11 materials · the editor's own list
What prints on what.
11 materials, the same list as the editor's picker. Each offers only the techniques it is really made with: no foil on ceramic, no embroidery on glass, no sublimation on cotton.
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Cotton 6 techniques · 41 products Tees, caps, totes, aprons Embroidery · 3D puff embroidery · Print (screen / digital) · Embroidered patches 
Blank scene Polyester 6 techniques · 10 products Sportswear, jackets, bags Embroidery · 3D puff embroidery · Sublimation · Print (screen / digital) · Embroidered patches 
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Ceramic 2 techniques · 8 products Mugs, cups, plates Sublimation · Ceramic decals 
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Glass 3 techniques · 20 products Pint glasses, jars, bottles Print (glass enamel / UV) · Glass etching · Stickers & labels 
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Plastic 3 techniques · 61 products Bottles, tubes, cases Print (screen / UV) · Laser engraving · Stickers & labels 
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Painted metal 3 techniques · 204 products Coated tumblers, flasks, tins Laser engraving · Print (screen / UV) · Stickers & labels 
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Kraft board 7 techniques · 6 products Mailer boxes, bags, tags Flexo · Print (screen / UV) · Hot foil stamping · Debossing · Embossing · Stickers & labels 
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Coated board 6 techniques · 48 products Cards, rigid boxes, covers Offset & flexo · Hot foil stamping · Spot UV · Embossing · Debossing · Stickers & labels 
Blank scene Leather 5 techniques · 5 products Wallets, notebooks, patches Debossing · Hot foil stamping · Laser engraving · Embossing · Print (screen / UV) 
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Wood 4 techniques · 4 products Cutting boards, spoons, stamps, pencils Laser engraving · Print (screen / UV) Stainless steel 3 techniques · 0 products Bare steel bottles, tools Laser engraving · Print (screen / UV) · Stickers & labels The technique × material matrix.
Read across for a material, down for a technique. Every name links to its page.
● Offered ○ Offered under “other methods” Empty: not offered
| Process | Cotton | Polyester | Ceramic | Glass | Plastic | Painted metal | Stainless steel | Kraft board | Coated board | Leather | Wood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embroidery | offered | offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
| 3D puff embroidery | offered | offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
| Embroidered patches | offered | offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
| Screen & digital print | offered | offered | not offered | offered | offered | offered | offered | offered | not offered | offered | offered |
| Water-based discharge | other method | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
| Sublimation | not offered | offered | offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
| Ceramic decals | not offered | not offered | offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
| Offset & flexo | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | offered | not offered | not offered |
| Stickers & labels | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | offered | offered | offered | offered | offered | not offered | not offered |
| Hot foil stamping | other method | other method | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | offered | offered | other method |
| Embossing | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | offered | offered | not offered |
| Debossing | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | offered | offered | other method |
| Spot UV | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | not offered | not offered |
| Laser engraving | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | offered | offered | other method | not offered | offered | offered |
| Glass etching | not offered | not offered | not offered | offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered | not offered |
- Print is named for what it is on each surface: “screen / digital” on fabric, “screen / UV” on hard goods, “glass enamel / UV” on glass. Offset is called flexo on kraft.
- Caps hide water-based discharge from the picker; the cotton row still offers it on tees, totes and aprons.