Printing
We decorate clothes and fabrics with all desired methods. These include screen printing, embroidery, DTG, sublimation, thermal transfer, flex foil, flock foil and more. These and other methods are all available at Reflect, which gives you a wide choice and really gives you a lot of options. It also saves time and helps to optimise the price.
We can handle even the most ambitious designs thanks to our printing experts with many years of experience, thousands of completed projects and what lies at the heart of printing: machines and technology from the world's top brands: Tajima, Kornit, M&R and Epson.
Get to know our labelling methods:
Embroidery
Computer embroidery is the noblest and most durable printing method, which does not lose its colour or form during use, washing or ironing.
At Reflect, we carry out embroidery on Tajima industrial embroidery machines. These are the most modern and reliable machines in the world, providing a guarantee of the highest quality.
Why embroidery?
- The durability of the design: the most durable, just like sublimation
- Fabric for printing: thicker materials, weighing more than 190 g
- Possible effects: smooth, metallic, matt, neon, specialised threads: fire-resistant, ecological
- Personalisation possibilities: unlimited, also by embroidering names or numbers
- Minimum run: 20 pcs.
- Washing and care: even at high temperatures (60-90°C), inside out, do not tumble dry
What you should know:
- Can be used on waterproof materials; however, it loses its properties in the embroidered area
- Long-sleeve printing is possible only on cut-outs (sewn products)
Screen printing
Screen printing is a printing technique that has been used for centuries.
It has always been known for its incredible durability and the variety of effects that can be achieved.
At Reflect, we specialise in optimising the printing process using this method, which has resulted in the best price/quality ratio, and the printing is carried out on premium machines from the American brand M&R.
Why screen printing?
- The durability of the print: durable, similar to DTG
- Print fabric: cotton, polyester
- Possible effects: multi-colour ‘full-colour’ printing, gradients, neon, gold and silver colours, blushing, raised print, delicate watermarking not perceptible to the touch, and flattening (rubber effect)
- Personalisation possibilities: limited, ideally one design for the entire run
- Minimum run: 50 pcs.
- Washing and care: up to 50°C, inside out, do not machine dry
What you should know:
- Cannot be made on fleece
Sublimation
Sublimation printing is a typical method of printing on sportswear.
It is done with special inks, applied to transfer paper and then, under pressure from a high-temperature press, onto clothes made of white polyester fabric.
Sublimation is a chemical process. When the transfer paper is pressed against the fabric in a heated press, the dyes contained in the inks are heated and change their state of aggregation from solid to gaseous, and the fabric fibres open up. As a result of these changes, the dyes penetrate the fibres instead of being deposited on the surface.
When the effect of the high temperature ceases, the fibres close again, permanently absorbing the sublimation dye. The result of the process is an image ‘printed’ into the fabric - clear and very durable, but not perceptible to the touch.
Why sublimation?
- Durability of the print: most durable, similar to embroidery
- Print fabric: polyester
- Possible effects: perfect reflection of multi-coloured designs and details
- Personalisation possibilities: unlimited
- Minimum run: at least 1 piece
- Other features: the fabric is breathable and air-permeable after sublimation, and the print is not perceptible to the touch.
- Washing and care: as recommended by the clothes manufacturer, inside out, machine dryable
What you should know:
- This is a method for printing white polyester materials only. On coloured materials, only black printing is possible
- In the case of personalisation, each graphic file must be supplied separately
Direct To Garment printing
This is a printing method that reproduces even the smallest design elements with extreme precision, guaranteeing a photographic quality print. It is carried out using a printing machine that prints directly onto the fabric on the basis of data sent from a computer.
It is ideal for printing multi-colour images, on cotton fabrics, in smaller runs in which flexibility and fast production are important.
At Reflect, it is carried out on state-of-the-art machinery from the renowned Kornit brand.
Why DTG printing?
- The durability of the print: durable, similar to screen printing
- Print fabric: cotton, very low polyester content permissible
- Possible effects: excellent reproduction of fine details and colour depth, photographic quality
- Personalisation possibilities: unlimited, multiple designs possible per order
- Minimum run: at least 1 piece
- Other features: the number of colours used in the design does not affect the price
- Washing and care: up to 40°C, inside out, at low speed, do not machine dry. Guaranteed print durability for more than 100 washes.
What you should know:
- Maximum print area is up to 50x70cm
- Printing on clothes seams or welts is possible - in this case, the printing is done on cut-outs and fabrics with a smooth structure. Then, the product is sewn.
- We do not do black prints on black garments and white prints on white garments
- Printing is impossible on fleece
Thermal transfer
Plastisol thermal transfer, or indirect screen printing, is a very popular method of printing involving printing on paper or thermal transfer film and then applying the design to fabric. It is carried out using plastisol inks that do not contain PVC, formaldehyde or phthalates, making them fully health- and environmentally friendly.
Why thermal transfer?
- Print durability: moderately durable
- Print fabric: cotton, polyester or mixed fabrics
- Possible effects: neon colours, gold and silver, puff effect, precise reproduction of even small design elements
- Personalisation possibilities: limited, one design required for entire run
- Minimum run: at least 50 pcs.
- Other features: can be used in hard-to-reach areas
- Washing and care: up to 60°C, inside out, do not machine dry
What you should know:
- Printing is impossible on fleece
Flex foil
This is printed using a single-colour film, available in many colours and types. The design is transferred to a plotter that cuts the foil in a mirror image, and then the design is transferred to the material using industrial presses at high temperatures.
Why flex foil?
- Print durability: moderately durable
- Print fabric: any fabric
- Possible effects: glitter, gold, silver, reflective, neon
- Personalisation possibilities: unlimited
- Minimum run: at least 1 piece
- Other features: sublimation flex film (for sportswear) works with the fabric
- Washing and care: up to 40°C, inside out, at low speed, do not machine dry
What you should know:
- Not suitable for multi-coloured designs and a large number of small items
Flock foil
Flock foil has a fine suede texture and great colour depth due to the fine cellulose fibres on its surface. The print is fixed onto the material using an industrial press at a high temperature.
Printing with flock foil (up to 420 microns) is even several times thicker than with flex foil (50-170 microns).
Why flock foil?
- Print durability: moderately durable
- Print fabric: almost any fabric
- Possible effects: striking suede texture and depth of colour, perfect for single-colour prints
- Personalisation possibilities: unlimited
- Minimum run: at least 1 piece
- Other features: wide range of colours
- Washing and care: up to 40°C, inside out, at low speed, do not machine dry
What you should know:
- Not suitable for multi-coloured photos and designs and a large number of small elements
Latex flex film
This is the most innovative method of printing, based on eco-friendly inks, offering a wide range of possibilities. It is ideal for transferring multi-coloured photos and graphics to clothing as well as interior design elements such as cushions.
It is a surface technique that is fixed onto the material using industrial presses at high temperatures.
Why latex film?
- Print durability: moderately durable
- Print fabric: most fabrics, including polyester
- Possible effects: multi-coloured photos and graphics
- Personalisation possibilities: unlimited, multiple designs possible per order
- Minimum run: at least 1 piece
- Other features: has certificates and safety approvals - can be used in hospitals and nurseries, the number of colours used in the design does not affect the price (full colour)
- Washing and care: up to 40°C, inside out, at low speed, do not machine dry
What you should know:
- It can be used on fabrics that do not melt at 150°C
- It is recommended for small prints due to its high stiffness
- It provides the opportunity to print a large number of small items to create backgrounds
DTF
This technique involves transferring the digital print from the film to the product using industrial presses at a high temperature. The method is ideal for most materials for hard-to-reach areas.
Why DTF?
- Print durability: moderately durable
- Print fabric: most fabrics
- Possible effects: full colour print, tonal gradients
- Personalisation possibilities: unlimited
- Minimum run: at least 1 piece
- Other features: enables precise reproduction of even small design elements and colour depth, can be used in hard-to-reach areas, the number of colours does not affect the price
- Washing and care: up to 40°C, inside out, at low speed, do not machine dry
What you should know:
- The maximum width of the print is 45 cm
- It can be used on fabrics that do not melt at 160°C
