{"id":683,"date":"2017-08-09T20:10:41","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T20:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anatol.com\/2017\/08\/09\/choosing-the-right-shirt-for-your-screen-printing-job\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T09:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T09:40:09","slug":"choosing-the-right-shirt-for-your-screen-printing-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anatol.com\/es\/choosing-the-right-shirt-for-your-screen-printing-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing the Right Shirt for Your Screen Printing Job"},"content":{"rendered":"
Customers are more and more frequently asking for softer fabrics, eco-friendly fabrics or performance fabrics. When shopping for shirts, there is some basic knowledge that can help steer you to the right shirt for each screen printing job.<\/p>\n
Material is the defining factor for every garment. The material determines the feel, durability, thickness and printability of each shirt. The basic types of shirts used in screen printing are:<\/p>\n
In addition to material, you also will have to look at the fabric weight and thread count of garments. Heavier weights are more rigid, durable shirts. Shirts with higher thread counts are softer and tend to print well because they are more tightly woven. Also check to see whether a garment has been preshrunk.<\/p>\n
Screen printers eventually develop their favorite shirts. They have the go-to shirts they use for everyday jobs, and the shirts they recommend to customers with specific requests or needs. As you find your favorites, or as you search for alternatives to offer some customers, here are some tips to choosing the right shirt and helping customers to choose the right shirts:<\/p>\n
Once you do your research and give some garments a test drive on your presses, you\u2019ll find your line-up of shirts you feel comfortable printing with and confident recommending to your customers.<\/p>\n
Looking for more info on different types of apparel? Check out these blog posts:<\/p>\n
A Screen Printer’s Guide to Environmentally-Friendly Apparel<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n