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Swimwear Fabric Printing
Your artwork on recycled Italian swim fabric, printed in-house in Bali. Approve a real print strike before a single suit is cut. From 20 pieces per style per print.
- Printed in-house in Bali
- OEKO-TEX® certified eco inks
- GRS and RCS certified print base
SWIMWEAR PRINT QUALITY
Prints that survives many summers
A print has one job: still looking like your artwork after a season of sun, salt, chlorine and sunscreen. That comes down to three things. The fabric underneath, the inks, and how carefully the file was set up before it ever hit the printer.
Our women's swim prints go on Carvico Brisbane Recycled ♻, a recycled polyester swim fabric made in Italy. Men's swim prints go on Microfiber Recycled. Polyester holds print color better than nylon in strong sun and chlorine, which is why it's the standard base for printed swimwear. Our inks are OEKO-TEX® certified, so the print meets the same standard as the fabric under it.
And because we print in our own studio in Bali, not at a print house three countries away, our graphics team checks every file, we turn strikes around fast, and we print small runs that make sense for a new brand.
Two ways to start
Library print or your own artwork
01 · Start with one of ours
Pick a print from the Bali Swim print library and put it on any compatible swim, active or resort style. Fastest route to a printed collection, with no artwork prep. Library prints are shared across brands, not exclusive.
02 · Bring your own artwork
Send your original or licensed pattern, or work with your own designer. No artist yet? A seamless pattern from Shutterstock is an easy place to start. Buy high-resolution vector artwork described as seamless or repeatable, and make sure the license covers commercial use on products for sale.
Want a print no other brand has? Bring your own.
Print library
The print library
A few of the prints brands keep coming back to.
See our latest print drops.
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Nautical Stripes
Classic stripes, redrawn in a finer scale.
Forest Gala
A tropical print built for resort capsules.
Solar Flecks
Tuscani Safari
Solar Drift
Swells
Distortion Dream
Carica
Lemon Print
Cherry Print
Paisley Black
Paisley White
Black Polkadot
White Polkadot
Red Gingham
Palm Stamp
Blue Bloom
Caribbean Mosaic
Oceanic Muse
Spring Birds
Tapestry Bouquet
Wildflower Waltz
Marrakech
Nebula
Orchid Odyssey Avorio
Blossoms Serenade
Denim Delight
Wild Cat Whimsy
Rose Reverie
Viva Colores
Batik Bliss
Itsy Bitsy Navy
Blue Stripes
Gardenia
Daisy Baby Blue
Orchid Odyssey Navy
Paisley Voyage
Sweet Savanna
Disco
Abstract Scape
Blush Tropic
Baby Bloom
Lovely Retro
Mapping
Gingham Green
Gingham Pink
Class Cat
Holidays
Lady Lily
Itsy Bitsy
Leopard Black Brown
Psychedelic Dream
Polka Dots Brown
Polka Dots Navy
Midnight Jungle
Monochromatic
Monochrome Sprinkles
Rawr
Pink Garden
Queen Cobra
Papillion Pastel
Summertime Retro
Sunshine
Lagoon
Retro Autumn
Sunset Bursts
Retro Heart
Sunny
So Safari
Retro Sunset
Sun Day
Tropics
Zebra Snake
Zebra
Tie Dye Blue Pink
Tie Dye Cotton Candy
Tie Dye Super Blue
Tiger
Tropicana
Tropicana Black
Day Tropic
Mariposa
Peachy Papilion
Blooming Day
Violet Peonies
Zeppy Geo
Bleu Plaid
Alurra
Noetic Bright
Kaleidoscope
Pink Peafowl
Toucan
Water Lily
Retro Jamboree
Toy Block
Wavy Wavy
Sebastian
Wave Checkered
Natural Wave
Nostalgic Lilac
These are just some of our examples. Find more seamless patterns on Shutterstock, or send us your own print and we'll take it from there.
Process
From artwork to bulk in 7 steps
01
Artwork in.
Send vector files, or raster at 300 DPI at the size it will print.
02
File check.
Our graphics team checks the repeat and resolution first, and tells you straight away if something won't print well.
03
Scale.
We set the motif size with you. An 8 cm flower on a triangle top reads very differently from a 3 cm one.
04
Digital mockup.
You see the print at scale on your actual style.
05
Print strike.
We print a 30 × 30 cm strike on your chosen fabric, so you see true color, clarity and scale. Mockup and strike together cost $25.
06
Approve, or revise.
Happy? Sign it off. Not quite? We adjust and strike again.
07
Sample, then bulk.
Your approved print goes into sampling, then production.
In our studio
Printing itself takes about a day. Total timing depends on your artwork, revisions, fabric and production plan, and we'll give you a date for your project.
Artwork checklist
Get it right first time
Most print delays come from the file, not the printer. Check these before you send.
File quality
- Vector is best: AI, EPS, SVG or PDF.
- We also accept PSD, TIFF, PNG and JPG at 300 DPI at the real print size, not thumbnail size.
- No screenshots and no images saved from Instagram or Pinterest. They look fine on a phone and blurry on a bikini.
Seamless repeat
Repeat prints must tile without visible edges or seams. Place four copies side by side and look for lines. If you can see them, so will your customer. If your file doesn't repeat, our graphics team will tell you what's possible: some artwork can be rebuilt into a repeat, some needs redrawing at the source.
Scale
Tell us how big the motif should be on the body, for example "flowers about 8 cm across". Small pieces like triangle tops and string bottoms only show a few motifs, so very large prints can get lost.
Color
Share any color reference you have, Pantone included. But screens create color with light and every one is calibrated differently, so you approve color on the physical strike, not on your phone or laptop.
Rights
Only send artwork you own or have licensed for commercial use on products for sale.
Repeat or placement
Repeat or placement?
| Repeat print | Placement print | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | The pattern tiles across the whole fabric | The artwork sits in a fixed spot on each piece |
| Every suit looks | Slightly different, depending on where the pattern falls | The same |
| Best for | All-over florals, animal prints, geometrics | A logo, a border, one motif centered on the front |
| Extra cost | None | $35 per style per size, only for fixed or complex placement |
Most prints are repeats. Placement is the exception, not the rule.
How a placement print works
- A repeat print runs across the full fabric, so placement varies garment to garment.
- A placement print sits deliberately on each piece, with setup per style and size.
- The file is positioned digitally on the pattern for every size before printing.
- Best for logos, engineered graphics, borders and precise positions.
Women's swim: Carvico Brisbane Recycled ♻
- Composition
- 82% Recycled Polyester / 18% Elastane
- Weight
- 190 g/m²
- Certified
- Global Recycled Standard (GRS) and Recycled Claim Standard (RCS)
- Made in
- Italy, by Carvico
- Why it works
- Holds print color in sun and chlorine, and prints crisper and richer than the fabric it replaced
Men's swim: Microfiber Recycled
Full specs are in the Fabric Explorer.
Printable bases
Swipe to see both bases.
Women's swim
Carvico Brisbane Recycled ♻
Recycled Italian base we run every swim print on.
Men's swim
Microfiber Recycled
Light recycled microfiber for swim shorts.
On the inside: every printed swimsuit is lined with a matching solid color, so both layers stretch and recover together.
For cover-ups and beachwear, see resort wear manufacturing.
Pricing
Prices and minimums
| Item | Price (US$) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Print strike and mockup | $25 | Digital mockup at scale plus a test print on fabric |
| Print placement | $35 per style per size | Only for prints that need a fixed or complex placement. Rare. |
| Logo re-work (optional) | $35 | One-time fee if your file needs adjusting or re-creating |
- Printed styles are priced per side and vary by product type. See the catalog for style prices.
- Minimum: 20 pieces per style per print. No minimum per size.
- Mix prints and solids in one order. Shop orders start from 100 pieces in total, mixed across styles. Custom or mixed manual orders start from 250. See what MOQ really means for a swim brand.
- Samples: Ready Design samples cost 3x the bulk price, with no development fee. Once you've produced 500 pieces in total with us, samples drop to 2x.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
20 pieces per style per print, with no minimum per size. You can run the same print across several styles.
A strike is a 30 × 30 cm print on your chosen fabric. It shows the real color, clarity and scale on that fabric, which a screen can't. Strike and mockup cost $25.
No. Screens create color with light and every screen is calibrated differently. The physical strike is the reference you approve.
How much detail sits in an image at a given physical size. Your file needs to be 300 DPI at the size it will actually print, not at thumbnail size.
Our graphics team reviews it and tells you what's possible. Some artwork can be rebuilt into a repeat, and some needs to be redrawn at the source.
We help prepare, repeat and scale artwork you bring, including patterns you've found. Talk to the team about what your project needs before you start.
No. Library prints are available to every brand. For a print that's only yours, bring your own artwork.
It depends on whether the file is your own, licensed, or supplied as part of another agreement. Confirm ownership and usage terms with us before production.
Yes, as a placement print. If the file needs adjusting or re-creating, logo re-work is a one-time $35.
No. VITA is one of our solid fabrics, and we don't print on it. Women's swim prints go on Carvico Brisbane Recycled ♻, which holds print color far better in sun and chlorine, and men's prints go on Microfiber Recycled.
Polyester holds print color better than nylon against UV and chlorine. Like any swimwear, it lasts longest when rinsed in cold water after the pool or sea and dried in the shade.
No. We print for the swimwear we make for you.
Got a print in mind?
Send us the artwork. Our graphics team will tell you if it's ready to print or what needs fixing, and the $25 strike shows you exactly how it'll look.
Or explore our bikini and swimsuit manufacturing.