Order custom DTF transfers online with no minimum order quantity, no setup fees, and no per-color upcharges. Print one shirt or one thousand at the same per-piece quality.
DTF (direct-to-film) printing is the best choice for full-color designs, photos, and gradients — with no minimum order quantity. Whether you need one custom shirt or a hundred, Harborside Print delivers the same sharp, vibrant result, with free shipping on orders over $100.
If your artwork has more than four colors, soft gradients, photographic elements, or fine detail you don't want to lose, DTF is almost always the right call. And because there are no screens to burn, your one-piece order costs the same per shirt as a 50-piece order does.
A direct-to-film transfer is a full-color print rendered onto a thin PET film using specialty inkjet technology. A heat-activated adhesive powder is applied to the wet ink, cured, and the resulting transfer is heat-pressed onto your garment with a commercial press. The result bonds to the fabric surface with a soft, slightly raised hand and durability that holds through 50–80+ wash cycles when produced and cared for correctly.
The big economic difference vs. screen printing: there are no screens to burn, no per-color setup, and no minimum order required to make the math work. That's how we offer custom DTF apparel with no minimums.
Photos, gradients, and soft shadows reproduce cleanly — something screen printing genuinely struggles with.
Five, ten, twenty colors — DTF charges the same. Screen printing charges per color.
One shirt, three shirts, twelve shirts — all priced flat per piece. No setup cost to amortize.
Cotton, poly, blends, performance, even nylon. One transfer technology works across them all.
Thin lines, small text, and intricate illustration come through sharp without ink spread.
Order one to confirm the design lives up before committing to a larger team or event run.
Our DTF prints start at $9 per piece and drop with quantity. There are no setup fees, no per-color charges, and no minimum order. For full pricing tiers and an instant quote, head to the order page and choose your garment, decoration method, and quantity.
Both methods produce excellent results when matched to the right job. The short answer: use DTF for full-color or small-quantity orders; use screen printing for large quantities of simple 1–4 color designs. If you want the long answer with side-by-side tradeoffs, read our deep dive: Screen Printing vs. DTF: A Complete Comparison.
To get the longest life out of a DTF transfer:
Upload your artwork, pick your garment, and we'll send a free digital proof before printing anything.
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