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Garment Printing General Information
This page will give you more information on Custom Designed T-Shirts and what's needed to get a great t-shirt design started!
Screen printing is the process of placing a wet ink on a substrate (item) - like t-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, aprons,
tote bags etc. The wet ink is then cured on the garments, through a conveyorized
heat oven at about 320 degrees for a set time. In all screen printing each color requires it's own screen.
Each final design (artwork) is sized according to the SMALLEST size garment in each order. Example: in an order
of 20- youth mediums, 10 adult mediums and 3 adult XXLs, the final design is made to fit the youth mediums.
You can COMBINE our t-shirts, short sleeve t-shirts, long sleeve t-shirts and sweatshirts to reach any Quantity Price
Break (ie: 36, 48, 72, 100, 150, 300) as long as each garment will get the SAME EXACT imprinting - ink colors,
location on the garment, etc. T-shirts and sweats can't be combined with Aprons, Caps, Tote Bags
since these require different print tables, different screens and different printing processes.
Screen printed image sizes are:
Youth sizes: "full size" back or front is about 8" wide. Adult sizes:about 10-11" wide. "Left-chest" or "right-chest"
imprint sizes are usually 3-4" wide. A sleeve imprint is usually 2-3" wide. We can imprint a "center-chest" from
3 to 6" wide. We can also imprint a "center-back" from 3" to 6". Height of design is sized accordingly since a t-shirt
limit is it's width - longer than it is wide.
If you have a specific size for your image imprint please advise - indicate on your design or via an email. Same for
location of print. If nothing is indicated on our Order Form, or via email, we will process your order as being a
"full-front" or "full-back" image. If you indicate neither front, nor back we will contact you.
Remember imprint locations are: "full-front","full-back","center-chest","center-back", "left-chest", "right-chest",
"left-sleeve", "right-sleeve"- all as if you were WEARING the garment.
Dark Color t-shirts or garments versus printing on White or Light Color Garments:
Like painting a house that is dark brown (black, red, navy, forest, etc.) using white, or light color of paint, it may
need two coats or an underbase. The same holds true for screenprinting any LIGHTER color of inks on a DARKER
color of garment.When printing light color inks, especially white ink, on certain dye colors (red and orange are the worst) there is a possibility of "dye migration" - the dye from the garment material can transfer to the white ink and cause the ink to be discolored. We cannot guarantee the final results of any order using a white ink on a darker color garment (substrate), especially on red.
When printing on dark colors of garments a separate screen of white underbase is highly recommended.
This underbase keeps the "top" (viewed) colors from "blending" with the dark background (garment dye) which
produces a muted image color (known as bleeding). If white ink is not one of your design colors, then you need to
ADD this white screen to the total colors in your design - can increase you costs. Also the graphics for printing on
dark colors are more "bold" - without fine details since a heavy layer of light colored ink must be applied in order to
cover the dark substrate and prevent bleeding.
Photographs (black and white, or colored) are useable for textile printing. Photos are composed of fine dots(halftones)
which take some skill to hold on the screen mesh.
The BEST artwork for printing on textiles is: - the bolder, the less complicated, the more eye-appeal (like reading a
highway billboard - only a quick view to get the message).
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