Blog de Impresión Textil

Contents1 Popular Summer Styles2 Trendy Summertime Colors and Prints3 The Best Fabrics for Summertime4 Marketing Your Summer Apparel The screen printing business changes with the season. Different seasons bring different challenges and different demands from customers. To help you prepare you business for a successful summer, we’ve prepared our two-part Guide to Successful Summer Screen […]

Contents1 The Appeal of Polyester Blends2 Overcoming the Challenges of Screen Printing on Polyester Blends When it comes to printing basic garments, most screen printers turn to 100-percent cotton substrates. More and more, however, customers are looking for alternatives. For that reason, cotton/polyester blends are becoming more common. These blended garments have plenty of advantages, […]

Contents1 Problem 1: Prints that wash away2 Problem 2: Lack of opacity3 Problem 3: Dye migration4 Problem 4: Prints that peel away from the substrate5 Problem 5: Ink that won’t stick to your underbase6 Problem 6: Fibrillation7 Problem 7: A stiff hand feel8 Problem 8: Ghost images9 Problem 9: Cracked ink10 Problem 10: Sticky prints […]

Contents1 About copyrights2 Avoiding copyright infringement3 Protecting your original images Technology has made creating images to print on shirts, coffee mugs, tote bags and other sellable goods much easier. But with a world of ideas available with a quick Google search, technology opens the door to a higher likelihood of copyright infringement. You probably (hopefully) know that you can’t […]

Contents1 Plan your design with hand feel in mind2 Use hot-split transfers3 Stretch and repress your finished garment Heat transfers provide a great alternative to a traditional print run in any screen printing shop. They allow printers to create smaller batches of customized apparel for customers, when it might be cost-prohibitive to fire up the […]

Contents1 1. Put together a sample pack2 2. Sponsor a local event3 3. Run a contest To achieve any measure of financial success as a screen printer, you have to put maximum effort into marketing your business. So you’ve got a user- and search engine-friendly website, active social media channels, a content marketing strategy and some local […]

Contents1 Use your design to your advantage2 Use discharge inks3 Use a higher mesh count screen4 Use a properly tensioned screen5 Skip the underbase These days, your screen print has to do more than look good; it has to feel good, too. With a few possible exceptions, such as athletic jerseys, consumers want a soft hand […]

Contents1 Choosing your typeface and font2 Mixing your typeface and fonts3 Adjusting your typeface4 Improving your typography skills We’ve all seen typography fails: Ads or shirts whose lettering just doesn’t work. That could mean the spacing between letters makes the words hard to read, or easily misread; that the typeface and design don’t quite fit […]

Contents1 Step 1: Outline responsibilities2 Step 2: Provide new employee orientation3 Step 3: Address weaknesses4 Step 4: Cross train5 Step 5: Plan for continuing education Are you equipping your employees to be the best at their jobs that they can be? Do they understand how their role fits into the overall operation of your screen […]

Contents1 Make your business worthy of referrals2 Ask3 Seek out the referrals you want4 Give referrals yourself5 Express your gratitude6 Never stop seeking referrals Advertising and marketing are expensive and time consuming. Of course, they’re necessary for helping your business to grow and flourish. But what if there was a way for you to advertise […]

Contents1 Finding the Right Fit2 Staying in Style3 Appealing Fabric Choices4 A Diverse Color Palette For decades, wholesale garments were mostly a one-size-fits all proposition, with garments cut to fit men, and women left wearing baggy, oversized and ill-fitting garments. That changed, and for years, women’s garments were smaller (and often extremely fitted) versions of […]

Contents1 Step 1: Choose the right networking groups and events for you2 Step 2: Have a plan3 Step 3: Stay approachable4 Step 4: Share, don’t sell5 Step 5: Be memorable6 Step 6: Follow up7 Step 7: Be patient What determines the success of your screen printing business? You might say it’s the ability to turn out […]