SCREEN PRINTING TECHNIQUES

Your Guide to Screen Printing with White Ink
Your Guide to Screen Printing with White Ink

Screen printing with white ink can frustrate even experienced screen printers. The same printing process you use with darker inks on lighter substrates can lead to blurred, fibrillated, heavy-handed or undercured prints when used to print white ink on darker substrates.

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How to Prevent Fibrillation in Your Screen Printing
How to Prevent Fibrillation in Your Screen Printing

Successful screen printing depends on quality control. By following the right steps and using the right products, any screen printer can create quality prints that satisfy their customers.

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The Lived-In Look
The Lived-In Look: Creating Vintage Screen Prints

People want cozy, comfortable, lived-in looking screen prints. The vintage t-shirt trend seems to be here to stay. That means if you’re in the screen printing business, you’d better understand how to create vintage screen prints.

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Tips for Screen Printing Over Zippers, Buttons and Seams
Tips for Screen Printing Over Zippers, Buttons and Seams

In our previous blog, we discussed tips for printing on hoodies and zippered or buttoned sweatshirts. The usual tactic when dealing with the unique terrain of these garments is to adjust artwork to avoid buttons, zippers and seams. 

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How to Make Your Screen Prints Stand Out with Foil
How to Make Your Screen Prints Stand Out with Foil

Are you looking to add effects to your screen prints that make them stand out? Foil might be what you’re looking for – a simple and cost-effective way to make trendy, eye-catching designs.

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A General Guide to Quartz Flash Cure Settings for Screen Printing
A General Guide to Quartz Flash Cure Settings for Screen Printing

By Michael Jirasek

I remember the first time I worked with a quartz flash. It was a little scary! Flash settings can be tricky and require attention to detail. However, the payoff in increased production more than makes up for the learning curve. Here’s a general guide to help you find the right quartz flash settings for your print jobs.

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Screen Printing That Pops
Screen Printing That Pops: Getting Started with Metal Flake Ink

Screen printing is a competitive industry, so it’s important to always be on the lookout for ways to separate your business from the pack. It’s hard to attract new customers (and retain existing ones) if you can’t catch their eye…and giving metal flake ink a try can help you do just that!

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A Guide to Screen Printing Children's Wear
A Guide to Screen Printing Children’s Wear

Children’s wear has always been a large component of the screen printing market. Sports jerseys, school apparel and child-sized souvenir and promotional clothing are the bread and butter of many screen printing shops.

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Keeping Your Screen Printing Customers Happy with Accurate Print Colors
Keeping Your Screen Printing Customers Happy with Accurate Print Colors

If you’ve ever tried to create the perfect color for a persnickety customer, you know color matching ink for screen printing can be a complicated proposition. Sure you have color matching systems to guide you, but many factors can interfere with color matching in screen printing.

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Preparing Your Ink for Screen Printing
Preparing Your Ink for Screen Printing

There are countless screen printing inks that claim to be «ready for use», but in reality almost all inks require some care before they hit your press. Whether you’re seeking the right consistency, the right color or a special effect, there are proper ways to get your ink ready for printing.

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Getting Softer Screen Prints with Plastisol Ink
Getting Softer Screen Prints with Plastisol Ink

Screen printing customers have been increasingly demanding a softer hand feel to their printed t-shirts. Many apparel screen printers have turned to water-based and discharge ink to achieve the soft, retro prints customers request. But plastisol can get the job done too!

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Cómo empezar con los medios tonos en serigrafía

If you’re ready to challenge yourself – and make your shop stand out – halftone printing could be for you. With halftone prints, you can create shaded effects and photorealistic images on garments.

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