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PRINTING TECHNOLOGY |
After you have done with design and fabric now comes the time to choose the best technology to get your designs printed on t-shirts. There are tons of ways you can print on t-shirts but you should choose the way that suits your design and budget. You can get excited by seeing the variants of design technology but most of them might not be suitable for your design type and thus will create extra burden on your budget. The most common way of printing available today is: heat-applied printing, screen printing, flex printing and flock printing.
Screen printing is oldest and most common way of printing on fabrics. This technology involves ink to be pushed through the silk screen to the t-shirt. This technology is most inexpensive and widely available. This is a good choice if you have a small budget.
Flex printing use heating to attach polyurethane material with the t-shirt. Using this technology you can get smooth prints on your t-shirt that last longer. This is best suited for metallic design and print that need special effects.
Next important way is to use inkjet printers to print directly on t-shirts. D-I-Y projects are the best suited for this kind of printing. You can also use tailored software to make designs and print in such way.
You can also use Iron-on technology that is suited for smaller number of t-shirts. This can be costly in long run and doesn’t last long than other technologies.
Lastly, flock printing technology leaves a velvety design ion the shirt. These designs are slight elevated in the t-shirts. These are especially used to print slogan and text on t-shirts. This kind of printing can be costly if you need to print image or big text in t-shirts. This is also one of the best ways to print on t-shirts. |
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