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Weight decides drape and opacity, and little else. Under 150 gsm flows, travels light and lets some light through; 250 gsm and above hangs flat and blocks it. Hold both before you commit — the free swatch pack carries all 17.

Grams per square metre — the weight of the cloth, not its thickness or its strength. The range runs from a 75 gsm duplex to an 850 gsm velvet. Two fabrics at the same GSM can still feel nothing alike.

Our custom-printed stretch/SEG fabric is a polyester-spandex blend that pulls drum-tight into an aluminium frame with no wrinkles and no visible seams. It is the standard choice for SEG lightboxes, tension-fit displays and pop-up trade show walls. See Custom Printed Stretch / SEG Fabric →

120 gsm mesh polyester lets roughly 30% of wind pass straight through it. That is the whole reason it exists: a solid fabric of the same size acts like a sail in open wind, and can tear loose or damage whatever it is mounted to. Mesh is the standard for fences and scaffold for exactly that reason. See Mesh Polyester →

Yes. Satin and blockout-weight polyesters are printed to your exact drop and width, then finished with pole pockets for hanging. Common uses: home décor, photo backdrops and stage drapery. Browse Curtains & Drapes →

The Outdoor & Heavy Duty family: 600D PU-coated polyester, 480 gsm tarpaulin, and 210T for light outdoor use. Mesh at 120 gsm handles fences and scaffold, because ~30% airflow sheds the wind load that tears a solid banner. Outdoor lifespan varies by grade, so read the spec table for the one you are buying.

Mesh polyester is the standard. It survives wind load a solid banner cannot, prints full-colour branding or safety signage, and is cut to fit any scaffold height. Browse Scaffolding Wraps →

Mesh or solid polyester, depending on wind exposure and how much screening you need. Mesh where the site is exposed to open wind; solid polyester where the banner also needs to block sightlines. Browse Fence Banners →

Depends on the venue lighting. Blockout polyester if the backdrop needs to read as solid under stage lights with nothing showing through from behind; spun polyester for a soft matte finish that photographs well. Browse Event Backdrops →

Yes — our Backlit Polyester (FR B1) grade is certified to DIN 4102 B1, the standard most venues and event spaces require indoors. Not every fabric in the range is fire-rated, so check the spec table on the grade you are ordering and confirm what your venue requires before booking.

Only the grades whose spec table reads Certified B1 (DIN 4102). Several grades in the range are not fire-rated at all. Read the fire rating row for your exact grade before you order.

Yes. One swatch of all 17 fabrics, each tagged with weight, opacity and finish, posted at no charge. No order required — order the free swatch pack.

Blockout stops light. Backlit spreads it. Blockout suits media walls and press backdrops, where nothing shows through. Backlit suits lightboxes, where the job is even diffusion with no hotspots.

No. All 17 fabrics are polyester, including the linen-look and canvas-look grades. Dye-sublimation bonds to polyester and to nothing else, so a natural fibre would not hold the print. Where a fabric here reads as linen, it is woven to look that way.

Length is rarely the limit. Printable width is, because it is set by the roll, and anything wider arrives as sewn panels. How a panelled piece is made, and where the join falls, is on the Fabric Seam Guide.

Only if it is wider than the roll. We place the seam to suit your artwork rather than straight down the middle. Your proof shows where it falls, and the Fabric Seam Guide covers what a seam looks like on each fabric.

0.1 m². There is no minimum quantity, no setup fee and no artwork charge, so one small piece is a real order.

Vector first: AI, EPS or PDF. Raster works as well — PSD, TIFF, or a high-resolution JPG or PNG. Resolution at final size, bleed depth and colour mode are set out on Artwork & File Guidelines.

Files of 20 MB or under upload straight onto the form. Anything larger comes as a file-transfer link, pasted into the same field. Nothing else about your order changes.

Yes, and it costs nothing. We make artwork you already own print-ready, or build a layout from your logo, text and images. Full breakdown of what is included →

A free digital proof on every order, and nothing prints until you approve it. Check dimensions, orientation, spelling, artwork placement and finishing positions. Most faults cost nothing to fix at this stage.

Square footage × the rate for your fabric and grade, plus finishing, plus delivery. Enter width, height and quantity in ft, in or cm, and the calculator returns one delivered figure. The price is visible before you ask for it.

Large pieces cost less per square foot to print and less per square foot to send. Rate tiers sit at 60 / 160 / 400 sq ft. A 1 sq ft piece carries the highest delivered rate in the range, and a 400 sq ft piece the lowest.

Press time, finishing and worldwide delivery, blended into one figure. It is not a courier's freight quote, and it is not itemised per parcel. Full breakdown →

Yes, from 50 sq ft. Above that the rate steps down at 60, 160 and 400 sq ft. Price a small version and a large one in the calculator — the whole ladder is visible before you pay.

Finishing is priced separately and shown before checkout. Pole pockets, eyelets and Velcro backing are the three we sell today. Ask before you order if you need something else.

USD, in every region we serve. Your bank sets its own conversion rate, and import duty is charged separately by your country.

Heat turns solid ink into gas, and the gas bonds into the polyester fibre. The dye becomes part of the cloth rather than a layer sitting on it, so it cannot crack, peel or flake. It is also why washing a printed fabric does not wash the print.

Dye-sublimation and UV. Which press runs depends on the fabric and the finish, and that choice is made for you before printing.

Both, depending on the grade. Double-sided runs as duplex — two independent prints on one banner, with an opaque core between them so neither side shows through. Not every grade supports it, so check the spec table first.

Not exactly — screen colour shifts on cloth, and differently across the 17 fabrics. Full explanation and how to get the closest match →

The file goes to the press queue and your clock starts. Printed in 24–48 hours. In your hands in 7–10 days.

No. Approval releases the file to the press and allocates your fabric, and cloth carrying your artwork cannot be resold. Cancel or change anything you like before that point, free — see Returns & Reprints.

Printed in 24–48 hours. In your hands in 7–10 days. The clock starts when you approve your proof, not when you check out, so approving fast keeps the full window.

USA, UK, EU, Australia, New Zealand and Canada as standard. Every other country is quoted before you order. Full regions list and quote process →

You do, where your country charges them — set by the destination government, collected by the carrier. Full detail →

Yes, along the fold lines — most fabrics drop it as they hang. Full care-by-fabric guidance is on Care & Washing.

Put the date in your order notes before you pay. We check it against the press queue and the transit window for your country, then either confirm it or decline the job. We commit to a despatch date, not a carrier's delivery date.

Wrong print, wrong size, wrong finishing, transit damage — we reprint it free. Photos settle most claims, so there is usually nothing to send back. Email sales@printfabrix.com with your order number — full terms on Returns & Reprints.

Before proof approval, yes: cancel for any reason, full refund, no fee. After approval, no, because the cloth is cut and carries your artwork. That single cut-off is set out on Returns & Reprints.

Most grades take a 30°C gentle wash with mild detergent, no fabric softener, then line dry in shade. Blockout and PU-coated grades are wipe-clean only, and velvet and felt are spot clean. Temperatures, iron settings and the family-by-family table are on Care & Washing.

Roll it around a tube instead of folding it, and keep it dry, dark and uncompressed. Folding on the same crease across ten events leaves a permanent line. Full storage guidance →

Yes — for 24 months, so a repeat run does not start from scratch. Full detail on file retention and deletion →