Screenprinting is the oldest method of printing. Ink is applied to a porous silk screen and passes through a stencil or template to leave an impression. Normally used when printing on fabric and banners and when printing on board that is too thick to pass through a standard litho print press. It can also be used on larger products like compendiums, umbrella’s and bags.
Things to note when choosing to screeprint a products
- Dark coloured items require a base colour print as well as the print to achieve a vibrant solid colour – there is additional cost for the base coat.
- Multi-coloured prints with complex registration need to be viewed prior to quoting or acceptance of an order.
- We can produce halftones with screenprinting depending on the design
- We cannot print to the edge of a garment, we are limited by the size of the largest screens and also seams / zippers / pockets etc. We must have a flat surface to lay the screen on. Garments cannot be printed across a seam.
Artwork required for SCREENPRINTED products -
Vector artwork is required – either in an EPS. or AI. file format.
Artwork that cannot be used – JPEG / BMP / DOC / PDF
