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# Garment Printing

> Tees, hoodies, polos and more—set up print areas, guide uploads, and keep output production‑ready.

Garments introduce variability: sizes, colors, and print locations. Keep designs modular and let customers personalize within defined print areas.

## Typical products

* T‑shirts (front/back), hoodies (front/back/sleeve), polos (left chest)
* Tote bags and fabric accessories
* Team apparel with names/numbers

## Building blocks

* Image placeholders sized to print areas (front, back, sleeve)
* Smart Texts for names/numbers with character limits
* Optional QR Codes for campaigns or team links
* Page names to map to print locations (e.g., “Front”, “Back”, “Left Sleeve”)

## Patterns that work

### Single‑location prints (front only)

* Create one page labeled “Front” and define a visible imprint area
* Enable bleed only if your process requires edge‑to‑edge; most garments do not
* Offer colorways via product options; keep design layer colors adaptive where possible

### Multi‑location prints (front/back/sleeves)

* One page per location; name pages clearly
* Lock garment mockup imagery and keep print areas as distinct layers
* Provide alignment guides (center lines) for user‑placed graphics

### Team names and numbers

* Use Smart Texts with presets for approved fonts and sizes
* Apply character limits and uppercase transforms to keep consistency
* If producing rosters, use <a href="/guides/designs/modules/mail-merge">Mail Merge</a> to generate a page per player

## Mockups vs print areas

* Keep mockups as locked background layers for context
* Maintain a separate top layer (or named group) representing the actual print area bounding box
* Export/test PDFs without mockup layers if your prepress expects only the imprint artwork

## Production guardrails

* Minimum line thickness and type sizes per print method (DTG, DTF, screenprint, embroidery)
* Spot colors or vector requirements documented in your template where applicable
* Convert overprint/knockout expectations into layer notes if needed

## Related

* <a href="/guides/designs/modules/mail-merge">Mail Merge</a>
* <a href="/guides/designs/objects/qrcode">QRCode</a>
* <a href="/configuration/editor/editor">Design Editor</a>