TYPE OF MATERIALS
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POLYESTER
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| This fabric is thin and light, weight is about 60-70 gram per sqm. It can be easily dried up when get wet, it light weight also making the flag wavable when hang on the pole. Due to the thin fabric knitting, this king of fabric cannot last long when using outdoor, it can be easily torn and not durable as expected, but the price is much more economical when compare to the other fabric. Normally use for school and company logo flag, mafla and table cloth. |
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POLYMESH
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| This is a weight about 110 gram per sqm printing fabric. There meshed on the surface, can resist strong wind, suitable for use in outdoor. Widely use for roadside banner, beach flag, company and school logo flag. This Polymesh is more durable and also a preferable choice for user. |
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SATIN
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| This fabric is shiny, thick and heavy. Due to the fabric thickness, the colour penetration may not ideal, but for the flag which demand for high requirement in colour, this is for sure a good choice for flag printing as the colour's appearance is much more vibrant, thanks to the denser/ concentrated color of this kind of fabric. Normally use for pennant, sash and logo flag. |
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COTTON
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| Tetron Cotton is a composition of Cotton and Polyester fabric. It widely use for textile product like uniform and bed sheet. For T/C logo flag, it's normally use silkscreen or sewing method, as for the flag design which is more complicated and more wording, this fabric may not ideal, but it won't be a problem for the design with single logo or few alphabets. The price will be vary according to the complexity of the design. |
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WOOLLEN
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| Woollen is the most durable fabric among all, it can tolerate strong wind and weather. This is very suitable to use for boat or flag need to place along the seaside. If the woollen flag place at the road side, it can withstand for longer period. This material is very durable, but it may not applicable for all flag design, For those flag require many colour combination for the background, woollen fabric colour selection will be very limited. |
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PRINTING OPTION
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1. Screen Printing
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| One of the options that you can try for flag printing is through screen printing. This method makes use of patterns placed on a silk screen before etting the paints through to have the patterns applied. |
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| The advantage of this method is in mass-production as it makes it eady to manufacture custom flags in large quantities. It also sports a sharp finish and vibrant colours on flags. |
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| Another thing of note for its propoerties is that screen printing enables the flag colour to match closely with the pantone colour system. However, it will not achieve photographic colour. |
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| It is perfect for mass-production and fulfillig bulk orders for pricing. But it is not the ideal means for printing in smaller amounts as it requires prep time to have certain pigments and other materials ready. Another downside to it is about the use of colours. The more colours used, the more expensive it is. |
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2. Digital Printing
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| Digital Printing is another option for making custom flags. Using state-of-the-art flag printers, it allows for swifter printing of custom flag designs. With digital printing, you can make use of complex designs with lesser effort. It perfect for smaller printing jobs. |
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| Usually this method goes with singled-sided digital printing or double-sided digital printing: |
| Single-sided printing covers one side with the design, leaving the colour to bleed towards the backs. The tendency for the colours to bleed towards the back is depends on the thickness of the material fabrics you choose. The thicker it is, the less appearance of the design will be. Another thing to note is back side of single sided printing is usually reverse of the front design. |
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| On the other hand, Double-sided digital printing is a method that which we print 2 pieces of the flag and joining back to back. This allows the flag design to be seen on both sides of the flag without leaving any dull areas. There are a variety of configurations that you can opt for when having double sided print. You may have the same design on both front and back side, which perfect for ensuring the streamlined uniformity. You may also use a different image on the back side to add some variety and earn a second look at your flag. The downside for this method would be in the added expenses. |
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3. Applique
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| This flag printing method is a process that does not exactly involve too much printing. Instead, it makes use of hand sewing. The process is meticulous, but it allows for a beautiful, printed logo sewed onto the flag. It can go for a single side, single side reverse or double-sided. |
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| Notable to its intricate nature and design, the product of this method works well for indoors and outdoors. The price depends on the design complexity and the size of the flag. A notable downside is that it takes time to create, as it requires lots of hand-on work. In addition, not all the flag can do applique as there is some limitation on this method due to the complexity of the design and other factors. |