October 30, 2026

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A professional printer cannot turn every garment into a premium printed product.


The T-shirt underneath the print matters.


Fabric composition, weave, surface smoothness, dyes, manufacturing treatments, moisture, heat resistance and garment consistency can all affect DTG and DTF production.


Two shirts may both be labelled “100% cotton” and still behave very differently when printed.


This is why Machines Plus demonstrations and installations typically use established decoration garments from suppliers such as AS Colour, Gildan and American Apparel.


The objective is not to tell you that expensive garments are always better.


It is to start production with a known, repeatable substrate so that we can properly evaluate the printer, ink, pretreatment and heat press.


Your print is only as good as the garment underneath it.

This guide explains how garment selection affects print quality and why buying the cheapest blank can sometimes become the most expensive decision in the production process.


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Download the T-Shirt Quality Guide for DTG & DTF Printing

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