So you’ve heard that printing custom shirts is a lucrative business, and you’re looking to get your start on it. Screen printing is mentioned relatively often for a variety of reasons. With its impressive ability to handle bulk orders, print vibrant colors with little difficulty, and low startup costs, screen printing is an excellent choice…
Heat transfer printing methods have been around for a long time and consistently deliver excellent results for almost any design and substrate. While dye sublimation printing remains a popular option, DTF printing’s appeal is beginning to draw more and more attention, mainly as technological advances help make new printing methods much more interesting for various…
With so many printing methods available, newcomers might find themselves hard-pressed to pick one that’ll work for them. Screen printing is a tried-and-true method for outputting Pantone-matching colors onto garments, perfect for logos and minimalist designs. In contrast, direct-to-garment (DTG) printing delivers beautiful, complex designs with a wide range of bright colors. What about dye…
Screen printing and direct-to-garment (DTG) printing are two of the industry’s most popular garment printing methods. Each method presents different advantages and disadvantages to users, but what if it were possible to combine the best of both approaches into a single system? Digital hybrid systems are slowly being introduced to the industry, combining screen printing…
The printing industry has seen some leaps and bounds over the years, and many innovations have been making waves – one of which is direct-to-film (DTF) printing. With its incredible versatility on various substrates, some quarters are sure that this spells the end of the popular direct-to-garment (DTG) printing method; others are not so convinced….
Direct-to-garment, or DTG, printing is a well-known printing technique that produces vibrant colors and complex designs on cotton substrates. Various print-on-demand services offer DTG prints to customers, and different small-scale fashion businesses use DTG prints to make custom shirts for multiple customers. While many in the industry make a case for DTG printing’s importance, especially…
Both screen and digital printing continue to form the core of the garment printing industry, especially with the introduction of hybrid printing systems that combine the best of both worlds. Even so, direct-to-film (DTF) printing has started shaking things up since its introduction sometime in 2020. Most notably, critics would go so far as to…
Have you spent days trying and failing to burn a screen successfully? Or perhaps you are a newbie screen-printer trying to learn how to burn screens? Burning screens is an important step when it comes to screen printing. Learning to burn your screens properly is crucial to creating a high-quality print. However, it can be…
Screen printing squeegees are one of the most important tools in screen printing. They are used to apply ink through a mesh or screen onto a garment or substrate, efficiently spreading it to achieve desired designs and print on fabric and some other materials. The manner of use and maintenance greatly influence your printing work…
Color separation is the process of separating the various colors within a design. In the Screen-Printing process, color separations are essential. For a T-shirt or other product to be printed properly, the colors that make up the design must first be separated. When it comes to screen printing, color separation is handled by either multi-purpose…
