Heat-transfer Printing
Heat-transfer printing adds detailed logos, gradients and full-color artwork to suitable bag fabrics. Compare print feel, placement and material limits to choose a transfer that suits your design.
Fast Facts
Artwork
Detailed logos, gradients, photographs and full-color illustrations.
Application
A heat press uses heat and pressure to bond a prepared transfer to the fabric.
Fabrics
Cotton, polyester and some blends can suit compatible transfer systems.
Print feel
The transfer type and artwork coverage affect how the print feels on the bag.
Placement
Flat areas away from seams and the drawstring channel help the press apply even pressure.
Sampling
A physical sample shows the colors, detail and print feel on your chosen fabric.
Why choose it?
Choose heat-transfer printing when your logo or illustration relies on several colors, shading or gradients, which create smooth changes between colors. Full-color transfer systems can reproduce photographic artwork as well as graphic designs. Screen printing suits many solid-color logos, while embroidery adds a stitched texture. A full-color transfer gives you another way to show fine detail and blended colors.
Things to consider
Heat-sensitive fabrics and surface coatings can cause pressing or bonding problems. Large solid prints can make a soft pouch feel stiffer, while very small text can lose clarity. Different transfers also produce different surface finishes. Approve a sample on your chosen fabric and confirm care instructions for both the print and the bag.
Customization options
Choose the artwork, print size and position, and consider a design on one or both sides. Full-color printed transfers can carry gradients and photographs; simple cut-vinyl shapes suit solid-color artwork. The transfer type also affects the finish and flexibility. Your fabric and artwork will determine which options suit your bag; we’ll need to confirm availability.
Best suited for
Cotton and cotton-blend drawstring gift bags and cosmetic pouches suit this method when detailed branding forms part of the presentation. Compatible polyester bags also suit colorful event graphics and promotional artwork. A flat panel gives the design space without interfering with the gathered opening.
Need this customization for your bags?
Tell us the bag type, quantity and requirements, and we’ll help you work out the right specification.
