How the Print Method Finder Works
This is a decision engine, not a price table. Behind the four buttons above, the finder scores screen printing, DTG, and DTF against your answers and surfaces the single best fit. Color count sets the first weight, one or two colors favor screen printing while a full-color photo pushes DTG or DTF. Fabric sets the second, polyester and blends steer hard toward DTF. Your priority, lowest cost, softest feel, or most durable, breaks the tie, and the quantity slider tips screen printing to the front once you pass 72 pieces. Adjust any input and the recommendation re-scores on the spot. For a side by side on price and feel, use our decoration comparison tool.
FAQ
There is no universal winner, so this finder scores three methods against your four answers. One or two colors on a run of 72 or more usually lands on screen printing, a full-color photo on cotton lands on DTG, and anything on polyester or a blend lands on DTF. Change a single answer and the pick can flip.
It comes down to run size and color count. The finder tips to screen printing once you pass roughly 50 to 100 shirts with one or two colors, and to DTG below that when you want full color and the softest hand. Set the quantity slider and watch which one scores higher.
The finder routes every polyester or blend answer to DTF. Screen printing needs special low-cure inks on poly and DTG is built for cotton, so DTF is the one method that prints clean full color across performance fabrics.
For a big run with few colors, screen printing wins because the one-time screen setup spreads thinner the more shirts you order. Under about 50 pieces, DTG and DTF pull ahead since neither charges setup. Pick Lowest cost in the finder and slide the quantity to see where the line crosses.
Usually 50 to 100 pieces with one or two colors. The finder bakes in that threshold, cross 72 shirts on a low-color design and screen printing jumps to the top of the score, stay below it and a digital method wins on price per shirt.
A fully cured screen print and embroidery hold up longest through repeated washing. DTG and DTF last well when you wash cold and skip high-heat drying. If Most durable is your pick, the finder leans toward screen printing or DTF over DTG.
Last updated June 30, 2026