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Custom Shirt Transfers or Printed Shirts: What to Order
Custom shirt transfers are printed designs you heat press onto your own clothing. They are not finished shirts. If you want to send us a design and receive a shirt ready to wear, choose custom merch instead. Here is how to pick the right order, count what you need and avoid paying for the wrong thing.
Who will put the design on the shirt?
Choose transfers if you have a suitable heat press and want to do the pressing. Choose finished custom shirts if you want Formulated Prints to print and press the garments for you.
DTF means direct to film: we print your artwork onto film, then the design is transferred onto fabric with heat and pressure. Both routes can use DTF. The difference is who supplies and handles the garment, not just the printing method.
| Your order | What you receive and do |
|---|---|
| Custom DTF transfers | Printed film. You provide the garments, separate the designs and heat press them. |
| Custom merch | The garments you selected, with your design printed and pressed by Formulated Prints. |
Transfers let you press a batch when you are ready, but you take on placement, press setup and testing. Finished merch removes that work from your order. Do not compare a transfer-only price with a printed-shirt price as though both include the same things.
How many prints do you actually need?
Count each print location, not just each shirt. A front logo and a back design are two separate prints, even when they go on one garment.
For example, a plan for 12 shirts with one chest logo and one back design needs 12 chest prints plus 12 back prints: 24 transfers. That is a planning example, not a sheet-yield estimate or a price quote. The space required depends on the dimensions of each design.
Before ordering, make a short list for each design: quantity, width, height and placement. For finished shirts, add the garment style, colour and size for each person. Keep personalised names in that list too, so a correct print does not end up on the wrong shirt.
Do you need a gang sheet?
A gang sheet is useful when you want several transfer designs printed together on one sheet of film. It is not a shirt-sizing chart, and the sheet dimensions are not the size of each logo.
Our custom DTF gang sheets are 23 inches wide. You can build the layout online or upload a finished sheet. Set each design to its intended print size before packing the sheet; do not shrink a back design just to squeeze in another copy. Check that you can separate the pieces without cutting into the artwork.
If you are ordering finished merch, start with the garment and its print placement instead. You do not need to plan a transfer sheet for us.
Will the artwork be checked or changed?
Free designer review applies to print-on-demand/custom merch orders only. It is not a promise of free editing, and it should not be assumed for a transfer-only order.
For custom merch, artwork edits carry a service fee and may be requested before production starts. Proof approval is required for edits, custom layouts or issues found during review; otherwise print-ready uploads can proceed. Review is provided within 1 business day. That is review timing, not a promise that the finished shirts will be ready the next day.
For transfer orders, check spelling, print dimensions and the file itself before submitting. We print the submitted artwork as supplied. For either route, use artwork you have the right to print, and allow for colour differences between a screen and the finished print. We do not guarantee an exact colour match.
What should you check before checkout?
Confirm the product, quantities and delivery plan before paying. Production time and the time a parcel spends with a carrier are separate parts of your deadline.
- Product: Does the order contain printed film or finished garments?
- Count: Have you included every chest, back, sleeve or personalised print?
- Size: Are the artwork dimensions intentional, and are garment sizes recorded if needed?
- Artwork: Are spelling and placement final, and have any paid edits been resolved before production?
- Collection: For Calgary pickup, arrange a time after the ready notification. Regular pickup hours are Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 4:30 PM, or by appointment. For Canadian shipping, allow for transit as well as production.
Ready to choose? Use Build or Upload 23-inch DTF Gang Sheets if you will press your own garments, or custom merch we print and press for you if you want finished clothing. Check the ordering and pickup FAQ for the current details before setting your deadline.
Start by writing down one sentence: “I need printed film” or “I need finished shirts.” Then use your design-and-quantity list to build the matching order.
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