Having a desire to go into the business of garment printing is a very profitable venture. With the many types of machines in the marketplace, it seems overwhelming. You are the one who has the dream so it is important to gather as much information for choosing the right garment machine for you. Embroidery application is one, there is also T-shirt screen printing which is the most common in the industry and since the digital age is here there is the DTG or Direct to garment printing option as well.

DTG or Direct to garment printing can be done at home. You may want to dedicate a room in your home for this venture. Setting up for this type of garment printing business is easy. You will need a computer, work table for the DTG printer, your area for storage of t-shirts as well as packing materials. The DTG printer is just a bigger size inkjet printer on which you can print fabrics. This enables you to create the very intricate design with many different colors and be able to transfer it to the fabric. Unlike screen printing, you are more flexible with this type of printing.

Using the DTG printer enables you to do a single garment as an order or do multiple garments as a big order. Setting up the printer is easy; just do it the same way as you would use a regular printer. Set up the design, put in the amount for printing, individually load each garment and print until the order is done. Each print takes roughly a minute depending on a number of colors. If you are printing on dark colors you will have to put on white ink first, and then do the colors, so this will be double time.

Embroidery can be done at home. Many persons enjoy doing embroidery by hand. This is relaxing and enables for creating unique designs which may be given as gifts to family and friends on completion. There are also embroidery machines that you can install at home and do your design for baby clothes, pillow cases, linen bathroom towels and more. The size of your business will determine the type of machine to get. Commercially, it may be better to get a heavy duty machine, however; you may choose to start with a domestic brand. A domestic embroidery machine limits your production output, but because you are at the starting phase of your business this is workable. As business pickup expansion is a must.

T-shirt screen printing is such a wide and varied garment printing method to choose. You are able to print on almost all fabric types and utilize your creative skills with many designs. Production in bulk is not a problem as you are able to use your screens to print many different colors, using different types of ink on different fabric types. You must remember though, screen printing is done with one color ink at a time. T-shirt screen printing is not an at home business as you will require lots of space. Storage of screens, inks, and chemicals to clean the screens, as well as a work area, acquiring such space may be done by leasing or renting.

Whatever method you choose, you have to ensure your knowledge base is good. If you need to take a course, do so as this will help you to get further in business. Watching tutorials are helpful as well and if you are familiar with any of the above-mentioned garment printing methods, it does not hurt to refresh your memory.