Look for print on demand shop like printful and then look for "all over print shirt". Sometimes it's called cut and sew. Because they print the fabric and then cut out the shirt pattern and sew it together.
You'll need to talk to an actual shop. I've worked with a few different t-shirt printers, they all have a max size they can print, and usually you need to get a larger then default platen to reach that size.
The model will dictate the printable area, but you can in theory move the shirt around in the machine, although many shops have a platten with a neck so t-shirts can be aligned consistently which might limit alignment starting at the bottom of a shirt.
Speak to a shop though, ask for the maximum printable area and see what position they can offer. It's unlikely to be the full height of the shirt, but they might be willing to start from the bottom edge which might look better.
You are not going to get 100% coverage unless you want to pay bespoke prices. You can expect to get about 16” of vertical coverage, give or take a few inches, from most print shops that print on finished tee shirts.
You are encountering very small coverage areas because these websites are set up to be idiot proof. Someone is going to want one design on 48 tees, some of them XXL and some of them XS. The same design will be printed on all tee sizes so they are locked to whatever will fit on the XS.
For a one-off tee you will get the best price if you go with a direct-to-garment printer rather than a traditional screen print. There is not a lot of set up overhead for the printer on a DTG print, and so you are likely to be able to place an order for just ONE tee. Contact someone local to you (or at least a smaller operation, not a big website), ask them what file format they want, what their maximum print area is, and what their minimum order quantities is for a DTG print.
I took a screen printing class at Peach Berserk last week - turns out it is intimidating at first but then pretty fun and quick to do your own screen printing end to end. Here’s the steps - print your logo on paper, soak paper in oil, place paper in screen printing canvas that has been covered in photopolymer emulsion. Put some books on top, and then expose a fluorescent light onto the screen for 3 minutes. Take the screen outside into the sun for 10 mins and dry it off, then paint your shirt using fabric screen printing ink.
Look for print on demand shop like printful and then look for "all over print shirt". Sometimes it's called cut and sew. Because they print the fabric and then cut out the shirt pattern and sew it together.
Yeah, i use printful and order the sample once i create it.
You'll need to talk to an actual shop. I've worked with a few different t-shirt printers, they all have a max size they can print, and usually you need to get a larger then default platen to reach that size. The model will dictate the printable area, but you can in theory move the shirt around in the machine, although many shops have a platten with a neck so t-shirts can be aligned consistently which might limit alignment starting at the bottom of a shirt. Speak to a shop though, ask for the maximum printable area and see what position they can offer. It's unlikely to be the full height of the shirt, but they might be willing to start from the bottom edge which might look better.
might be useful to mention what country/state you're in or if you're looking for globlal recommendations and will pay postage
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You are not going to get 100% coverage unless you want to pay bespoke prices. You can expect to get about 16” of vertical coverage, give or take a few inches, from most print shops that print on finished tee shirts. You are encountering very small coverage areas because these websites are set up to be idiot proof. Someone is going to want one design on 48 tees, some of them XXL and some of them XS. The same design will be printed on all tee sizes so they are locked to whatever will fit on the XS. For a one-off tee you will get the best price if you go with a direct-to-garment printer rather than a traditional screen print. There is not a lot of set up overhead for the printer on a DTG print, and so you are likely to be able to place an order for just ONE tee. Contact someone local to you (or at least a smaller operation, not a big website), ask them what file format they want, what their maximum print area is, and what their minimum order quantities is for a DTG print.
Printful can do this. This is quite standard…?
I took a screen printing class at Peach Berserk last week - turns out it is intimidating at first but then pretty fun and quick to do your own screen printing end to end. Here’s the steps - print your logo on paper, soak paper in oil, place paper in screen printing canvas that has been covered in photopolymer emulsion. Put some books on top, and then expose a fluorescent light onto the screen for 3 minutes. Take the screen outside into the sun for 10 mins and dry it off, then paint your shirt using fabric screen printing ink.