Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about our groovy printing services
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We employ a combination of DTF and Sublimation printing, utilising an industrial wide format sublimation printer we scored for free on Facebook marketplace and spent a signficant amount of time and resources making operational.
Prints are then pressed to garments using an array of heat press equipment
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Sublimation is a magical process in which the ink becomes one with the fabric fibers, creating prints that won't fade, crack, or peel. Designs are printed with special dye ink onto coated paper, and then transferred directly via heat press onto fabric that is majority polyester.
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Direct to Film printing involves printing to film, before coating with adhesive and heat press transfer. While Sublimation printers are not technically designed to print DTF, higher pressing temperatures and the aid of pre applied white vinyl on dark fabrics allows us to be able to print on almost any type of fabric, regardless of colour!
While this process is being continually refined in house, it currently produces excellent, eternally vintage looking prints that have become our trademark.
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DTF prints can last up to 100 washes without decline when cared for properly, while sublimation prints are practically permanent - they'll be rippling with color for years to come. Just wash inside-out in cold water and avoid bleach.
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We never stop rocking. Standard orders ship within 3-5 business days, but we offer rush service for those so speedily inclined. Merchandising and custom printing orders turn around times will be as personally discussed, but are similarly flexible.
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Currently, we source blanks from a variety of sources to meet demand, but are working to secure a single, cost effective and sustainable supplier.
For pieces sold in our single pressing section, garments are often thrifted and can very widely in make, colour and style.