| Screen printing is a technique of printing that employs | | | | pattern printed. Prints with large areas should use an |
| a screen of a mesh of fibers that acts as a stencil to | | | | ink that can be absorbed by the garment. There is |
| convey ink to a substrate. Such technique has the | | | | also the CMYK ink which can cover the whole |
| advantage that it can print any type of textile | | | | spectrum of colors through the use of only four |
| regardless of its shape, design or size. It can even | | | | colors that can be mixed with given proportion to |
| print different designs with variable colors. It is easy | | | | result in the required degree of the color wanted for |
| to be applied and its costs are low. | | | | the print. |
| With the introduction of Screen printing to the | | | | Clean pattern detail should also be considered when |
| clothing industry, many possibilities have been | | | | selecting the screen thickness to be used in the |
| available for the design of different garments. | | | | printing process. Also the number of nodes in the |
| Different patterns can be easily applied to the | | | | screen mesh plays an important role in the clarity of |
| textiles used. A good printing should account for the | | | | the pattern details. The patterns can be anything |
| right printing ink that matches the type of textile | | | | from a customer's initials or logo up to a customer's |
| used for the production of the garment. An ink that | | | | favorite pattern. |
| can provide the required opacity, especially with dark | | | | Screen printing can be used for special campaigns, |
| colored garments is one of the tricks in selecting the | | | | where a logo of the campaign with its slogan can be |
| proper ink. Some inks have the ability of penetrating | | | | printed on t-shirts, caps and bags. Many shops |
| the textile and hence creating a softer touch than | | | | provide customizable services where the customer |
| that produced when the ink stays on the surface of | | | | can select his preferred shirt or garment design. Then |
| the garment. Depending on the pattern to be printed, | | | | he chooses the design that will be printed over the |
| and the fabric of the garment and its color, the ink | | | | garments and decide the location of the prints, |
| type that can result in an optimum print can be | | | | whether it will be over the back, or only the front or |
| decided. Some types of inks can replace the original | | | | the sleeves or a combination of any of these |
| dye used in the fabric production. Such type of inks | | | | locations. Depending on the size of the pattern, the |
| can also produce a soft touch for the print and is | | | | colors used for the print, and the area of the |
| suitable for vintage prints. Some inks can be mixed | | | | garment printed surface, the cost of the print will be |
| with sparkling or shimmering particles or metal | | | | determined. |
| particles to add a sparkling or a metallic effect to the | | | | |