Apparel DTF size and placement guide

Lay the garment flat and smooth. Measure a clear printable area away from seams, zippers, buttons, pockets, and ribbing. Cut a paper rectangle at your proposed size and place it on the garment before you order.

Use the centerline between side seams, not a folded edge, to align front and back artwork. Check the smallest garment in a mixed-size run; one print size does not fit every blank.

Left-chest artwork is a compact mark on the wearer’s left. Center-chest graphics sit centrally and are often wider than they are tall. Full-front and full-back prints need more clear space: check both width and height.

The dimensions below are artwork dimensions, not a required bounding box. Keep the design’s natural proportions. A narrow wordmark can be 8 inches wide without being 4 inches tall.

Small placements need readable artwork and even pressure. Use a platen or pressing support that keeps seams outside the pressing area. Keep neck-label text clear at actual size and avoid printing over the collar seam.

For a pocket, measure the flat printable face and leave space from its edges. For a sleeve, check the design while the garment is worn as well as laid flat.

A youth front starts at 8 × 10 in, or 2400 × 3000 pixels at 300 ppi. Check the actual youth blank; keep the print clear of the collar and hem.

A pocket logo starts at 3 × 3 in, or 900 × 900 pixels. Measure inside the pocket seams and reduce the artwork when needed. Use even pressing support under the pocket face.

At 300 ppi, multiply each inch dimension by 300. A 2 × 3 in sleeve print needs 600 × 900 pixels. Check the exported file dimensions and remove excess transparent margins.

Order one or more designs by finished size and quantity through DTF Transfers by Size; multiple designs do not require a gang sheet.