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Tshirt Printing Methods
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1- SCREEN PRINTING How to Screen Print Custom T-Shirts: The Screen Printing Process Screen printing is the process of pulling ink through an image burned screen onto t-shirts and other garments. Below we will take you through the steps we use to create custom screen printed apparel at PrintTshirtUSA. Designing Art for Screen Printing It all starts with an idea brought to us by our customers. The idea is taken to our in house designers who make a computer generated version of that idea, using the t-shirt color(s) the customer has chosen for their order. Once the design has been completed it is posted to the Art Approval Directory for approval from anywhere. Producing the Art for Screen Printing Once the screen printing design is approved it goes to our production artist, who takes the design apart with a process called color seperation. Each color of the design will have its own screen. Before the production artist can take the design to the screen department they must print each color on a film positive. This is the final step of preparing the art for printing. Preparing the Screen Screen printing can not be completed successfully without well constructed screens. The film positives from the production artist go to the screen department, who prepares the screen by coating it with photosensitive emulsion. The color seperated positive is attached to the emulsion coated screens, and taken to be burned for t-shirt printing. The screen is placed into a unit that exposes it to ultra-violet light. The ultra-violet light burns the design into the screen, removing the emulsion to let ink come through the screen. This is very important to get the best screen printing results. Screen Printing Your Shirt Screen printing finishes by transferring the ink through the screen onto the shirt. To begin this process, the press is loaded with the t-shirt printing screens. Ink colors are then poured onto the proper screens. The screen printer then loads the t shirt making sure that it is even and sitting straight on the screen printing plat. Once it is loaded properly the printer lowers the screen and pulls the ink across it with a rubber screen printing squeegee. After the Print The t-shirt is then removed and placed on a belt that runs under a special dryer. This dryer will cure the ink at 320°F. At the end of the dryer, Quality Control inspects each garment to guarantee the garment meets our stringent, high quality standards. PrintTshirtUSA is always working with new products, techniques and applications to ensure you get the best screen printed products . 2- EMBROIDERY Basic Embroidery Techniques: Satin Stitch To take advantage of all the great embroidery services that PrintTshirtUSA has to offer, you should know there are two main embroidery techniques that are used when applying lettering or numbers to your garment: satin stitch and step-satin stitch embroidery. They create the same design, but bring different visual effects and textures to the design. The following information will help you choose the perfect embroidery for your garment. Satin Stitch Embroidery Satin stitch gets its name from its sheen as it catches the light to reflect a soft, yet bright, color such as satin does. A satin stitch is often used for lettering, 2 inches or smaller in height. This stitch produces a lower stitch count overall, is used on simple designs and gives a smooth clean satin finish. This is our standard embroidery stitch. If you would like to see some examples of our embroidery work, please visit our Custom Embroidery Design Samples page or our Art Approval Directory. Step-Satin Stitch Embroidery Step-satin stitch is useful when enlarging lettering or creating a large design that is 3 inches or larger. Step satin is made up of smaller stitches that fill a larger area, whereas satin stitches use one stitch to cover an entire area. When used on large designs or letters, this stitch eliminates the possibility of snags or allowing your design to be vulnerable to everyday wear. Embroidered letters and numbers can be done with either of the above applications to produce beautiful custom embroidered apparel. 3- 3D EMBROIDERY Custom 3D Embroidery Will Add Dimension to Your Design Custom embroidery has two innovative techniques that will add dimension to any design. These two very different applications have similar effects, but use different methods to achieve them. PrintTshirtUSA is excited to offer layered 3D embroidery and puff 3D embroidery to our customers who are looking to add dimension to their custom embroidery design. Custom Layered 3D Embroidery Layered 3D embroidery is achieved by doubling the stitch count on a design. This makes the design thicker, and raises the design up and away from the garments surface. The layered 3-D effect allows you to have greater detail than the Puff, however, very detailed designs work best with standard embroidery stitching. This technique works best on thinner materials that will be washed regularly, such as oxfords, polos, and sweatshirts. For subtle 3-D effects try our new custom layered 3D embroidery. Custom Puff 3D Embroidery Puff 3D embroidery uses a foam underlining to achieve an extreme three dimensional effect. The foam comes in different widths and colors to accommodate an array of products and thread colors. This application also requires the thread count to double, so that the foam will not be exposed through the tread. Puff 3D embroidery works best with block or large round shaped letters. Artwork for puff embroidery should have rounded corners so that the needle perforates the corners of the design and covers the foam completely and makes your design come alive. Thick materials that will be washed periodically generally work best with this application, such as hats, bags, and thicker jackets. To really make your business name or logo stand out, use our puff 3D embroidery. Custom embroidery can be done with either of the above applications, as well as, our standard embroidery applications. PrintTshirtUSA is constantly testing innovative ways to embroider using special effect embroidery. Watch this website for the newest in custom embroidery. |
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