Screen-printing on cotton is a popular method of transferring designs onto fabric using a mesh stencil and ink. It's a versatile technique that can be used to create a variety of designs on cotton t-shirts, tote bags, and other cotton textiles.
While there are many styles and approaches to screen printing, you’ll need a few essential tools to produce various designs. Though screen-printing tools vary based on budget and space available to work, here are a few essential items needed to start.
As a business owner, you have to make countless decisions each day. Before you start a screen printing job, one of the most important decisions you’ll need to make is the t-shirt fabric you’ll use for the job.
There’s no one-size-fits-all formula when it comes to choosing the kind of polyester on which you’d like to print. Various blends, from polyester/cotton to polyester/viscose, have different challenges when screen printing. To help, we’ve listed five key tips for screen printing on polyester to help you begin your project.