to for heavy and hard-to-print garments.

Hoodies, heavyweight blanks, jackets and sleeves don't take DTG ink well. DTF gives us bright, consistent, durable prints on all of them — so every item in your collection looks right.

Best for

  • Hoodies, crewnecks and heavyweight tees
  • Jackets and outerwear
  • Sleeve and odd-placement prints
  • Polyester and blended fabrics
  • DTF gang sheets to press yourself

Every garment, covered.

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