Okay I am new to this and I am wondering what is the difference betweeen screen printing and direct to garment printing? Pro's vs con's? which is cheaper or more profitable?

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DTG is cleaner but slower than traditional screen print. DTG has virtually no limit on the colors its capable of printing vs screen print which is done is spot colors. although, sp you can do 4 color process which is a whole different story.

DTG is still young and changing. improvements are all around. however, for volume, it cant compete with sp. sp will do many more shirts per hour than a DTG.

each have a learning curve although sp is probably steeper IMHO.

profitable, well, .... my shop makes a better % on traditonal sp vs DTG. DTG per piece is higher priced but i can run more pieces per hour with sp.

hope i didnt confuse you. :-)

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if you're gunning for small, customized runs - DTG is the way. If you're producing more than 50 at one go - screenprinting gives you optimum output. Both are equally good, and equally time consuming to learn - realize your needs first then take the next step.

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The initial cost of screen printing is less expensive at the start than DTG

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