How Custom Bandanas Are Made (Behind the Scenes)

Custom bandanas are a great way to promote your brand without breaking the bank. They're less expensive and more unique than t-shirts, and they're a perfect way to get noticed at an event large or small — your audience gets a trendy way to engage with your brand and display it for all to see.

So how does a blank bandana become a branded one? Here's a look behind the scenes at our print facility.

Screen printing a bandana

In our most popular process, we screen print your design onto blank bandanas one color at a time. Each color in your artwork gets its own screen, and the ink is pressed through the screen onto the fabric. In the video below, we screen print a design with white plastisol ink onto tie-dye blanks — a classic look that never goes out of style.

Fabrics and print methods

We print on 100% cotton or 100% polyester bandanas, and we match the print method to your design:

• Screen printing — bold spot colors, best value in bulk. We can print up to 8 colors this way.
• Dye sublimation — full-color, photo-real, edge-to-edge printing on 100% polyester. The choice when your artwork has more than 8 colors or needs all-over coverage.
• Direct-to-garment (DTG) — full-color digital printing on 100% cotton, great for detailed art and smaller runs.

Single-sided, double-sided and all-over prints

We offer single-sided, double-sided, and all-over prints. Double-sided bandanas use a special dye process so your design shows crisply on both sides — learn how double-sided bandanas are made. For a deeper dive into which decoration method fits your design, see our screen printing and dye sublimation service pages.

People love our bandanas — and now you know why we're a leader in custom bandana printing. Ready to see yours come to life?