DTG (direct-to-garment) printing suits artwork that screen printing cannot reproduce cleanly at a 50 piece minimum: photographic detail, soft gradients, and designs using more colours than a small screen print run can justify. At Loom Lines, DTG printing runs inside our own facility in Sialkot, Punjab, on the same floor as cutting and sewing, so ink saturation and colour accuracy are checked against your sample before bulk printing starts.
We supply UK streetwear brands, startup labels and merch companies with DTG print hoodies from a 50 piece minimum order per style and colour, with a 12 to 18 day lead time after sample approval.
DTG prints the full colour range of your artwork file in one pass, without separate screens for each colour, which makes it the better fit for photographic designs, gradients, or artwork using five or more colours.
Because there is no screen setup between designs, DTG is cost-effective for running several different graphics across a 50 piece order, which suits streetwear drops that release more than one design per launch.
For one to three spot colours at higher volume, screen printing is usually more cost-effective per piece. We will tell you honestly at quote stage if your design and order size suit screen printing better than DTG.
DTG ink saturation behaves differently across cotton weights, so printing in the same facility that sources and cuts your fabric means ink coverage is tested against your actual hoodie fabric, not a generic test swatch.
Every order passes through fabric and trim inspection, in-line inspection during printing, and a final pre-shipment inspection checking colour consistency across the batch, which is how we hold a 98% on-time delivery rate across more than 2.4 million garments shipped to 35-plus countries.
If a colour prints lighter or darker than your reference, the adjustment is made on our own floor the same week, not relayed through an agent to a separate print shop.
We produce DTG print hoodies in cotton fleece, cotton-poly fleece and French terry, from 280 GSM through to 500 GSM. Higher cotton content generally gives the cleanest DTG print result, so we will flag this at quote stage if your chosen blend affects colour vibrancy.
Pullover and zip styles are both available, in oversized, boxy, drop shoulder, regular and cropped fits. See our zip-up hoodies and crop hoodies ranges if your DTG design is intended for a specific style.
Brief and artwork: you send your design file and placement reference.
Sample development: we print a sample hoodie to confirm colour and placement.
Sample approval: this starts the 12 to 18 day production clock.
Bulk cutting and sewing: in-house, on our own floor.
DTG printing: applied during the same production run, batch-matched for colour.
3-stage QC: fabric and trim check, in-line inspection, final pre-shipment inspection.
Packing and shipping: private label packaging applied if ordered, then shipped to the UK.
50 pieces per style and colour. You can mix designs within a single order, since DTG does not need separate screens per design.
12 to 18 days from sample approval to completed bulk production, not including shipping time to the UK.
High-resolution PNG or PSD files with a transparent background work best, so fine detail and gradients print accurately.
Yes, when applied correctly and paired with the right fabric blend. We confirm wash durability on your approved sample before bulk printing.
Yes, this is where DTG outperforms screen printing, since it prints the full colour range in one pass rather than requiring separate screens per colour.
It depends on colour count and volume. For one to three spot colours at higher volume, screen printing is usually more cost-effective. For detailed or multi-colour artwork at 50 pieces, DTG is usually the better fit. We will advise at the quote stage.
Higher cotton content fabric generally gives the cleanest result. We offer cotton fleece, cotton-poly fleece and French terry from 280 GSM to 500 GSM and will flag if your chosen blend affects print vibrancy.
Yes, woven or printed neck labels, hem tags and branded packaging can be added through the same order.
Yes, sample approval is the standard first step and is what starts the 12 to 18 day production timeline.
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