| Garment printing is now an incredibly popular way of | | | | blocking stencil so that open areas of mesh transfer |
| promoting a company, of advertising a company's or | | | | ink as a sharp-edged image. A roller is then moved |
| person's services, or just creating a great company | | | | across the screen stencil, forcing or pumping ink past |
| identity or brand. | | | | the threads of the woven mesh in to the open |
| Garment printing is also a superb way of producing a | | | | areas. |
| staff uniform. By simply making sure your staff base | | | | Direct to Garment Printing |
| are dressed in the same t shirts, for example, you | | | | In direct to garment printing (or DTG) the image is |
| have a uniform look that impresses clients and | | | | printed directly onto the T-shirt by using a special |
| creates a good image for your company. And with | | | | kind of inkjet printer. This method of garment printing |
| the right garment printing company it's quick, cheap | | | | offers a greater level of flexibility by way of color |
| and easy to do too! Many small businesses even use | | | | variation and time. |
| garment printing as a cost-effective alternative to | | | | Heat Transfer Printing |
| print, radio and television advertising. | | | | In heat transfer printing, heat and pressure is used to |
| An enormous amount of organisations use garment | | | | transfer ink, via a sheet of carrier paper, to the |
| printing, across both public and private sectors – | | | | garment. |
| and of course friends and family too. Stag or hen | | | | Hand painting and airbrushing |
| parties are popular occasions to create a set of | | | | These two methods can be used in combination with |
| printed t-shirts or baseball caps for example. So, | | | | t shirt screen printing to give special effects or to |
| whether for advertising, for social use, as a staff | | | | add artistic value to the pattern or design. |
| uniform or as a promotional tool, garment printing is | | | | Digital Printing |
| big business. | | | | This method of garment printing has the advantage |
| When looking for a good garment printer – | | | | of using any number of colors but lacks a wide |
| always look for one that provides a free sampling | | | | screen printing set-up process, thus making it best |
| service so that you can be sure you get style, size | | | | for smaller orders of t-shirts and shirts. |
| and quality absolutely spot on. | | | | In short, there is an enormous variety of ways of |
| Always look for customer service with good and | | | | garment printing, and a huge number of companies |
| guaranteed lead times. Try to find a company who | | | | who offer garment printing services. The best are |
| can offer variety - variety of garments, variety of | | | | those who can be a one stop shop for all those |
| colours, styles, and variety of printing methods. | | | | methods listed above, and for embroidery and design |
| There are lots of different types of garment printing, | | | | and artwork too. Companies such as Creative |
| and the most popular are summarised below: | | | | Apparel in Stockport, Fanela in Leicestershire and |
| Screen Printing | | | | Evolve Branding in Peterborough should be able to |
| One of the oldest, cheapest and most popular | | | | tick all these boxes for you, and more. But do your |
| garment printing processes, screen printing usually | | | | research first, so that you get everything out of |
| best suits t shirts. A woven mesh supports an ink | | | | your garment printing order that you can! |