Many people often confuse sublimation with standard digital self weeding heat transfer processes. But the truth is that sublimation is quite different in the way it works and the inks it uses. In reality the process uses dyes rather than inks and the image is sublimated as opposed to transferred. We...

Having a plotter and the appropriate software for creating vinyl heat transfers may also be an option for people working at home who want to make custom printed clothing. The use of vinyl heat transfers may also be an excellent addition of services to an existing screen printing shop. This method us...

Plastisol heat transfers are hands down the absolute best heat transfer to use for commercial purposes. Why you may ask? Because they are simply a screen printed design done in reverse order on a special waxy transfer paper. That’s right, a plastisol heat transfer is screen printed with standard pla...

Digital inkjet and laser heat transfers are often the first choice of people who wish to start up a garment decorating business at home for obvious reasons. They are easy to produce and generally easy to apply which makes them a no brainer for those who have never screen printed or those who do not ...

Sometime inks can stain the mesh during printing. This often happens with black or red inks and over time the haze or staining of the mesh will affect ink flow characteristics of the screen. It can actually cause ink to not want to flow through the mesh. It can cause abnormalities in your print and ...

Yes, you most certainly can. This part of the processes called reclaiming or stencil removal. You should be able to easily remove old emulsion and stencils with a chemical called emulsion remover. Sometimes it is referred to as stencil remover. Many screen printers start their careers in this depart...

For the most part rotary presses have dominated the manual screen printing category of presses due to their flexibility, durability, reliability and their speed in accuracy during repetition. No matter what anyone might tell you on YouTube or otherwise these are the industry standard here in the Sta...

Water based inks are often the most appealing ink to use for beginning screen printing because they learn that water based inks are environmental and they can create very soft prints that feel like the tee shirt. A print that feels just like the t shirt is called a “soft hand” print. The softness of...

There are a few things that are critical to know when working with plastisol inks for textile screen printing. Many people think plastisol inks cannot print a soft hand print but in fact they can under the right circumstances. There are many advantages to working with this type of ink. It is the eas...

Are you getting ready to set up a print job yet? Well if you are I have a few articles and videos I want to share with you. Since this is the point at which you will need to understand things like off contact, screen angle, and micro registration I figured I should link you to some videos and articl...