Wakefield, MA – Embroidery & Screen Printing Action Apparel
The basics of T-shirt screen printing
Screen printing is a process using light-sensitive materials and film-positive images to print on paper, wood, plastic, fabric and many other materials. Once the image is on the screen, ink is pressed through the screen with a squeegee to create a print. Screen-printing ink is brilliant and creates a dynamic-looking print. It is possible to print multiple copies, and to use one color of ink or multiple colors of ink. A screen must be prepared for each ink color used.
Transforming art into a screen-printed T-shirt In order to screen-print an image, the image must be transferred to a film positive. The graphic may be prepared in a graphics program such as Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop. Simple graphics, such as typography, may be prepared in a word processing program such as Microsoft Word. Drawings may be scanned into a graphics program. The graphic may then be output onto a transparent sheet or piece of vellum using a laser printer or inkjet printer.
It is recommended to use a laser printer for sufficient opacity of image to successfully burn a screen. There are specialty programs to convert inkjet printers for creating screen-printing film positives, but they are quite expensive. Working with the screen A screen is made of synthetic screen mesh stretched over a wood or metal frame. The printer coats the frame with a light-sensitive emulsion. When that’s dry, the printer places the film-positive face down on the screen. A piece of glass is placed flush against the film positive. With light from an exposure lamp and a spray of warm water, an image appears on the screen. Once the screen is dry, it is clamped into a screen-printing press. The printer uses a squeegee to wipe ink through the screen mesh and onto the T-shirt.
What is embroidery?
Embroidery is the technique of decorating apparel, fabric, or other materials with needle and thread. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as sequins, rhinestones, or yarn. It can be produced by a machine or in some cases by hand. In our usage it is always by a machine that is specifically made for the apparel promotional industry.
In our case we have multiple head embroidery machines that take designs from an attached computer and sew them on the product. The design begins with being converted from a typical computer format such as a jpeg and it is digitized into an embroidery format that the machine can read and reproduce. Once the file is digitized, it is goes into the embroidery program on the computer attached to the embroidery machine. The products are set up and attached to the embroidered heads and the proper thread colors are put into the machine for the embroidery. The rest is magic…..not really but it is beyond the scope of detailed explanation because the computer send the instructions to the embroidery machine and the design is sewn on to the product.
Embroidery is considered a high quality print method that years ago was considered much more expensive than other print methods. This has changed in recent years because the process of digitizing has gotten much more cost effective and more in line with what it should cost for the work done. Embroidery is great on hats, polo’s, and outerwear to name a few.
More information can be found at http://www.actionapparelinc.com
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Business Plan: Screen Printing T-Shirt Store Shop NEW 08! Complete Start Up Business Plan For 2008! -Sample Business Plan In Microsoft Word For EASY Editing! -Meets & Exceeds SBA, Lender, & Government Grant Agency Requirements -This Sample Plan Has Already Received FUNDING In 2008! Complete 7 Section Layout Including…. -Executive Summary (A brief general summary of the other 6 sections) -Products & Services (Technically Accurate Product/Service Descrip… |
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