Our Print House Processes
At SD Print House, we use many types of materials and processes to make your dream products and apparel! Check them out below to learn a bit more about what we do!
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Graphic Creation
At SD Print House, we bring your vision to life with high-quality custom graphic design services tailored to your brand, event, or organization. Whether you're launching a business, promoting a school event, or elevating your marketing materials, our creative team crafts competing visuals that make an impact.
What We Offer:
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Logo Design: Clean, modern, and memorable branding elements
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Marketing Graphics: Flyers, posters, social media visuals, and more!
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Event Designs: Custom banners, parade signage, and school spirit assets
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Print-Ready Layouts: Professionally formatted files for impeccable production
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Embroidery
We are proud to announce our newest collection — embroidered apparel! Every stitch tells a story, blending modern design with timeless technique. How it works is everything starts with your artwork!
Once we receive your artwork and thread colors, it is converted into a stitch file and processed through a digitizer. This converted file allows the embroidery machine to understand what is being printed. Once the design is ready, the appropriate apparel is selected and the garment is hooped with a stabilizer to prevent puckering during stitching. When the garment is hooped, the file is loaded into the embroidery machine and the garment placed to the appropriate tension. The last step, get stitching!
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DTF Printing
We primarily use DTF Printing for our custom apparel products. DTF or Direct-to-Film, is a tactile printing method where designs are printed onto a special film and then transferred onto fabric using heat and pressure.
Here's How It Works:
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Printing the Design: A specialized DTF printer prints the image in full color onto a clear PET film using textile inks.
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Applying the Adhesive Powder: While the ink is still wet, a powdered adhesive is applied to the print and then cured with heat.
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Transfer to Fabric: The prepare film is placed onto the fabric and pressed with a heat press. The heat melts the adhesive, bonding the ink to the garment.
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Peeling the Film: After pressing, the film is peeled away, leaving the design on the fabric.
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Sublimation Printing
Sublimation printing is an alternative to DTF Printing. Sublimation printing is a process that uses heat to transfer dye onto materials — most commonly polyester fabrics or polyester-coated surfaces — by turning solid ink into gas without passing through a liquid phase.
How It Works:
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Design Creation: The image is designed digitally, typically using software like Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator.
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Printing: The design is printed in reverse onto special sublimation transfer paper using sublimation ink.
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Transfer: The printed design is placed on the target surface, for example a t-shirt or mug.
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Heat Press: Using a heat press, the ink on the paper sublimates, meaning it turns directly from a solid to a gas.
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Bonding: The gas permeates the polyester fibers or coating and solidifies inside them as it cools, becoming a permanent part of the material.
So What's The Difference?
What Are The Benefits?
What DTF Printing Is Known For:
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Working on a variety of fabrics such as cotton, polyester or blends of both.
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Producing vibrant, durable prints.
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Flexibility: DTF Prints are more flexible than other traditional methods like screen printing or DTG.
What Sublimation Printing Is Known For:
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Durability: Sublimated designs won't peel, crack, or fade — it's imbedded in the material.
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Feel: There is no texture or raised surface — the print feels like part of the material.
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Material Limitation: Only works on light-colored polyester or polymer-coasted items such as mugs, or metal panels.
Feature:
DTF Printing:
Sublimation Printing:
Fabric Compatibility
Color Vibrancy
Print Durability
Feel of Print
Setup & Equipment
Works on cotton, polyester, blends, denim
Very vibrant, even on dark fabrics
Flexible; doesn't crack or peel easily
Slight texture, soft but noticeable
Requires a DTF adhesive
Works on polyester or polyester-coated items
Bright only on white/light polyester
Becomes part of the fabric (no feel)
No feel at all: embedded in fabric
Requires a sublimation printer
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Vinyl Banners
Materials:
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18 oz. Matte Vinyl:
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Distinctively smooth finish
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The strongest vinyl banner material; puncture and mold-resistant
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Ideal for displays viewed up close
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Lasts outdoors for at least 5 years
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Standard 13 oz.:
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Matte finish for great visibility even in bright light
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Highly durable yet economical printing option
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Great for both indoor and outdoor use
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Can last 3-5 years outdoors
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9 oz. Mesh Vinyl:
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Small holes allow wind and light to pass through
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Perfect for windy environments with its great tear resistance
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Available Sizes:
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Custom sizes from 1'x1' to 8'x20'
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Popular Sizes: 3'x6', 4'x8', 5'x10'
Finishing Options:
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Grommets ever 2-4 feet for hanging on fences, walls, or poles
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Pole pockets for parade use (top and/or bottom)
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Hemmed edges for durability
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Reinforced corners or ropes for extra strength
Design Features:
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Custom text, school logos, mascots, and colors
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Event-specific messaging: pep rallies, fundraisers, graduations, parades, and more
Uses:
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Welcome back banners, sporting events, pep rallies, academic achievements, parade float banners, sponsor signage and much more!
