At Banana Moon, we pride ourselves on offering an unparalleled range of unique processes and services that elevate your custom clothing and merchandise to the next level. Our expertise and creativity allow us to bring your vision to life with precision and style.
Whether you're starting a new clothing line, planning merch for your brand, or just unsure how your logo will look on fabric, we’re here to help. Our creative support team offers help at every stage, from artwork prep to garment mockups, ensuring your final product looks just as good in real life as it does in your head.
Established in 1993, we're a family company that has grown from a lifestyle craft business to an agile, responsible and visionary personalised clothing supplier operating from a 10,000 sq. ft purpose-built facility in Yorkshire, UK.
We are so pleased to announce that Banana Moon has been B-Corp certified! This certification acknowledges our continued commitment to people and our planet and we feel extremely happy and proud to achieve B-Corp certification after years of hard work.
Our DTG printing lets you add an amazing custom design to the garment of your choice. By reproducing your logo, slogan, or image directly onto your selected piece of clothing, DTG printing creates a long-lasting, soft-to-the-touch, and breathable design.
Beloved for its ability to handle complex designs with fine details or gradients, this garment printing method is ideal for especially intricate logos. Suitable for a range of personalisation purposes, from merch to workplace uniforms, just browse our range of customisable clothes and accessories to see which pieces you'd like to transform through our direct-to-garment printing process.
Direct-to-Garment printing is pretty accurately named. It’s a method in which the design is applied directly to the fabric using inkjet technology, without the need for a screen, stencil, or film. The lack of additional materials makes it an extremely cost-effective option for smaller batch orders. This method also allows the ink to permeate the fabric fibres directly, resulting in a long-lasting design that also makes for a comfortable and breathable personalised garment.
The Direct-to-Garment printing process starts with pre-treating the garment so the ink can bond with the fibres properly.
If you’ve chosen a dark-coloured or black garment, white ink will then be applied where you want your design to go, though this step isn’t necessary for garments that are already white or light-coloured.
The printer head then applies ink directly, replicating your design right onto the garment. Finally, heat is used to cure the ink, setting it.
The inks used in our DTG printing are non-hazardous and toxin-free. There are no animal by-products, and they are completely safe for infants and babies, as defined by Oeko-Tex 100 safety applications for infant wear, Global Organic Textiles (GOTS-3V), Residues Standard List (RSL) and the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colourists.
DTG printing also doesn’t require high volumes of water in the preparation and clean-down process. This is in contrast to traditional screen printing of garments, which would include a large amount of spraying and run-off of wastewater in the process of creating the screen.
A DTG printed design typically lasts 50 washes before beginning to fade, although a few factors can shorten or lengthen this lifespan.
DTG printing largely depends on the ink coverage used, so dark-coloured garments with larger print areas cost more than smaller prints on light garments.
To learn more about pricing with Banana Moon, see our pricing guide.
DTG printing time is separated into pre-treatment and actual printing. The pre-treatment solution needs 15-30 minutes to work its magic, but once that’s complete, the printing itself takes 2-3 minutes.
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Unbranded pouches offer a refined look and are easily recyclable at home. Perfect for a sustainable, customer-friendly solution.
Tissue-wrapped for a thoughtful touch. Ideal for personal gifting or presenting to individual team members.
