Hats as fashionable accessories, not only can protect our heads, but also can show personal style and taste. The printing crafts are processes to add unique patterns and logos. We – Aung Crown, an experienced custom beanie manufacturer since 1998, will introduce 4 common crafts and their application in the fashion industry.

4 Common Crafts for Customizing Hats

1.        Embroidery

Embroidery is a traditional hat printing technique that uses colored threads to embroider patterns or letters on hats. Therefore, embroidery can make sophisticated patterns and last longer, which is suitable for various hat fabrics, such as cotton, linen, nylon, etc. What’s more, according to the design requirements, embroidery can choose different fabrics and thread colors to achieve different effects.

2.        Heat transfer

Heat transfer is a technique that transfers patterns or letters by heat pressing. Patterns or lettering are printed on special papers, and then the papers are pressed onto hats by machines using high temperature and pressure (heat press, also called hat heat press machine). Under high temperatures, inks on special papers are transferred from paper to hats, forming clear and permanent patterns. This technique is suitable for various hat fabrics such as polyester, nylon, and cotton.

3.        Digital inkjet printing

Digital inkjet printing is a technique that uses inkjet printing machines to print patterns or letters on hats. What’s more, digital inkjet printing can achieve high-resolution and colorful effects that can be applied to various hat fabrics. In addition, the process of digital inkjet printing is very fast and can be customized.

4.        Screen printing

Screen printing is a technique in which ink is transferred to the surface of the fabric through a mesh screen. The ink is applied to the screen, then hats are placed under the screen, and finally, the ink is pressed through the screen onto the hats. Therefore, screen printing is suitable for bulk orders and can achieve high-quality and durable products.

The Process of Hat Printing

There are usually 6 steps in the whole process of hat printing.

1.      Design: Based on customers’ needs, our design team will design and optimize the drawing with their logos or letters for our customers to approve.

2.      Fabric: Choose the right fabric for hats, then clean and process the fabric to ensure the quality and effect of printing.

3.      Preparation: According to the printing and requirements of our customers, we will prepare the related equipment and tools. For screen printing, we need to prepare screen forms and inks.

4.      Printing: Transfer patterns or letters to hats according to the requirements.

5.      Check and adjust: After finishing the printing, we will check the printing effect to make sure that the patterns or letters are clear and durable without any defects.

6.      Packing and Delivery: We pack the hats and deliver them according to our customers’ requirements.

The Application of Hat Printing in Fashion

Hat printing is widely used in fashion. Below are some commonly used senses.

1.      Personalized customization: Hat printing can achieve personalized customization to meet consumers’ unique styles and personal pursuits. Consumers can choose their favorite patterns, letters, and colors to create their unique hats.

2.      Brand propagation: Up to now, many brands still consider hats as a part of advertising. By printing their logos, slogans, or patterns on hats, they can expose their brands and improve consumers’ recognition and memory of their brands.

3.      Souvenirs for activities: Hat printing is popular as a souvenir for various activities. For music festivals, sports games, or corporate activities, print the name of the activity, date, or logo on hats for participants to remember and collect.

4.      Team uniform: Many teams or organizations choose custom hats with their logos as uniforms. Not only can it improve team cohesion, but it can also make them more recognizable in the crowd.

In the End

Hat printing is an important technique and plays a very important role in the fashion industry. Through these common 4 crafts for customizing hats – embroidery, heat transfer, digital inkjet spray, and screen printing to realize the transformation of various patterns or letters to meet the personalized and unique demands of customers. What’s more, hat printing is widely used in personalized customization, brand propaganda, souvenirs for activities, and team uniforms, to add the impossibility to the fashion industry.