Auckland's home of Supacolour
Supacolour Transfers
Full-colour heat transfers with no colour counts and no screen setup per colour. The answer when a design has more detail than a screen print can carry.
Supacolour is a hybrid water-based and digital transfer, and it changed what is practical on a short run. There are no colour counts and no per-colour screen charges, so a photographic or many-coloured design costs what a two-colour one does.
That makes it the right call in two situations especially: designs too detailed or too colourful for the ten-colour screen ceiling, and polyester, where curing a direct screen print risks the garment dye migrating into the ink and tinting the whites.
The finish is sharp, the hand is soft, and the pricing model is simple enough that you can quote from it with confidence.
Millions of colours, one setup. Photographic artwork and fine gradients are not a problem.
A small area of the garment takes a tightly controlled heat, so dye migration is not the risk it is with a direct screen print.
A smoother feel than a traditional digital transfer, and pixel-sharp detail.
Practical from small quantities up, with one setup charge rather than one per colour.
We can press them onto your garments as part of the job, or send the transfers for you to apply.
Apparel, bags, headwear and more — not just tees.
Our work
Typically used for
- Photographic and full-colour designs
- Polyester and performance wear
- Short runs with many colours
- Bags and accessories
- Team and event apparel
- Mixed-media with embroidery
What is Supacolour?
A water-based transfer that simplified branding considerably. Millions of colours in a soft-hand print, on short runs, with one setup charge — a strong alternative to screen printing where a design has lots of colours.
When would you use Supacolour instead of screen printing?
When a design has more colours or finer detail than ten screens can carry, when the run is short enough that per-colour setup dominates the price, or when the garment is polyester and a direct screen print risks dye migration.
Can you apply the transfers for us?
Yes — pressing is part of the job if you want it. We can also supply the transfers for you to apply yourself.
Want this on your garments?
Embroidery Works works with print shops, uniform suppliers and brands across New Zealand. Open a trade account and order online, or talk to us about your job.