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I was thinking about having a custom hoodie printed.I was wondering what’s the difference if you print a shirt using the silkscreen method and the heat press method?
I mean, which method’s end result will look more or less like a sticker stuck on the shirt? and which one let’s the texture of the shirt remain, like it was the color to begin with?

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   Linda S has spring fever

   Silk screen is better than heat press. Many silk screen inks leave the underlying fabric soft and supple. Heat prints can be rubbery and can have that sticker look. Heat set prints are more likely to be damaged and peel off if you forget and put them in the dryer. Look in your local phone book for silk screen studios. They are sometimes listed with embroidery and sports cresting services. Some places have minimum orders, some places don’t. They also have different format requirements for artwork. Some prefer vector software formats, some are fine with BMP or JPEG. Some will take you hand done art and turn it into a screen. Keep the number of colors to a minimum as each colour requires a separate screen. Heat transfers are cheaper and you can use more colors as the transfer has all the colors printed on one sheet. Some heat transfers are high quality, but the papers used are also more expensive than standard heat transfer paper. There are pros and cons to both, but I personally prefer silk screen.

   September 6, 2010 at 6:08 am

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