You did the layout. We do the rest.
A 22-inch-wide roll, unrolled as far as your sheet needs, printed the same day and cut ready to press. Pick the length that matches your file, drop the file, done. There is no sheet fee and no premium for the size you choose: every inch costs the same as the one before it, so a 60-inch sheet is exactly five 12-inch sheets’ worth, and you can do the sum standing at the press.
What the file needs to be
- 22 inches wide, or narrower. Anything wider is scaled to fit and we will email you first.
- PNG on a transparent background, 300 DPI at print size. PDF, TIFF and SVG also accepted. Not JPG: it brings a white box.
- A quarter inch between pieces, half an inch from the edge. Tighter than that and the cut gets risky.
- Not mirrored. Send it the way it should read. Mirroring is our job.
- sRGB. Opaque colour where you want colour, transparent where you want shirt. No semi-transparent glows unless you want a pale halo on dark garments.
What you get back
Your sheet, on a matte-finish film with the white underbase already laid, checked under a light before it is packed. Flat between boards up to 24 inches; rolled face-in beyond that. It presses at 285–305 °F at medium pressure: 12 seconds and a 15–20 minute cooldown for a cold peel, or 6 seconds and an immediate hot peel. Either route finishes with a second press of 6 seconds through parchment, which brings the finish down to matte. Full settings on the FAQ.
Choosing a length
Measure your layout’s height and round up to the next size on the ladder. If the layout is 55 inches, order 60 and use the spare five for a couple of left chests; film you did not fill is film you paid for. If you are between sizes on a big run, it is nearly always cheaper to add a few designs than to order the shorter sheet and a second one later.
If we find a problem
Every file gets looked at before it prints. If the resolution will not hold at the size, if there is a stray white rectangle, if hairlines will not survive the press, you get an email with a screenshot before anything is printed. Fix it, reply, and the same-day clock restarts from your reply.
How to press it
| Temperature | 285–305 °F (140–150 °C) |
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| Pressure | Medium — 60–70 PSI |
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| Cold peel | 12 seconds, then let it cool 15–20 minutes before peeling. |
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| Hot peel | 6 seconds, peel straight away, then a second press of 6 seconds. |
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| Second press | Parchment or Teflon over the design, 6 seconds. This is where the matte finish comes from. |
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| All fabrics | One set of settings covers cotton, polyester, blends and canvas. |
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Pre-press the blank first — it flattens the fabric and drives out moisture, and skipping it is the most common cause of a transfer that fails one shirt in ten. Full guide and troubleshooting table.
What to send
- PNG on a transparent background, 300 DPI at print size. PDF, TIFF and SVG also work. Not JPG — it has no transparency and the white box around your design would print.
- Send it the way it should read. Mirroring happens in our print software; do it as well and it prints backwards.
- sRGB. Opaque colour where you want colour, transparent where you want the garment to show.
- No hairline strokes. Judge line weight at final print size: thin lines print, then do not survive pressing and washing.
- A quarter inch between pieces on a gang sheet, half an inch from the edge. No crop or registration marks — they just print.
Every file is looked at before it prints. If something will disappoint you, we email before pressing print, not after. The full artwork guide.
Turnaround and delivery
Orders with clean artwork placed on a business day print that day and go out the same afternoon.
| Chicago & collar counties | Same metro as the press — the shortest leg we run |
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| Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan | A single ground leg from Schaumburg |
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| Ohio and the near Midwest | Past the first ring, still Midwest ground |
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| Rest of the lower 48 | Cross-country ground |
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| Cost | Free over $100, flat $4.90 below it |
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We do not publish day counts — the print is ours to promise, the truck is not. Your tracking email carries the carrier's own estimate for your address. Sheets up to 24 inches ship flat between boards; longer sheets are rolled face-in and boxed. Nothing is folded. What each ground leg looks like.
If it comes out wrong
We reprint it. Print defects, the wrong size or quantity against the order, transit damage and lost parcels are all ours — reprinted on the press the same day we agree it, shipped free. Prefer the money back? Say so and it is refunded, tax and shipping included.
What we do not cover: change of mind, a file that printed exactly as sent, and pressing problems from the wrong temperature, time or a warm peel. We will help diagnose those, and if a whole batch fails with correct settings we treat it as a print defect.
Custom-printed to your file, so it is not returnable for change of mind — that is the standard position on made-to-order goods, and it is why we check every file before printing.
Report within 7 days with photographs. Full policy.
