Glow in the Dark t-shirts are great ideas for evening events. It's specially effective in dimmed condition, such as night club promotions, lectures, concerts and theatrical presentations. Glow in the Dark imprints work well on white background. So as long as your designs provide a white background to the area you want to apply Glow in the Dark imprint, you can use any colored t-shirts you want. You can use Glow in the Dark as a tool to highlight, or to send a hidden message (see below for example). All prints shown below were done in silk screen printing. Color separations were either manually done in channels or by Simulated Process. Production were done with M&R automatic 14-color press.
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Adding distressed crackle to your artwork is a quick and easy way to add a vintage feeling to your t-shirt designs. Our art department can do this for you free of charge. Just provide us your original artwork, we will send you back a version with a vintage touch. Below are some samples of them. All prints were done in silk screen printing. Color separations were either manually done in channels or by Simulated Process. Production were done with M&R automatic 14-color press.
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Getting a tattoo for your body can be a serious decision, it's definitely not a second-thought friendly process. However, getting your screen print tattoo t-shirts done with us is a satisfaction guarantee process. If you have placed order with us before, you know that you have total control of every step of your custom t-shirt process. Your artwork is touched up, or sometimes redrawn to be ready for screen print process. You are always given a paper proof with mock-up for confirmation. Actual production will only start with your approval so you will never get surprise from your products. We even give our customers pre-production sample by request free of charge. Below are some tribal tattoo designs we have done. All prints were done in silk screen printing. Color separations were either manually done in channels or by Simulated Process. Production were done with M&R automatic 14-color press.
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An example for effective color changing t-shirt design is shown above. Simple outline in black or dark color when it's indoor, full color when exposed to sun light. This will maximize the visual impact and hopefully leave your audience a long lasting impression.
Color changing technology by PhotoChromic inks has been around the custom screen print and advertising industries for over a decade. The reason that this technology is still very popular among advertisers in custom screen print industry is the magical transformation of colors. This series of PhotoChromic colors come in basic colors such as red, blue, yellow, green and purple. When these colors are indoor and not exposed to ultraviolet light, they are almost colorless. However, when they are exposed to ultraviolet light (including sunlight) they will gradually turn into their own colors. The stronger light and longer expose duration, the higher the intensity of the colors. And of course there are limits as everything else, the colors will not increase their intensity after they reach their limits. PhotoChromic inks work the best with white t-shirts. However they also work with light color t-shirts such as natural. You would also want to take advantage of the magical color change by screen printing only a black and white image for the indoor image and leaves all the colors as PhotoChromic colors so they will only appear outdoor. In this way you optimize the color transformation between a black and white image and a full color image. We recommend PhotoChromic’s color changing technology for all outdoor events on t-shirts, sweatshirts and sportshirts. Imagine when your guests witness the magical color change. For sure that’s going to leave a long impression to them.
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Do you know that you can add a layer of gel on top of your screen print decoration? The result is amazing! You will have a layer of 3-D looking coating on top of your custom t-shirt logo. This effect works specially well with line art and outlines since lines would enhance the quality of 3-D effect. This effect is called High Density Gel. It’s similar to other High Density ink printings that print 3-D effects as well. However try to avoid application over a broad area, you may find the center area of the application depressed or lack of 3-D quality. Custom screen print your logo with High Density Gel will definitely be something people are going to talk about. So if you want to make your next custom T-shirt project an eye-catcher.
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Discharge technique works very well with vintage looking designs because of the natural look and soft hand feel. It also works better with dark color t-shirts since the dark color t-shirts will set a stronger color contrast with the natural canvas color. The discharge technique can be applied with water base pigment. Therefore discharge printing in color can be achieved. It still gives you all the advantages including vintage look and soft hand feel. The only drawback is the difficulty in achieving accurate color matching.
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During the past ten years of screen printing business, I was fortunate enough to work with many talented t-shirt graphic designers. Many of them were highly specialized in their fields. Even though specialization doesn't always benefit them in our dynamic clothing business, they really master what they devoted themselves over time. Among many designs, dragons are always my favorite. Below are some samples of what we have done in the past. All prints were done in silk screen printing. Color separations were either manually done in channels or by Simulated Process. Production were done with M&R automatic 14-color press.
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What would look the best on black t-shirts? How about rock bands, race cars or even wizards and medieval knights? A lot of designs can look good on black t-shirts, but there is some magic between skull designs and black t-shirt that makes them the perfect match. Don't agree with me? Take a look at the following samples and see if they change your mind. All prints were done in silk screen printing. Color separations were either manually done in channels or by Simulated Process. Production were done with M&R automatic 14-color press.
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How many favorite colors do you have? At least three if you are a koi fan. Red, black and white are the three basic yet the most important colors in nishikigoi. The three most popular koi types, Kohaku, Sanke and Showa are perfect examples. Kohaku (red pattern on white ground), Sanke (red & black spot pattern on white ground) and Showa (red and black stripe pattern on white ground or red and white pattern on black ground) together are so called Gosanke. Value in a koi depends on it's body conformation, color completion and pattern. Because of my hobby in koi keeping, I was able to work with some local reputable koi dealers on their custom company t-shirts. Below are some samples of them. All prints were done in silk screen printing. Color separations were either manually done in channels or by Simulated Process. Production were done with M&R automatic 14-color press.
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Here is a check list for you to speed up your custom t-shirts job.
How ready is your artwork? Artwork can be categorized into 2 groups based on their origins. First are scanned images and second are computer generated images. In the first group, paintings, photographs, printed materials or the similar are scanned and save as digital files of your artwork. Quality of your digital artwork has a lot to do with your scanning resolution. Normal requirement is 300 dpi (dot per inch). However keep in mind that your reproductions will not be better than your originals. So no matter how high your scanning resolution is, you are simply not getting a better reproduction image if your original is not. So in a nutshell for people using this group of artwork, find the best quality original you can. Scan it at 300 dpi or better. Save it and send it to your printer without re-sizing it. The file size of your scanned image will potentially be big. However, supportive printer should be able to accommodate your file sending by either increasing the mail box size or arrange a FTP transfer for you. In the second group, computer generated images, we have 2 sub-groups which are raster images and vector images. Raster images are resolution dependant images such formats as tiff, jpg, psd.
The only requirement for this group is to make sure they are created in actual imprint size (or close to actual imprint size), and are in 300 dpi as original resolution (not resample resolution). The file size of this sub-group is potentially big, make sure you talk to your printers about the size of your artwork file before sending. The second sub-group is called vector based images such formats as ai, eps. They are resizable, non-resolution dependent artwork. Their file size are usually reasonable. They are very welcome by most printers due to their non-resolution dependent nature. When you submit vector based images, just make sure you create outlines for your type (so your printer won't run into missing font problem when opening your artwork), your image is created at actual size or close to actual size. And of course if you have a printer who is knowledgeable and capable in preparing artwork for you for a reasonable cost, that could be your best bet in making sure you don't waste time going back and forth on artwork format and requirement with your printer.
Do you know the type of shirts you want? There are many choices of shirts you can get . Make sure you did your homework and know what you want when placing an order for your custom t-shirts. If you just want basic t-shirts, it is pretty simple. Even though there are many brands of basic t-shirts, they are normally in 2 classes of fabric weight, 5.6 oz and 6.1 oz. Then you have pocket and non-pocket t-shirts for each weight, as well as long sleeve and short sleeve t-shirts. Beside basic t-shirts, you will have fashion fitting t-shirts such as American Apparel and Tultex, these are slimmer fitting than the basic t-shirts. They are in ring-spun 30 single fine jersey fabric, meaning softer and finer fabric. Then we have even more choices for girls and ladies t-shirts such as cap sleeve, raglan 3/4 sleeve, scoop neck, boys beater tank tops, baby doll spaghetti, ringer t-shirts, camouflage t-shirts etc...
Do you research on t-shirt styles ahead of time will not only save you time, it will allow you to find the best style for your event.
If your custom t-shirts job requires individual names or numbers printed (such as team numbers), prepare a list to indicate the names or numbers and their sizes to expedite the process.
If there is dead line to meet, make sure your printer is aware of it as well as taken shipping time into consideration.
If you are under press of time and without artwork. Ask if your printer has any kind of ready art library that you can pick and ask them to modify to fit your requirement. It will be much faster than having yourselves starting from scratch.
Give your printer the Pantone number to indicate your imprint color when submitting your t-shirts order. This will save some time in communication and help speeding up your order.
Your printer should provide a paper proof for you to review the accuracy of your custom screen print t-shirt order. As soon as you finish your review, get back to your printer immediately so they can process your order right away.
Last but not least, there are shipping options such as 3-day select, 2nd day air and next day air to accommodate your need in speed. Ask for full price quote with different shipping options from your printer.
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If you are the type of person who wears clothes, like, t-shirts for example, than this is an article for you. You may not be aware of it, but your favorite t-shirt that has a clever or funny saying emblazoned across it’s width can actually reach a level of funk that requires it to be laundered.
In case your mamma didn’t tell you, here’s how to tell if your clothes are dirty. Although there are many types of articles of clothing, we will focus mainly on the t-shirt and jeans, the mainstay of American wardrobes.
There are many levels of "dirty" when referring to clothes, and a staggering number of people are unaware of this. In fact, there are a great number of steps that lay between "Laundry Fresh" and "Burn It". In truth, there are 5 stages in all.
How to tell if you have "Laundry Fresh" clothes
Once a t-shirt has been washed with laundry soap and water in an appropriate laundering machine. Then dried by either drying machine or on a line indoors or out, is no longer wet to the touch and has not been worn since washing and drying have been completed it is considered Laundry Fresh.
It should be noted that even t-shirts hung out to dry on a clothes line in the open air where bugs can fly by and land on them, or hung on a clothes line that stretches between two buildings leaving the garment to dangle for hours over city traffic below is still considered "Laundry Fresh".
Also, there are those who are fortunate enough to have others do their laundry for them, like the rich and those living at home with their parents. In this situation any t-shirt that is found hung in closets or folded and placed in a dresser drawer is also considered "Laundry Fresh". Just because you did not do the laundry or witness the event-horizon take place does not mean that the Laundry fairies did not take care of it for you.
Now that we have clearly defined what "Laundry Fresh" means when applied to a t-shirt, we can move on. (That means you have to keep reading.)
Level One (L1)- This is the cleanest level of "dirty" that there is. If the t-shirt in this level were even slightly less dirty they would fall back into the Laundry Fresh category. Level One (or L1) is a t-shirt that has been taken from its Laundry Fresh position and has been placed on the human body. Therefore, once a t-shirt is worn or donned if you will, it is no longer Laundry Fresh and cannot return to that state of being until it has been properly re-laundered. This applies not only to t-shirts which make actual physical contact with the skin, but also to those garments that are worn outermost from the body, like button up sweaters and jackets.
L1 t-shirts can remain L1 in several ways:
FYI: - The article of clothing know as the Tie can remain in a constant state of "Clean" until some piece of food sticks to it or a stain that cannot be hidden by a tie tack becomes clearly visible. If this occurs, the tie is now considered "garbage", as there is no way to wash a tie. This is one of those laws of nature that cannot and should not be challenged, like incest. Even if it’s a step-sister through marriage.
FACTOID: Towels come in 2 stages of cleanliness - Laundry Fresh (in the linen closet), L1 (used to dry off a clean body), and L5 (clumps of gum are sticking to it). There are no other stages for towels.
MOST IMPORTANT: Also to be noted, socks and underwear once worn are considered "dirty" as soon as you take them off. Putting them back on, even if you only wore them for a few minutes, is disgusting, and people will know somehow what you did and will shun you. It is a crime worse than incest.
Level Two( L2) - These are the L1 clothes that you wore yesterday. The t-shirts are twice removed from their Laundry Fresh state. They look a little worn in and are getting to a point where they are about to be considered comfortable, and this is especially true of blue jeans (which have by the way, remarkable Leveling power).
L2 tees are perfectly acceptable to wear all day long in the house for a second day in a row so long as you use deodorant on your body and plan not to sweat in them too heavily. They can remain in their L2 status in several ways:
NOTE: - Button-up sweaters and articles of clothing of the like remain in a constant state of L2 until something happens to them to make them "dirty", like a drink spilling on them, two consecutive seasons have passed, or it has been worn all three days of a fan driven convention.
FYI: Clothes, particularly t-shirts, may stay in this state for quite some time, but as soon as you are seen wearing these clothes by anyone who has the potential to be considered as a reliable witness in a court of law, the clothing will become "dirty" by the end of the day and will need to be placed in the laundry basket.
Level 3 (L3) - These t-shirt are now ready to be worked in and no longer suitable for casual or everyday wear. This is the t-shirt that you've worn around the house for many days, but are now ready to sweat in, as they honestly have stayed in L2 status for about as long as they can. By this time you have been spotted in this shirt by at least one reliable witness weather you know it or not. It's pointless to put on your Laundry Fresh tee when there is no doubt some L2 clothes just laying about that are ready to advance to the next level. This is perhaps the hardest level of "dirty" to define, but with practice you'll develop a feel for it in no time.
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New residents begin unpacking and discover that one horrible truth. They have too many clothes then they know what to do with. They fill up an entire closet and yet there are still boxes and boxes of shoes, purses, belts, hats, and suits without a home. How can something like this be resolved? Is there any way to maximize the little closet space that IS available?
Of course there is! All that is required here is a little closet organization. There are several easy ways to modify a capacity challenged closet. Best of all, most of these methods are rather inexpensive and quick to install. Some tips include:
- Install cubbies in which you can fold pants and place them on top of each other. This can be done for shirts also.
- Install a shoe rack in which you can display all shoes neatly and orderly rather then in a pile covering the floor.
- Separate clothing by style and color. This gives the clothes an appealing look.
- Place clothes that aren't worn often in closet organization containers and store them under the bed.
- Utilize that shelf on top of the closet.
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If you are planning a special event, as a fundraiser, a festival, a party or a family reunion, then you may want to look into the purchase of the screen printed T-shirts. With this shirt option, you can create your own logo or design and the print on the shirt color you want. You can also choose between the long sleeve and short sleeve shirts.
men and women T-shirts are generally cut the same, however, some designers create a little more tailored shirt cut for women's designs. If you are buying a young person or a woman with a smaller cut then fitted departure is likely to be best suited to their body and then the traditional boxy shirt cut. Before you buy a shirt for a woman, you want to know how she likes to adjust his shirt, loose or fitted. If you know this, then you will know what to cut shirt that awaits you.
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New Technology
The advent of digital print technology has changed the way that many people are now having their custom shirts made. It functions just like a digital printer does that prints on paper, only instead of paper, it is cloth that is printed on. This means that instead of constructing silk screen frames that can take time and money the image is simply scanned into the printers memory.
Benefits of Silk Screen
So has silk screening been eliminated all together? The answer the that question is no. Silk screening still has its place and there are some things that can be done by silk screening that can't be done with a digital printer. For instance, while smaller orders are more cost effective with a digital printer, larger numbers of custom shirts can be done more efficiently by silk screening.
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All Father’s Day Gifts Are Not Created Equal
For most of us, shopping for the perfect Father’s Day Gift can be a difficult, if not impossible
task. Father’s Day initiates the annual conundrum of what to buy the man who already has everything
he needs.
As a gift professional, I can assure you the last thing Dad wants or needs is another tie to
hang in the closet; and while the matching “World’s Greatest Dad” t-shirt and coffee mug was
a thoughtful gift, it doesn’t stick out in his mind for the right reasons. Finding the perfect
Father’s Day gift requires a little bit of effort and maybe a little bit of homework, but the
smile on Dad’s face when he opens the perfect gift is truly priceless.
Looking for the Perfect Gift for Dad? Think Backwards.
The perfect gift requires “reverse engineering.” In the gift business this means starting with the
recipients’ tastes, preferences and hobbies and working backwards towards the perfect gift. Instead
of finding the perfect gift and then trying to match it to the recipient, we start with the recipient
and work in reverse. Understanding this simple principal will instantaneously make you a better gift
buyer for any occasion.
When a regular client calls in frantically and says, “I need a gift for my Dad,” my first question
is always, “What can you tell me about him?” What kind of food does your father like? Is he big on
Barbequing? Does he love chocolate? Does he drink coffee? Does he love Italian food? Does he play
golf or fish? Is he a ‘Snack-a-holic?’ All these defining characteristics of Dad are paramount when
selecting the perfect gift. The more questions you can answer the better off you’ll be in making your
selection. When you get a gift that matches his preferences, your chances of him burying your gift in
the closet are significantly reduced.
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You can create your own t shirt in a matter of minutes simply by taking an old shirt and adding something to it. Many teenagers shop at the local thrift stores for used t shirts and create their own logos and designs on them to make them stand out in a crowd. Creating your own t shirt can be a fun and rewarding activity for young and old alike. Some call it 'wearable art.'
If you are adventurous enough and have the time and own a sewing machine or can borrow one, you can start from scratch and make your own t shirt, then create the design on the t shirt. Most fabric stores carry t shirt material and you can find a pattern which are usually very simple to navigate and then sew together to make your very own t shirt. Then the fun part is creating the design or what you want to put on the t shirt to make it stand out from the rest of the everyday, ordinary t shirts you see from day to day. There are countless items you can sew on to a t shirt, such as buttons and patches or ribbons or charms to make a unique and one-of-a-kind design t shirt.
There are many websites on the Internet which allow you to create your own t shirt using a template or your own design which you would be asked to upload in to their program and once the custom t shirt is completed, you will be sent the shirt in about a week or so. If you choose to go the route of using the template, the computer will walk you through the process step by step and give you options along the way.Read Full Article
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Here is a few tips for people looking for fast turnaround screen printed t-shirts. (These advises are for people looking for fast screen printed t-shirts instead of digitally printed t-shirts. Digitally printed t-shirts are done in a different process than screen print t-shirts, they have the advantage in speeding up the process since they do not need color separation and screen burning process. However screen printed t-shirts have better imprint color quality as well as better imprint longevity.)
Here is a check list for you to speed up your custom t-shirts job.
How ready is your artwork? Artwork can be categorized into 2 groups based on their origins. First are scanned images and second are computer generated images. In the first group, paintings, photographs, printed materials or the similar are scanned and save as digital files of your artwork. Quality of your digital artwork has a lot to do with your scanning resolution. Normal requirement is 300 dpi (dot per inch). However keep in mind that your reproductions will not be better than your originals. So no matter how high your scanning resolution is, you are simply not getting a better reproduction image if your original is not. So in a nutshell for people using this group of artwork, find the best quality original you can. Scan it at 300 dpi or better. Save it and send it to your printer without re-sizing it. The file size of your scanned image will potentially be big. However, supportive printer should be able to accommodate your file sending by either increasing the mail box size or arrange a FTP transfer for you. In the second group, computer generated images, we have 2 sub-groups which are raster images and vector images. Raster images are resolution dependant images such formats as tiff, jpg, psd.
The only requirement for this group is to make sure they are created in actual imprint size (or close to actual imprint size), and are in 300 dpi as original resolution (not resample resolution). The file size of this sub-group is potentially big, make sure you talk to your printers about the size of your artwork file before sending. The second sub-group is called vector based images such formats as ai, eps. They are resizable, non-resolution dependent artwork. Their file size are usually reasonable. They are very welcome by most printers due to their non-resolution dependent nature. When you submit vector based images, just make sure you create outlines for your type (so your printer won't run into missing font problem when opening your artwork), your image is created at actual size or close to actual size. And of course if you have a printer who is knowledgeable and capable in preparing artwork for you for a reasonable cost, that could be your best bet in making sure you don't waste time going back and forth on artwork format and requirement with your printer.
Do you know the type of shirts you want? There are many choices of shirts you can get . Make sure you did your homework and know what you want when placing an order for your custom t-shirts. If you just want basic t-shirts, it is pretty simple. Even though there are many brands of basic t-shirts, they are normally in 2 classes of fabric weight, 5.6 oz and 6.1 oz. Then you have pocket and non-pocket t-shirts for each weight, as well as long sleeve and short sleeve t-shirts. Beside basic t-shirts, you will have fashion fitting t-shirts such as American Apparel and Tultex, these are slimmer fitting than the basic t-shirts. They are in ring-spun 30 single fine jersey fabric, meaning softer and finer fabric. Then we have even more choices for girls and ladies t-shirts such as cap sleeve, raglan 3/4 sleeve, scoop neck, boys beater tank tops, baby doll spaghetti, ringer t-shirts, camouflage t-shirts etc...
Do you research on t-shirt styles ahead of time will not only save you time, it will allow you to find the best style for your event.
If your custom t-shirts job requires individual names or numbers printed (such as team numbers), prepare a list to indicate the names or numbers and their sizes to expedite the process.
If there is dead line to meet, make sure your printer is aware of it as well as taken shipping time into consideration.
If you are under press of time and without artwork. Ask if your printer has any kind of ready art library that you can pick and ask them to modify to fit your requirement. It will be much faster than having yourselves starting from scratch.
Give your printer the Pantone number to indicate your imprint color when submitting your t-shirts order. This will save some time in communication and help speeding up your order.
Your printer should provide a paper proof for you to review the accuracy of your custom screen print t-shirt order. As soon as you finish your review, get back to your printer immediately so they can process your order right away.
Last but not least, there are shipping options such as 3-day select, 2nd day air and next day air to accommodate your need in speed. Ask for full price quote with different shipping options from your printer.
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In nowadays ever evolving business apparel industry, performance is the big topic that shirts manufacturers are pushing everyday. So what exactly are we talking about when we say performance in regards to business apparel?
Easy-Care garments are virtually wrinkle-free, no ironing is necessary. They are machine-washable. There are designed to keep their shape wash after wash. Most of the Easy-Care garments are made of polyester-cotton fabric . Easy-Care garments are available in both jersey fabric and woven fabric. In some cases, fabric is treated so it becomes stain-resistant. In short, you can count on your performance business apparel, uniform to give you the same fresh look day after day without dealing with the dry cleaning and ironing.
Microfiber polyester fabric with moisture management technology allows moisture underneath your shirt to evaporate faster. This technology is specially good for outdoor activities. Garment collection with moisture management covers short sleeve t-shirts, long sleeve t-shirts, short sleeve sport shirts and long sleeve sport shirts.
Solar Shield is a collection of clothing that protect your skin from the Sun. Solar Shield collection of clothing is treated with a patented Ciba treatment providing UPF 30+ protection. This technology benefits countries such as Australia and Canada, currently has skin cancer as the number one cancer; and the U.S. which has skin cancer as the number four cancer. In Australia, children under 18 are required to wear protective clothing. Solar Shield collection provides protection against the Sun, it also provides moisture management which increase breathability of the clothing, wicks moisture away from your body and quick releases moisture into the air. Last but not least, the whole Solar Shield collection is wrinkle-resistant, so you never need to iron these shirts to look good.
Left: Ladies' Stripe Snap Placket Polo with UV protection
Right: Men's Pin Point pique Sport Shirt w/Mesh Collar, UV protection
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