Posts Tagged ‘how it’s done’

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    How It’s Done: Screen Printing T-Shirts
    Silk screen printing is one of the most used and the oldest form of making t-shirts. There are stories and pictures dating back to the 900s about how its origins. It’s considered an art form in Asia and has evolved into America’s classic way to make t-shirts. The basic process of silk screening involves paint or ink being forced through a mesh screen with a stencil...
    by Jessica at April 22nd, 2008 at 04:04 pm
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    How It’s Done: Heat Press T-Shirt Printing
    You remember iron-on patches. That same low-tech method our mothers and grandmothers used to do a quick repair on our jeans is still one of the most popular ways to put images on t-shirts, but new technology is making it easier to make your own designs. Instead of making your first stop the fabric or craft store, head to the computer or office supply store. There you’ll...
    by Jessica at April 10th, 2008 at 05:04 pm
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    How It’s Done: Embroidered T-Shirts
    Choosing the right design for a custom t-shirt can be tricky, especially in the office. It may seem impossible to choose a design that both the CEO and your co-workers will approve of but the answer is simple: embroidery. Embroidery takes the idea of a custom t-shirt to the next level. One step beyond the age-old tradition of silk-screening, embroidery still allows the...
    by Jessica at April 1st, 2008 at 05:04 pm
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    How It’s Done: Dye Sublimation for Custom T-Shirts
    How dye sublimation printing works is different than more traditional t-shirt printing like silk screening and heat transfer. In dye-sublimation printing, colors are not laid down as individual dots, like inkjet printers. Instead, there is a cellophane ribbon of color. Sublimation is what happens with dry ice when H2O goes right from a solid to a gas, skipping the liquid...
    by Jessica at March 2nd, 2008 at 05:03 pm
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    How T-shirts are Made
    You wear them almost everyday. Whether you put one first thing in the morning, wear on to work-out in or to sleep in; the T-shirt is part of nearly everyone’s daily life. It is definitely present in some form in every wardrobe in every household in America. We pull them on, tug them off, and throw them in the laundry, but have you ever stopped to wonder how they’re...
    by Jessica at October 22nd, 2007 at 09:10 pm