Digital fabric printing is not the same as screen printing.
ANY colour is possible. There is no limit to the number of colours that can be used in a design.
However, metallic ink is not yet possible with the printing process used by our printers.
Digital 'print on demand' uses a pigment printing process with the highest quality planet & people safe dyes and inks, and very little water. Fabric prints are fully customizable and because each material is not printed until it is ordered, there's no fabric waste or warehoused fabric waiting to be sold.
The print on demand printing model is eco friendly and much more sustainable when compared to other dyeing and printing techniques used to produce the vast majority of fabrics on the textile market.
Read more about sustainability on the Spoonflower website here: https://grow.spoonflower.com/sustainability/
For most fabrics, the printing machine looks alot like a giant version of the inkjet printers you might use in your home or office. You can see a demonstration of the printing process HERE.
Techniques are always being improved so there can be slight differences in colour or fabric 'hand feel' between orders if you have placed orders on different months or years.
Read more about Print Colour in the Fabric FAQ's
Due to the slubby texture of some fabrics, your yardage may contain minor printing irregularities. These are characteristic of the digital printing process on textured fabric substrates.
Preview images shown on my website are often mockup images (not photographs). I do my best to represent prints and colours as accurately as possible but as it's impossible to show EVERY combination of print colourway, fabric scale and choice of fabric substrate, be aware that your order may look different to the preview images! Print clarity is affected by print scale and the texture of your chosen fabric substrate. If you're not confident in choosing fabrics, please reach out for advice.
I am happy to help you choose a combination of print, colourway, print scale and base material to suit your project!
There are also handy guides here on my website which can help with your fabric selection.