DTF printing on Gildan is the most common modern decoration method. The 5000 Heavy Cotton, 64000 Softstyle, and 2000 Ultra Cotton all accept DTF cleanly — the heavier cotton hand means DTF prints sit visibly on the fabric face but feel durable through repeated washing. Screen printing is the traditional decoration method on Gildan at high volume (250+ pieces of the same design) where screen setup amortizes economically against the run.
Embroidery works well on Gildan's heavier fleece — 18500 Heavy Blend hoodie, 18000 crewneck, 18100 long-sleeve hoodie — and is the right call when a left-chest logo is the only decoration. The Heavy Blend fabrics take embroidery without the puckering issues that plague lightweight fashion tees; tear-away stabilizer plus a 60-stitch-per-inch density renders clean text and detail.
Laser engraving doesn't apply to the Gildan apparel catalog. We keep the most common Gildan decoration build — single-color or two-color DTF on a 5000 / 64000 tee, or embroidery on an 18500 hoodie — quoted as one all-in per-piece number against the same pricing module that runs every written OTIA quote. The all-in per-piece price holds whether the order is 50 pieces or 5,000.
