Frequently Asked Questions

Silk screening or screen printing is an imprinting method where an image is transferred to a garment or other item when ink is squeegeed thru a literal screen stretched on a frame. The image will be vibrant because the ink sits on top of the fabric. This method is economical for large orders (over 24 items), but more costly for smaller quantities or runs with multiple ink colors because of the screen set-up costs. Common items to be produced are screen printed t-shirts, sweat shirts and bags.

We need to know 4 things before we can start on your custom screen printed t-shirt order.

First, what type of t-shirt do you want? There are lots of options: V-necks, tanks, 100% cotton, blended, dri-wicking just to name a few.

Second, what shirt color do you want?

Next, how many printed shirts do you want? There are production price breaks where if you order more the each cost per shirt is less. Those price breaks are: 12-36-72-144-288-432.

Finally, we need to understand the imprint you envision printed on your shirts.

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Our normal turnaround time for screen printing and embroidery is 10-12 business days from when we process your order. To process an order we need an approved quote, approved artwork and either full payment or a PO (purchase order) from a school district. Seasonal work load may slightly increase or decrease the number of days an order takes to be completed. We will let you know at the time of the order the likely in-hand-date.

For screen printing most of our customers select t-shirts or sweat shirts. T-shirts can either be long or short sleeved. We offer a wide variety of t-shirt styles including adultyouth, and ladies. We also have printed on button-up work shirts, typically above the left pocket and on the back.

For embroidery most of our coustomers select polo shirts or jackets. Polos shirts come in a wide variety of styles and colors inclucing youth, adult and ladies. If ordering for your team that has both men and ladies select a shirt that offers "companion" styles meaning, adult and ladies cut polos with the same color and fabric. You can shop for undecorated apparel on our catalog page.

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Direct-to-garment printing or digital printing is an imprinting method where the image is printed directly on shirt from the computer. With DTG printing there are no screen set-ups needed. The ink literally dyes the fabric. This method is economical for smaller quantities and for images that are full color. Photographs can be printed as well. The limitation is the shirt must be light and the ink dark.There is no white ink used. There is some image loss after the first wash (about 5%), but after that the image will last thru the life of the garment. The image will not be quite as vibrant as on traditional screen printing. This process is very versatile. Common items include t-shirts, hats, tote bags and even leather!.

Embroidery is the process of stitching a logo onto a garment or other item. This is done utilizing computerized machines that read digitized instructions from a computer. Because this method uses needle and thread, complicated graphic images are not recommended. Common items include sport shirts, jackets, hats, bags and warm-up suits. There will be an itinal set-up fee called "digitizing" to translate the graphic image into instructions for the embroidery machine. GET EMBROIDERED SHIRT QUOTE

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