The t-shirt is stretched over an ironing board looking device. The screens are then lowered on top of the t-shirt. We pour the custom ink concoction on top of it and then use a rubber squeegee to very quickly move the ink from one end of the silk screen to the other. As the ink gets moved over the screen, the t-shirt soaks up the ink on the front and the design starts to appear. Depending on what colors you wanted, we may have to mix colors more wizardry and the t-shirt may undergo two or more silk screenings using different colors and a different arm of the armed metal beast.
The end result is a t-shirt that has the exact same design, and color that you wanted. We then dry our shirts in a dryer. Once the t-shirt comes out on the other end, we inspect it to make sure it looks exactly like the mockup we sent you earlier. Unlike DTG printing, silk screening is done completely by hand. This type of printing is deal for artwork that only has colors or huge quantities. You can tell a t-shirt has been silk screened If you run your hand over the ink.
It will have a raised feel to it. This is due to the ink being put on the front of the t-shirt. Due to the fact that silk screening is a highly custom job, it will take us 10 business days to create your order. We recommend screen printing for simple company logos, team names, and t-shirts with text.
As well, screen printing works very well with both light and dark t-shirts. Often, DTG has a tougher time with dark shirts, but screen printing , as long as the right inks are used, will stand out compared to any other technique for t-shirt customization. Excuse me, but what the hell are you waiting for?
Anyone can buy a laser printer or an inkjet printer for a couple hundred dollars and print on paper all day long at rates up to 10 sheets a minute. On the other hand, you would be really lucky to print one T-shirt every five minutes -- the machine is also going to cost a lot more, and you will have to do each one by hand!
In the traditional silk-screening approach, you start with a square wooden frame about the size of a T-shirt. Over this frame you tightly stretch a piece of sheer fabric originally silk, now polyester. This is the screen. Over this sheer fabric you put a thin sheet of plastic into which you have cut holes where you want ink to appear on the T-shirt.
You can either cut the holes with a scalpel an arduous task , or you can use a liquid plastic coating that's sensitive to ultraviolet light and "cut" the holes with light. Next, you place your T-shirt on a flat board and press the screen onto the fabric. By coating the screen with thick ink using a sponge, you cause the ink to flow through the screen onto the T-shirt.
One screen mesh stencil is used for each color to be printed - screens must be lined up or registered and printed on test sheets to ensure that all of the colors line up correctly. Inks are then pushed through the screens one color at a time onto the apparel. Finally, each piece is run through a large dryer to cure the inks.
More than just shirts. Achieve custom results. You can get the results you want by manipulating the screenprinting process - we strive to guide our customers through the entire order process in an effort to ensure your expectations are met!
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