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29 shop notes for working presses.
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Sep 13, 2026
If you have ever uploaded a logo and watched the total jump for reasons you could not see — empty margins, mystery cut fees, or a “minimum sheet” that does not match your job — pricing starts to feel like a guessing game…
Sep 13, 2026
Small shops do not lose money on bad art — they lose it on slow setup. If you are choosing between DTF transfers and heat-transfer vinyl (HTV), the real question is which process keeps your press busy and your customers…
Jul 25, 2026
Fifty tees is enough to look like a brand and small enough that a screen shop quotes you a setup fee that eats the launch. Ready-to-press DTF transfers skip the screen — you press what you nest, ship what sells, and reor…
Jul 25, 2026
A left-chest mark that matches every size looks like a brand. A random clipart PNG stretched to 10″ looks like a giveaway. Same press. Same film. Completely different job.
Jul 24, 2026
Ready to press transfers are film that shows up ready for the platen — you align, press, and peel. Precut transfers (shops also say precut prints or cut to size) mean you pay for the logos you nested, not empty sheet. Th…
Jul 23, 2026
Decorator shops do not run one client at a time if they can help it. Monday’s left-chests, Tuesday’s event backs, and a rush sleeve mark should share one cut-to-size DTF sheet — nest tight, label the cuts, press by job.…
Jul 23, 2026
Small music bands do not need a warehouse of pre-printed inventory. They need a stack of shirts that match the setlist weekend — full-colour art, mixed sizes, pressed before the van leaves. Cut-to-size DTF transfers are…
Jul 23, 2026
Companies decorate garments because a logo on a shirt outlasts a digital ad. Staff, clients, and event crews become walking billboards — and industry research on promotional products consistently finds apparel among the…
Jul 23, 2026
Soft edges on screen often print as a grey halo on film. Wrong colour space shifts the brand red before the press ever opens. Fix both in the file — antialiasing cleanup and an RGB export — then nest.
Jul 22, 2026
A quality DTF transfer survives the press and the wash. Soft whites, dirty edges, and film that fights the peel show up on the garment — and on your reputation with the client.
Jul 22, 2026
Campus clubs burn through shirts every semester — orientation, intramurals, fundraisers, frosh week. The art changes; the deadline does not. Cut-to-size DTF transfers cover mixed sizes and full colour without a screen mi…
Jul 22, 2026
Custom garment decoration is how a brand shows up when nobody is watching the Instagram ad — on the street, in the hallway, at the booth. A clean left-chest mark beats a forgotten PDF logo sitting in someone’s Downloads…
Jul 22, 2026
Most reprint headaches start in the file, not on the press. Soft edges, a white box behind the logo, or art scaled up from a phone screenshot will show up on the shirt — and on your timeline.
Jul 22, 2026
Charity runs, volunteer crews, and fundraiser weekends all need the same thing: matching shirts that look intentional — not iron-ons that crack after one wash. Cut-to-size DTF transfers (shops also call them DTF prints)…
Jul 22, 2026
Shops search both DTF prints and DTF transfers. In practice they are the same heat-applied film — ink on film, adhesive powder, pressed onto a garment. The name changes; the platen job does not.
Jul 22, 2026
Easy to apply transfers should not mean weak film. They mean DTF prints and DTF transfers that hit temp, hot-peel clean, and leave a sharp edge — so the press station stays a press station, not a repair bench.
Jul 22, 2026
Wholesale pricing only helps if the sheet math is honest. A “cheap” sheet full of unused film is still expensive. That is why Canadian shops keep asking about cut to size DTF transfers alongside wholesale accounts — diff…
Jul 22, 2026
Apparel DTF will not save a tumbler job. If the surface is hard — glass, plastic, metal accents, packaging — you want UV DTF transfers, not garment film pressed at 290°F.
Jul 22, 2026
Not every Ottawa event is a closed-door networking mixer. Festivals, charity tournaments, and community nights are where crews need matching shirts, volunteer tags, and sponsor-ready graphics — often on short notice. Her…
Jul 22, 2026
Ottawa’s networking calendar is busy year-round — entrepreneur tradeshows, chamber-style mixers, tech meetups, and charity nights where half the room is wearing branded merch. This guide lists the places we check when lo…
Jul 20, 2026
Running a merch brand, a side hustle, or a busy print shop should not mean juggling three websites, three carts, and three tracking numbers just to finish one order. Creators — big or small — need blanks and transfers in…
Jul 18, 2026
Great transfers only help your business if they arrive when you need them. At Discount DTF we print fast — and we ship with options built for every kind of deadline. Whether you want maximum savings with Value Ship or a…
Jul 18, 2026
Cut-to-size DTF means you pay for printed area, not blank film. Designs arrive ready to press, and a laser heat-press guide makes garment placement fast and consistent.
Jul 12, 2026
Screen print still rules at 500+ pieces. For everything under that — especially full colour with no setup fees — DTF transfers changed the math for Canadian small businesses. Here is an honest comparison so you quote the…
Jul 12, 2026
Fixed-size gang sheets made sense years ago. Our rolling canvas lets you nest logos along a 24″ wide roll for exactly the length you need — pay for the area you use, not a sheet size you do not.
Jul 12, 2026
A perfect DTF print starts on our gang sheet — but the press is where shops win or lose margins. This is the heat press cheat sheet we give new Canadian customers: temperatures, times, peel direction, and the fixes for t…
Jul 12, 2026
Customers ask for logos on everything — tees, tumblers, tote bags, and truck windows. Two transfer technologies cover 95% of requests: fabric DTF (heat press) and UV DTF (peel-and-stick). Here is how to quote, produce, a…
Jul 12, 2026
Your customer already ordered shirts. The wood welcome sign on their counter? That is a $35–$60 upsell sitting on your gang sheet. Here is how decorators press DTF onto wood and hard goods without buying another printer.
Jul 12, 2026
Most shops discover DTF on cotton tees — then realize the same roll of transfers can land on wood signs, tote bags, hats, and leather patches. Here are 13 surfaces Canadian decorators are already monetizing, and how to p…