Screen priting is our most popular offering for apparel decoaration. It is a versatile and time-tested method for transferring designs onto fabric using a stencil or screen. The process involves applying layers of ink through a mesh screen, which is then pressed onto the surface of the garment. Each color in the design is applied through a separate screen, making screen printing ideal for producing multiple items with the same design at a cost-effective price.
Setup is one of the largest parts of our jobs- digitizing files, preparing screens, and pre-press time. Therefore screen printing services have minimum order requiremnents. Please note our 'Shop Minimum Order' is $50. You can find our minimum order quantities and standard turnaround times below:
Adult and Youth items require different print sizes and are priced as separate orders, and require a minimum of 12 per print size.
Multiple garments types and/or colors or ink color changes require a minimum of 12 pcs per variation.
Screen Print turnaround is 10-15 business days from all approvals, including artwork proofs. Artwork services may add 2+ business days.
Always start your design work at 100% print size and a minimum of 300dpi.
If you follow those two steps you will be on your way to print success. Good clear high resolution artwork is crucial for a good screen print. When you zoom inon the artwork screenit should appear crisp with clean edges free of pixellation. Vector is always the preferred file type... What's a vector? Just send us the largest sized file you can find and we'll start there. Not sure if you art files will work or need them cleaned up? Don't worry our creative team will help and make sure your project turns out great. Our standard print size is 13w x 16h.
The most popular ink used in the garment printing industry is Plastisol ink. Screen printing plastisol ink is easy to print, does not dry in the screen, is opaque on dark garments, and features great adhesion to most t-shirt, athletic jerseys, hoodies, heat transfers, and most textiles in general. We do offer some discharge and water based options but Plastisol is always our go to choice!
For printed ink colors, we use a standard set of inks that match the PMS refernce colors used in our proofing. Please note that everyone’s computer monitor will display colors a little differently so you may see some variation from the proof and final physical shirt print. PMS color matching is available and priced based on the amount of ink needed.
We also offer many specialty inks and screen print techniques such as vintage / soft hand, puff ink, metallics etc.
The washability of properly cured direct and transfer prints are excellent. When washing, it is always recommended that the garment be turned inside out. Dry cleaning is not recommended. Do not iron the printed part of the garment.
