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 5 spot colors this way.
• Dye sublimation — full-color, photo-real, edge-to-edge printing on 100% polyester. The choice when your artwork has more than 5 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 how they're made. Ready to see yours come to life? Start with our custom bandana printing options.