Custom Bandana Print Sizes Explained (and How to Choose)

Every square bandana we print starts as a 22″ × 22″ blank. The print size is how much of that square your design covers, and it changes the look, the price and how your artwork should be set up. We offer 19″ × 19″, 20″ × 20″ or full-bleed (18″ × 18″ is paused for now).

Blank size vs. finished size

Printing, drying, cutting and stitching each draw the fabric in a little, so a finished bandana can measure slightly smaller than 22″ × 22″, most noticeably on the larger print areas. Print sizes describe the print area, not a guaranteed finished measurement.

19″ × 19″

Leaves about a 1.5″ border of bandana color around the design: the classic framed bandana look.

20″ × 20″

Covers nearly the whole blank, leaving about a 1″ border. A good pick when you want a bigger design but still a clean edge.

Full-bleed

The design runs off all four edges with no border. Full-bleed screen printing uses water-base ink on a white blank: the ink soaks into the fabric, so a softened version of the design shows on the back. (Plastisol ink can't print off a sewn edge.)

What each size costs

Bigger print areas cost a little more per piece. For a one-color screen print:

• 19″ × 19″: $4.99 each at 100, $3.94 each at 250 and $2.81 each at 1,000.
• 20″ × 20″: $5.29 each at 100, $4.29 each at 250 and $3.16 each at 1,000.
• Full-bleed: $5.69 each at 100, $4.69 each at 250 and $3.56 each at 1,000.

Full-color bandanas print edge to edge

Dye sublimation and DTG bandanas print edge to edge, so there's no print size to pick: your artwork covers the whole bandana.

Setting up your artwork

• Make your file square and build it at the print size, or at 22″ for full-bleed and full color.
• For edge-to-edge prints, keep names, logos and text inside a centered 20″ × 20″ area; the outer edge can be trimmed or folded into the hem.
• For screen printing, send vector art. For full color, aim for 300 dpi at print size (6,600 pixels across for a full 22″ bandana). Our artwork file guide covers the details.
• Start from one of our bandana templates: layered Illustrator files already sized for a 22″ × 22″ bandana.