[peach123]

hey everyone,
i have a design idea & i am not sure which printing technique would yield the best results...

~ I want to print a REPEATING image of a gfx which is about 1/2 inch X 1/2 inch in size individually...with about 1/2 in X 1/2 inch space between each design...this link is a sample image of a GFX
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ang/0/0b/Soccer_ball_6.jpg

~ these multiple 1/2 inch images would be REPEATING in a polka-dot type pattern & i would like it to be completely TRANSPARENT between each individual printed GFX(soccerball in this example)...because i want to print on a densely colored cotton twill type fabric, which i want to be visible in the TRANSPARENT areas surrounding the printed images...this link gives example of density of the colored fabric which i want to print to..
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Morris_Evenlode_printed_textile.jpg

~ essentially the final product for this example would be the flower fabric with REPEATING soccerballs printed on the fabric and both the soccerballs as well as the original fabric would still be vibrant and visible(obviously the original fabric would not show through where the GFX are printed, because the GFX would be completely opaque)

...i hope i explained it sufficiently...
...i am curious as to wether this design could be achieved with DTG, dye-sub, or something completely different?

would the whiteness of the soccerball be opaque on the dark colored fabric? i have seen tshirts with full color & white/black images printed on black shirts, so i assume this is possible...

any and all help is reeeeally appreciated!! thanks so much!

 

[Smalzstein]

Hard to say of when don't see the image.

 

[Printzilla]

Without seeing the graphics, it is difficult to say. However, if I understand you correctly this would be an allover print. If that is the case you would really want to do print, cut, and sew.

 

[peach123]

Without seeing the graphics, it is difficult to say. However, if I understand you correctly this would be an allover print. If that is the case you would really want to do print, cut, and sew.

thanks for the response...
...yes, it will be an all over print....yes, it will be cut n sew...i am making various pieces form this fabric...
...i appreciate your response, but do you have any feedback on my actual question?....i dont think you addressed it, but thanks for the support none the less!

i just updated my original post with links to images of the fabric...but yes, it will be cut n sew and al-over...

but plz read the question again and let me know what ya think between DTG or dye-sub in order to achieve the effect i describe.

 

[DAGuide]

The biggest difference between dye sub and dtg is what fabrics they are designed to be printed on. If your customers want cotton, dye sub is not an option. If the customers want or okay with polyester, then dye sub is an option.

The other thing to look at is the size of the print. If you want really large print, then dye sub is the way to go from a cost perspective.

Hope this helps.

Mark

 

[Smalzstein]

If poly is ok hen sublimaion is he way o go, but if not the only other way is to make he fabric by digital roll to roll printers with reactive dyes.

The later is a new technlogy and only couple of companies in the world offer this but it wil get more and more popular in the near future so the prices will drop.

Even Epson will be making this type of printer below 60k so very afrodable (current machines are avarage 150k)