When using a silkscreen, ink is transferred directly to the fabric of the T-shirts or other garments. Silkscreen printing yields graphics that will last for years. The prints on clothing can survive for many years and through much washing.

Tackle twill, or applique, involves sewing down a number or letter made by cutting pieces of one material and applying them to the surface of another material, usually with a nylon twill.

Sublimation is the process of printing sublimation ink onto sublimation transfer paper using a special sublimation printing machine. 

Sublimation ink actually becomes a part of the substrate (or the t-shirt surface) you print on.