SILK PRINTING
- The most affordable option for large batches
- For various textiles and other materials that can withstand heat
- The printed image lasts a long time, even after washing at 60 degrees
Screen printing is a true art of masters, because achieving the desired tone and preparing for printing requires years of experience and knowledge of the material.
The number of colors in a design is limited by the printing machine (so-called silk screen carousel), which can hold up to eight colors at a time. These colors can be selected by the customer.
The preparation process for creating a screen-printed item is long and complex. It involves creating files, performing color separations on the computer, making stencils, and mixing colors.
Once the preliminary work is done, printing each individual image is relatively quick and inexpensive. This makes screen printing particularly suitable for adding a printed image to large quantities of items, as the costly preparation is outweighed by the savings in product volume.
Screen printing is the oldest textile printing technology, dating back over a thousand years. The printing process has of course been updated over time, but the basic idea of the technology has remained the same. The color is applied to the object through a special silk screen, which is stretched over a frame of the appropriate size. In the case of multi-color designs, each color is printed on the object as a separate layer.
Advantages
• The most affordable printing technology for large batches.
• You can print relatively large images and other designs.
• Colors remain bright and vivid.
• Can be printed on almost any smooth, heat-resistant textile item, such as a T-shirt, polo, sweatshirt, jacket, tote bag, sports bag, umbrella, and lanyard.
• Suitable for cotton, polyester and blended fabrics.
• Can also be used on many other materials.
Technical data
• All materials that can withstand heat are suitable.
• The largest print dimensions are 39 × 47 cm (9 x 42 cm for sleeve printing).
• The print file must be a high-quality photo or vector graphics (cdr, ai, or eps) file.
• To achieve a print result, the resolution must be at least 300 DPI.
See how screen printing works:
3D
The ability to make an especially thick and high print by applying multiple layers of paint on top of each other.
Effect paint is used to achieve relief and uniqueness.
This technique makes it possible to bring out, for example, text on a shirt more intensely.
Gel
Transparent three-dimensional paint that gives a smooth, mirror-like surface when printed. Possibility to achieve a wet effect, such as water droplets.
Printing on a dark product gives the best results.
Puff
In prints, a special paste is added to the paint, which expands after heating and gives a voluminous, soft and matte effect.
UV
UV printing can be printed as a coating layer on other shades, the shade itself is transparent.
The glowing effect comes out in a UV light environment.
Phosphor or luminescent
The printing uses a special ink that captures light and glows in dim light and darkness. The effect is used to print separate logos or texts, but also as part of a design with other colors.