SCREEN PRINTING
Screen printing (silk-screening) is the most commonly used print technique for t-shirts. Screens are cut to make a stencil for the design to be printed.
To create screens, your artwork is burned into a fine mesh that has been coated with an impermeable solution so that ink only goes through the screen where it’s supposed to. Using a squeegee, ink is pushed across the screen and is transferred to the fabric in the areas it can get through on the screens. Only one colour can be applied at a time, so a new screen must be made for each colour and lined up to create the multi-color print. Once the screens have been created, screen printing is very quick and efficient, that is why you see cost savings on larger orders. Screen prints are vibrant and remain bright and smooth for a long time. There are a few different inks that can be used in screen printing, each described below, some are standard, and others are considered ‘specialty inks’ – your account manager can let you know if there are any upcharges for special prints.
SCREEN PRINTING IN ACTION
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