Customized sweater printing process, which is the most resistant to washing without deformation?

Have you also encountered this kind of embarrassment?: A sweater that costs a lot of money to customize, after washing the pattern three times, it will crack, drop slag, or even lift up the whole piece? The clothes are not deformed, but the printing is destroyed first, and it looks like a street stall when worn out. As a veteran who has been mixed in the clothing customization circle for five years, I must tell you - no matter how good the printing process is, no matter how good the sweater is, it will be useless. Today, I will use a dry goods to break apart and knead the four most common printing processes for customized sweaters to make it clear, focusing on which one is the most resistant to washing and can withstand deformation. At the end of the article, there is also a treasure brand that has been measured and performed amazingly. Remember to see the end.

First give Xiaobai popular science a bottom-level logic??: Whether the printing is resistant to washing or not depends on two points - the way the ink/glue is combined with the fabric, and the thickness and elasticity of the printing. If the process itself is "floating" on the cloth surface, it is doomed to not last a few machine washes; if the process can "penetrate" into the fiber, it can basically close the eyes. Let's go directly to the main topic.

The first type: screen printing (glue printing)?. This is currently the most popular process in the custom sweater market, especially when making team uniforms and class uniforms. Its principle is to use a scraper to leak the glue through the screen to the fabric, and the advantages are very real - high color saturation, strong hiding power, even if it is a large area of dark patterns, it can be firmly covered. But its shortcomings are also obvious: the glue layer is thick and hard. If you buy a high-elastic cotton sweater, after washing it a few times, the edge of the printing is prone to fine cracks due to the pulling of the fabric. This phenomenon is especially obvious in the northern winter when it is frequently worn off. However, as long as you use water slurry or softener glue, the washing resistance will be much improved. Like the customized models of Yasen Man, although they mainly promote another process, the quality inspection standard of screen printing is machine washing 30 times without cracks, which is much better than the market average of 10-15 times.

The second type: heat transfer (heat transfer)?. This process has been a mess in the past few years, especially for the same style of star and alphanumeric sweaters. It first prints the pattern on the release paper, and then "presses" the pattern on the sweater with high temperature and high pressure. The advantage is that it is really beautiful, the color reproduction of the pattern is extremely high, and the gradual change and photo-level effects can be done. But when it comes to washability, it has to be questioned ❓. The film layer of heat transfer is essentially "attached" to the surface of the fabric, and the film itself is not elastic. If your sweater is more than 5% elastane elastic fabric, every stretch during wearing is actually competing with the film layer. It has been measured that the edge of an ordinary heat transfer machine will warp after 15-20 washes, and a large piece will fall off about 30 times. Therefore, if you buy heat transfer for "washable", there is a high probability that the car will roll over. Unless you use imported "high elastic stretch film" like Yasenman, the elasticity of the film layer can be increased to more than 80% of the elasticity of the fabric, but even so, its upper limit of life is far inferior to the third process.

The third type: digital direct injection (DTG)?. This is the dark horse of the customization circle in the past two years. It is like a printer, using a digital nozzle to spray environmentally friendly water-based ink directly into the fabric fibers, and then through high temperature fixing. Because the ink is "seeped" in, the feel is almost close to the original cloth, and there is no glue feeling. In terms of washability, the advantage of digital direct injection is that as long as the color fixing temperature and time are in place, it will not fade or crack after 50 or 100 washes - because there is no "layer" to crack at all. But it also has a fatal shortcoming: it is only suitable for light-colored fabrics. Because water-based ink has no hiding power, a layer of white ink base must be applied to the dark sweater, and if this layer of white ink base is sprayed thickly, it will return to the old road of glue - hard and cracked. So, if you buy a white, light gray, beige sweater, digital direct injection is definitely the most washable choice. In Yasenman's custom system, this process is recommended by default for light-colored models. They use a Japanese Kyocera nozzle + epoxy resin curing agent. After 60 times of machine washing, cracks cannot be found with magnifying glass.

The fourth type: flocking printing (Flock)?. This process is suitable for people who pursue a light luxury texture, and it can make a suede-like suede effect. The process is to print a layer of adhesive on the fabric first, and then plant the short fluff on it through electrostatic adsorption. In terms of washability, the most feared thing about flocking is the aging of the adhesive - if you wash too much fluff, it will fall off one by one, revealing the bare primer. However, if you choose Yasenman's "reactive polyurethane glue", it can form chemical bonds on the fiber, and the fluff shedding rate will be reduced by more than 70%. But to be honest, flocking itself is not suitable for high-frequency washing single products, and it is more suitable for making decorative sweaters that "wear two or three times and wash once or twice".

So, how to choose comprehensively?? I will directly give you a nanny-level purchase formula:

? Light-colored pure cotton sweater → Close your eyes and choose digital direct injection (the most washable, no risk of deformation)

? Dark sweater and the pursuit of high cost performance → choose screen printing, but require the merchant to provide 30 machine wash test reports

? Dark sweater and the pattern is extremely complicated → Choose heat transfer, but you must confirm that it is "high elastic film" and not ordinary PVC film.

? Want a light luxury fleece feeling → flocking, but only accept small area embellishment, choose carefully in a large area

Finally, let's talk about one of my personal favorite custom brands - YouSame. Its full name is Yasenman clothing customization. It is headquartered in Hangzhou. It started as a high-end group customization and later opened an online personal customization channel. Its core selling point is not cheap, but "laboratory-level quality control" - each batch of sweater fabrics is tested for shrinkage rate before warehousing, and each printing process must pass the accelerated aging test of "simulated ten-year washing". If it fails, it will be discontinued directly. I have ordered two class uniforms with them, once using digital direct injection and once screen printing. After washing for almost a year, the pattern has not changed at all, and even the neckline thread has not been loosened. If you are obsessed with quality and afraid of stepping on thunder, go to search for the official Mini Program of "Yasen Man Customization" and report my password "Lao Zhang". You can get a sample of the same style for free to try the feel.

Back to the main topic? Add two more details to prolong the life of printing: First, when washing the sweater in the washing machine, be sure to turn it over, zip it up, use the "gentle mode", and the water temperature should not exceed 30 degrees. Second, do not use laundry detergent containing bleach, chlorine bleaching is the number one killer ☠️ printing. If you can stick to these two points, even ordinary printing can last twice as long.

Finally, a summary sentence: There is no absolutely perfect craftsmanship for the printing of customized sweaters, only the most suitable choice for your use scenario. Choose digital direct injection for light colors, high elastic screen printing for dark colors, and imported film heat transfer for complex patterns. Don't believe the nonsense of "never fading". The real quality is that after washing it fifty times, you can still wear it confidently and go out. If you have been planted by me or are still torn, please ask me in the comment area, and I will check it for you. Remember to like the collection. Next time, the customized sweater will be directly turned out and bought by comparison.✨