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All-Over Print Apparel

All-over print covers the entire garment edge-to-edge with your design using sublimation — a different process from standard screen printing, DTF or DTG, which decorate a specific placement area.

Direct-to-garment printer head printing a vibrant full-color design onto fabric
All-Over Print ApparelService Guide

Indy Custom Apparel connects Indianapolis-area customers with independent custom apparel providers. We don't own or operate a print shop — pricing, production and turnaround are set by the provider handling your order. See how it works →

Who It's For

Built for full-coverage, edge-to-edge designs.

  • Brands wanting bold, full-garment patterns
  • Sublimated athletic and performance apparel
  • Anyone whose design doesn't fit a standard chest/back placement
  • Buyers wanting a genuinely different visual approach
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The Honest Breakdown

Best use cases — and real limitations.

We'd rather tell you upfront where this method doesn't make sense than match you to the wrong provider.

Best Use Cases

✓ Full-front, full-back or true all-over coverage

✓ Photo-realistic and complex pattern designs

✓ Performance and polyester-based fabrics

✓ Brands wanting a distinct visual signature

Real Limitations

✕ Requires polyester or poly-blend fabric — doesn't work on cotton

✕ Higher cost than standard placement printing

✕ Blank garment options are more limited than standard tees

✕ Cut-and-sew all-over garments have longer production lead times

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What this method works best on.

Direct-to-garment printer head printing a vibrant full-color design onto fabric
Design Considerations

Designing for edge-to-edge coverage

Because sublimation dyes the fabric itself rather than sitting on top of it, your design needs to be built to wrap the entire garment pattern — a very different design process than placing a logo on a blank shirt. Most providers will want your design as a seamless, tileable file.

How It Compares

All-over print vs. standard placement printing.

Standard placement methods (screen print, DTF, DTG) decorate a specific area on any fabric type. All-over print requires polyester fabric and a fundamentally different production process, but delivers a look no placement method can replicate.

01

Tell us the project

Garment type, quantity and design.

02

We match the method

Your project matched to a provider suited to all-over print apparel.

03

Get connected

A qualified provider reaches out with pricing.

04

Approve and produce

Proofs and production handled directly by that provider.

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FAQ

Questions about all-over print apparel.

Do you actually perform the work yourselves? +

No — Indy Custom Apparel is a matching service. We connect you with a qualified Indianapolis-area provider whose equipment fits your project. Production, pricing and turnaround are handled by that provider.

Can all-over print work on cotton shirts? +

No — sublimation-based all-over printing requires polyester or a high-poly blend. Cotton doesn't accept sublimation dye the same way.

Is all-over print more expensive than standard printing? +

Yes, generally — the process, blank garment options and design complexity all add cost compared to a standard placement print.

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