| dy"> | | | | screen print onto meaning you get less pile and can |
| Screen printing comes in many forms and is applied | | | | achieve a crisper print. When you start choosing the |
| onto various types of materials within the | | | | higher gms products the pile can become too heavy |
| promotional merchandise industry. When it comes to | | | | and more pressure needs applying for coverage |
| textile printing it's difficult to choose a garment that | | | | meaning you don't achieve as crisper finish. Over the |
| works well with the process. T-shirts are the number | | | | years I have found that as little pressure applied to |
| one choose when you are supplying promotional | | | | screens produces the best print, the ink becomes |
| clothing for events, so selecting the manufacture can | | | | part of the garment and not a step of ink applied |
| become difficult. There are many manufacturers | | | | onto the t-shirt. |
| around the world supplying cotton t-shirts to screen | | | | The Cost of cotton has been up and down over the |
| printers in the U.K. Gildan, Steadman, Starworld are | | | | years but with some searching on the web I have |
| the major contenders but Fruit of The Loom is the | | | | found you can get a white fruit of the loom t-shirt |
| number one choose globally. | | | | printed 1 colour as little as £1.05, and with the |
| Fruit of the Loom have been manufacturing garments | | | | current crisis around the globe I think this is |
| since 1851 and has been mainstream since 1985 | | | | acceptable. |
| turning over $2.5 Billion. They specialise in | | | | I can say that the other types of t-shirts within the |
| manufacturing consumer products ranging from | | | | range can also offer advantages as these have |
| children's to senior citizens and supply not only to | | | | higher gms but this just means that more pressure is |
| screen printers but also major players within | | | | needed, but printing coloured garments with a base |
| supermarkets and department stores and with their | | | | overcomes this problem and you can achieve some |
| logo being so familiar this has become a widely | | | | high quality, full colour simulated prints. The higher the |
| recognized trademark. | | | | gms also means more durability when wearing and |
| T-shirts has become their key product and with a | | | | washing the products, plus sometimes the quality |
| vast range to choose from you are spoilt for choose. | | | | feels better as it's heavier. |
| Their garments come in different cotton weights | | | | I would always recommend fruit of the loom to |
| starting from 160gms up to 280gms and this is what | | | | anyone who's thinking of starting a screen printing |
| really determines the quality and the costings. The | | | | company, there's many other suppliers to approach |
| Fruit of The Loom Valueweight is the flagship | | | | but fruit over great customer service when supplying |
| product selling thousands of items per day. Being | | | | garments and are always willing to help with issues |
| within the screen printing industry I have found this | | | | you may have with their products. |
| to be the most cost effective and technically easiest | | | | If you would like learn more about screen printing or |
| garment to print. Due to the cotton being the lightest | | | | are looking for a T Shirt Printing company visit |
| gms available this allows for a very flat service to | | | | Screenworks Ltd. |