Some designs don’t lend themselves to traditional screen printing or embroidery. When your artwork includes fine details, photographic elements, or a wide range of colors, digital transfers offer a solution that captures the full complexity of the image. It’s a method built for precision, and it opens up possibilities that other techniques can’t always accommodate.
Digital transfers work by printing your design onto a special transfer paper, which is then heat-applied to the garment. The result is a smooth, detailed image that reproduces gradients, shading, and intricate linework with accuracy. If you’ve ever had a design that lost something in translation when converted for screen printing, you’ll appreciate what digital transfers can do.
This method is particularly well-suited for smaller orders or one-off pieces where setting up screens wouldn’t be practical. It also works well for designs that change frequently—event-specific graphics, personalized items, or promotional pieces with multiple variations. Because there’s no screen setup involved, we can move quickly from artwork to finished product without sacrificing quality.
At Embroidery General, we use digital transfers as one tool among several, and we’ll help you decide when it’s the right choice. Our goal is always to match the decoration method to the design and the end use, so you get a product that looks the way you intended and lasts the way you need it to.
