Decoration Methods for Custom Apparel & Promotional Products
Decoration methods
How Black Dog Apparel Decorates Custom Apparel and Promotional Products
Embroidery, screen printing, sublimation, heat transfers, laser etching, and pad printing each have their place. The right method depends on your product, quantity, design, fabric, and deadline. This is the short, honest guide.
Five methods, one decision
Pick the right decoration for your project
Embroidery
Embroidery stitches your logo directly into the fabric using thread, giving the most durable and premium-feeling decoration available for branded apparel.
Screen Printing
Screen printing pushes ink through a fine mesh stencil onto the garment, producing vibrant, durable graphics that scale efficiently for larger runs.
Laser Etching
Laser etching uses a focused beam to permanently mark metal drinkware, wood, leather, glass, and select plastics. The result is a refined, color-shift finish that never fades or…
Heat Transfer
Heat transfer applies a pre-printed or pre-cut design to the garment using high heat and pressure, ideal for variable data, performance fabrics, and short-deadline runs.
Sublimation
Sublimation infuses dye directly into polyester fibers using heat and pressure, producing prints with zero hand-feel that cover the entire garment edge to edge.
Pad Printing
Pad printing transfers ink from an etched plate to a curved or irregular surface using a silicone pad, the standard method for branding small hard goods that flat decoration…
Not sure which method fits?
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