Technical
Print chemistry, fabric bases, fixation and durability — the textile-engineering side.
How Colour Works on Cotton: RGB, CMYK and the Reactive Gamut
Screens make colour from light; cotton makes it from dye bonded inside the fibre. Why RGB, CMYK and the reactive gamut differ, and how to design for cloth.
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Placed Print vs All-Over Print: When to Use Each
A placed print sits in one area of a finished garment. An all-over print covers the whole panel before cut-and-sew. How to choose between them.
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Why Reactive Prints Don’t Crack or Fade: Wash-Fast Printing Explained
Reactive prints don't crack or fade because the colour is bonded inside the fibre, not laid on top of it. What that means over 600+ wash cycles.
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DPI, Colour and File Formats for Textile Printing: What Matters
PDF, TIFF, JPG or PNG all work — what decides print quality is resolution at finished size. The DPI rule, format table and a 60-second pre-flight check.
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How to Prepare Artwork for All-Over Print (Designer Checklist)
Design at panel level, keep 200–300 DPI, extend past every cut line and mind the seams: a practical checklist for preparing all-over print artwork.
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The Best Fabric for All-Over Print: A Base-by-Base Guide
Jersey for tees, French Terry for hoodies, percale and sateen for bedding: how each cotton base takes reactive colour, and how to choose yours.
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Reactive vs Pigment Printing: Which Is Right for Your Product?
Choosing between reactive vs pigment printing comes down to one question: does the colour need to live inside the fabric, or is it acceptable sitting on…
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How Reactive Printing Works: The Chemistry in Plain English
Here is how reactive printing works, in one paragraph: the dye is applied to cotton or linen, then fixed with heat and steam, which triggers a…
Read more → What Is All-Over Print (AOP)? A Designer’s Guide to Artwork
All-over print covers the entire garment panel before cut-and-sew. Here's how designers should set up artwork — panel-level design, resolution, seams and sampling.
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Reactive Printing vs DTF vs Sublimation: Which Lasts Longest on Cotton?
A fair, technical comparison of reactive print, DTF, sublimation and pigment on cotton — how each one bonds, how long it holds up, and when to use each.
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The full mental model in fifteen minutes — the chemistry in plain language, and how to design artwork that takes advantage of it.