All DTF Transfers, One Roll Of Film, Zero Guesswork.
Ready-to-press CMYK-plus-white transfers on hot-peel film, priced by the square inch and dialed for cotton, blends, tri-blend, and fleece. This is the collection that pays for the heat press.
Short version, straight from the floor.
A DTF transfer is a full-color CMYK-plus-white print laid onto PET film, dusted with hot-melt adhesive, cured, and pressed onto a garment. That is the whole trick. What separates a transfer that lasts sixty washes from one that peels at twelve is not the printer, it is the white ink density, the cure profile on the powder, and the person who set the press to 305 F for twelve seconds instead of guessing.
DTF loses on ultra-high-volume single-color jobs. If your job is one thousand pieces of a single black logo, screen printing beats DTF on per-piece cost every time. The DTF advantage is full color and low quantity. Beyond a couple hundred pieces of a one-color design, screen printing pays off. We will tell you when to switch, and we run screens too if that is the right call.
DTF has a hand feel. It is not screen print. A cured DTF transfer sits on top of the shirt with a soft plastic hand. It is thin, it is flexible, it stretches, and it feels good, but it does not disappear into the fabric the way a plastisol ink laid through screens does over time. If your customer's product spec is a vintage soft-hand tee, water-based screen printing is a different, better answer for that specific look.
Poly-heavy performance fabrics need a blocker or a different method. DTF on 100 percent polyester will ghost from dye migration on darks unless we use a poly blocker layer or you accept the risk on lights only. On performance athletic wear (Sport-Tek, Nike Dri-FIT, Ogio) we recommend sublimation for lights and specialty puff or embroidery for darks. Read the poly blocker guide before you order for a jersey run.
The transfer only lasts as long as the press does. Every DTF failure story we have ever debugged came down to a press that was fifteen degrees off or a customer that guessed at the dwell time. If you own a Cricut EasyPress or a Facebook Marketplace clamshell, the transfer is only as good as the calibration. We include instructions with every order and we answer the phone when it goes wrong.
A production-floor definition, not a category label.
A DTF transfer is a full-color CMYK-plus-white print laid onto PET film, dusted with hot-melt adhesive, cured, and pressed onto a garment. That is the whole trick. What separates a transfer that lasts sixty washes from one that peels at twelve is not the printer, it is the white ink density, the cure profile on the powder, and the person who set the press to 305 F for twelve seconds instead of guessing. We do all three ourselves, on our floor, every day, and we publish the numbers instead of hiding them.
Every SKU in this collection is a ready-to-press transfer for fabric. That means shirts, hoodies, joggers, aprons, tote bags, sweatshirts, polos with under 25 percent poly, and anything else the customer will wear or wash. Photographic art, gradients, thin type, tiny details, colored backgrounds on dark garments, colors that were impossible to match on screen print. If it lives on a hanger or in a drawer, DTF is the method most likely to do the job right without a setup fee.
This is not a bundle collection. It is the raw catalog of every DTF-on-film SKU we sell, from single custom sizes priced by the square inch to bulk gang sheets and pre-cut adhesive-backed transfers. Order one, order five hundred. We do not have a minimum, we do not gatekeep pricing, and volume tiers apply automatically starting at eight percent off at forty-nine dollars and climbing to fifty percent off at thirty-eight hundred.
The roles and jobs this collection actually serves.
- Print shops adding DTF to a screen print or embroidery floor who want the volume-tier pricing to show up on the first order, not after a paperwork gauntlet (Journey 3, Print Shop Diversifying).
- Clothing brand founders launching a first drop on Bella+Canvas 3001 or Comfort Colors 1717 and want the transfer specced to the shirt (Journey 1, Starting A Clothing Brand).
- Etsy and small-batch sellers who tried a Cricut, tried sublimation on white poly, and are ready for a real full-color method that works on the shirts customers actually buy (Journey 4, Etsy Seller Scaling).
- Restaurant and corporate program buyers needing consistent color across dozens of front-of-house shirts, aprons, and hats (Journey 2, Journey 5).
- School boosters, PTA parents, and coaches pressing spirit wear on tri-blends where sublimation would fail because there is cotton in the blend (Journey 9).
Specific triggers we hear on the phone every week.
- 01You have a full-color, photographic, or gradient design that would take four or more screens to print traditionally.
- 02Your order is between one and one hundred fifty pieces per design, the sweet spot where screen printing setup fees kill margin and DTF wins on math.
- 03You need matching prints across multiple garment styles (shirts + hoodies + aprons) without recalibrating a screen exposure between fabrics.
- 04Your artwork changes every drop and you cannot commit to a screen or embroidery digitize file that ties you to one design.
- 05Your customer wants small color-critical elements (logos with exact PMS matches, faces, brand marks) that a screen halftone would blur.
Every decoration method has a cost. Here is ours.
DTF loses on ultra-high-volume single-color jobs.
If your job is one thousand pieces of a single black logo, screen printing beats DTF on per-piece cost every time. The DTF advantage is full color and low quantity. Beyond a couple hundred pieces of a one-color design, screen printing pays off. We will tell you when to switch, and we run screens too if that is the right call.
DTF has a hand feel. It is not screen print.
A cured DTF transfer sits on top of the shirt with a soft plastic hand. It is thin, it is flexible, it stretches, and it feels good, but it does not disappear into the fabric the way a plastisol ink laid through screens does over time. If your customer's product spec is a vintage soft-hand tee, water-based screen printing is a different, better answer for that specific look.
Poly-heavy performance fabrics need a blocker or a different method.
DTF on 100 percent polyester will ghost from dye migration on darks unless we use a poly blocker layer or you accept the risk on lights only. On performance athletic wear (Sport-Tek, Nike Dri-FIT, Ogio) we recommend sublimation for lights and specialty puff or embroidery for darks. Read the poly blocker guide before you order for a jersey run.
The transfer only lasts as long as the press does.
Every DTF failure story we have ever debugged came down to a press that was fifteen degrees off or a customer that guessed at the dwell time. If you own a Cricut EasyPress or a Facebook Marketplace clamshell, the transfer is only as good as the calibration. We include instructions with every order and we answer the phone when it goes wrong.
The SKUs that actually leave the floor every week.
Not sorted by algorithm. Sorted by what our production floor recommends when a real customer calls with a real job.
Custom DTF Transfers By Size
The core SKU. Priced by the square inch, upload the file, we press-test the size against the garment you told us about.
From $2.99
DTF Gang Sheet
22-inch or 24-inch wide sheets in fixed lengths up to 72 inches. Pack your own layout, or use auto-build if you would rather not think in inches.
From $15.12
Auto-Build Gang Sheet
You send the files, we do the layout. Ideal for brand founders and Etsy sellers running mixed designs at low quantity.
Auto-optimized
Pre-Cut DTF Transfers
Each transfer arrives already cut to its final press outline. Cuts pressing time by 40 percent on high-volume production runs.
$0.29 per cut
Crystal White DTF Transfers
Reversed white-only variant designed for tone-on-tone effects and premium white ink density on the darkest garments.
From $3.49
Free DTF Sample Pack
Five ready-to-press samples on five different substrates. Ships for the cost of shipping. First-time buyers only.
Free
New to DTF? Order the Free Sample Pack first, then a Custom DTF Transfer by Size.
The sample pack tells you what our transfers actually look and feel like on five different fabrics, so you are not committing to a hundred-piece run on faith. Once you press one and see the color pop, come back and order a Custom DTF Transfer by Size for your real design. Priced by the square inch, no minimum, and every order ships with the exact press temperature, dwell time, and peel instructions written on the packing slip.
Get The Free Sample PackWhen another collection is the better call.
We would rather send you to the right product than book the wrong order. Here is where the neighbors win.
- Alternative
Gang Sheets Collection
When you have 10+ designs and want to pack them onto one sheet for the lowest possible per-unit cost. Same film, denser math.
- Alternative
Specialty Transfers Collection
When plain DTF is not enough. Puff, glitter, foil, glow, reflective, holographic, or fauxbroidery for premium brands.
- Alternative
UV DTF Collection
When the substrate is hard, not soft. Tumblers, glass, wood, metal, acrylic. Different film, different adhesive, different job.
Read these before you place the order.
What Are DTF Transfers
The full explainer written for people who have never pressed one before.
DTF vs Screen Print, The Honest Math
Where volume flips the answer and how to check.
DTF vs Embroidery For Logo Work
The five-year rule and when to pick each method.
DTF vs Sublimation On Poly
Why sublimation wins on light poly and loses everywhere else.
Heat Press Settings By Fabric
Every fabric, every temp, every dwell, no guessing.
Hot Peel vs Cold Peel Film
Which is default, which we ship, and when to override.
DTF Wash Care
How to press for 60-plus washes and what kills a transfer at 15.
White Underbase Explained
Why the white ink layer matters more than any color spec.
Direct deep-links to the actual product pages.
- Custom DTF Transfers By Size
The core priced-by-inch SKU. Any design, any size, no minimum.
- DTF Gang Sheet
Pack your own layout up to 22 x 72 in for maximum efficiency.
- Auto-Build Gang Sheet
Upload the files, we lay it out. Zero design work required.
- Pre-Cut DTF Transfers
Cuts pressing time. Add per-piece for production runs.
- Crystal White DTF Transfers
White-only reversed prints for tone-on-tone effects.
- Fauxbroidery DTF Transfers
The DTF that looks like embroidery from three feet away.
- Free DTF Sample Pack
The five-transfer starter kit. First-time buyers, cost of shipping only.
- Blank T-Shirts
Every shirt on this hub has a DTF compatibility note next to it.
Programs and playbooks by who is buying.
Print Shops
How screen printers and embroidery shops add DTF as a service line.
Restaurants
Front-of-house uniform programs and rush turnaround for new hires.
Sports Teams
Youth leagues, boosters, tournament coordinators, jersey backers.
Schools
Spirit wear, PTA fundraisers, and staff shirts for the year.
Corporate Uniforms
Business uniform programs with per-employee subscription pricing.
Etsy Sellers
Small-batch, mixed-color, low-minimum production that beats a Cricut.
Answers to what customers ask about this collection.
How do DTF transfers hold up in the wash?
A correctly pressed DTF transfer on cotton or a cotton-poly blend holds up for sixty-plus washes with color intact and no cracking, provided the press hit 305 F for twelve seconds at medium pressure and the shirt is turned inside out and washed cold. We publish the actual test data on the wash-care guide.
Is there a minimum order?
No. You can order a single custom transfer at any size, and volume tiers auto-apply from eight percent off at forty-nine dollars up to fifty percent off at thirty-eight hundred. The discount shows up in the cart on order one, no gatekeeping, no coupon codes.
What fabrics can I press a DTF transfer on?
One hundred percent cotton, cotton-poly blends, tri-blends, cotton fleece, and light poly work out of the box. Heavier poly (over 60 percent) on darks needs a poly blocker layer or you risk dye migration. We tell you which is which when you upload the file.
Hot peel or cold peel, which will I get?
Hot peel is the default and is what ships unless you specifically request cold peel. Hot peel is faster on the production line and is what nine out of ten decorators want. Cold peel makes sense for certain thick, over-inked designs or when you need a specific matte finish.
How fast is turnaround?
Standard turnaround is twenty-four to forty-eight hours from proof approval. Orders placed before 1 pm Eastern usually ship the same or next business day. Rush options are available on the product page for time-critical drops.
Can I press these at home with an Iron or an EasyPress?
The Cricut EasyPress 2 and 3 can press DTF at their 305 F setting if you use even pressure and a fifteen-second dwell. A household iron does not distribute heat or pressure evenly and we do not recommend it. If you press regularly, upgrade to a real 15 x 15 clamshell, the difference in wash life is dramatic.
Upload The File. We Handle The Rest.
Free ground shipping over forty-nine dollars. Volume tiers auto-apply in the cart. Order one, order a thousand, the price you see is the price. If a transfer ever peels because we pressed it wrong at the factory, we replace it.