Cotton, polyester, blends and tri-blends can all produce excellent custom T-shirts, but they differ in feel, durability, moisture handling and heat-press requirements. This practical guide helps Australian customers choose the right fabric for DTF transfers and the garment’s intended use.
DTF film has progressed from transfers that needed to cool completely, to hot-peel film requiring only a brief pause, and now Insta-Peel film that can be removed immediately. Learn what changed, why it matters and the current pressing settings for cotton and polyester.
Thinking about starting a custom T-shirt business? This practical Australian guide explains how to choose your market, calculate costs, select equipment and garments, prepare artwork, price your products and build a reliable production workflow using ready-to-press DTF transfers.
Direct-to-film printing puts your design on a sheet of film. You then heat-press that film onto a shirt. We print the film in Coorparoo. You press it, unless you are buying a finished garment from T Shirts Australia. Cotton and most fabrics peel hot at 140°C for 8–10 seconds. Polyester is a cold peel at 120°C for 30 seconds. A household iron is only for iron-on transfers.