Screen Preparation and Reclamation for Apparel Decorators
Screen making is vital to good apparel decorating, since the quality of a screen-print design will be very influenced by, if not dictated by the quality of the screen.
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Screen Printing: Process + Techniques
Printing on Cotton/Spandex Blends
Adjust your parameters to successfully print on this specialty fabric.
American Apparel’s cotton spandex jersey long-sleeve crop top (style 8379) is a form-fitting long-sleeve crop top designed with an open neckline.
Apparel manufacturers are generating new garment styles from a never-ending mixture of fabric combinations, particularly in basic and fashion tops.
This poses a special challenge for the common textile screen printer who has clawed his way through the industry in the competitive market of 100% cotton and 50/50 cotton/poly goods. With the expanded gamut of garment configurations entering the market today, screen printers must constantly remain aware of printing techniques and procedures required to print on these specialty fabrics.
In this installment of the Impressions Tech Tips Newsletter, we will review printing specifications for the American Apparel Cotton Spandex Jersey Crop Top, style 8379.
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Ensuring High-quality Screen Printing
Quality control is an essential part of growing any manufacturing business and maintaining customer satisfaction and loyalty. Screen printing has its challenges, but that’s what separates the good from the excellent.
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Manual Screen-Printing Success Part 2: Coverage to Squeegees
In Part 1 of this series, step-by-step techniques were listed for everything from press setup to preparing pallets and applying pallet adhesive. In Part 2, we'll start with emulsion practices and sufficient coverage on screens.
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