FAQs

Screen printing, or silk screening, is the process of printing graphics on a t-shirt using thick inks that lay on top of the shirt material — it's what most companies use to decorate shirts. Essentially we create a stencil using light-sensitive material that lets us take images from a digital source and burn them into a frame. Using special ink, we apply the image onto almost any fabric. Screen printing uses one color at a time (unless you use split-fountain to create gradients), so colors must be chosen wisely during design — which is why we highly encourage using our graphics department for a successful print.

Yes — but really, no. We recommend at least one dozen (12 shirts) or two dozen (24) to start your first run. Printing a single shirt isn't recommended: set-up and break-down take far longer than the print itself, and screen set-up fees make one shirt expensive to produce.

Our presses have six color heads, so we can print up to six colors on a shirt. There are also methods like CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) that work like a computer printer — combining and overlapping four colors to create any color, which works great on light shirts. Simulated process printing uses a limited palette to build a wide range of colors with depth (think a lion in yellows, tans, browns, and golds) and works beautifully on dark shirts.

We use a tiered pricing system. The more shirts you order, the lower the per-shirt cost. More colors raise the per-shirt price, and larger prints cost more — the same is true for embroidery. For screen printing we charge a screen set-up of $15 per screen. Fill out a quote on our Custom Quotes page for a specialized price for your situation.

Standard turnaround is 7–14 days. Quantities, colors, graphic needs, and the time of year all affect timing. We do offer rush services at a higher price point — request a quote for a specialized price for your situation.

We love the creative community! We offer screen burning services for a price and are happy to spend time with creatives to share our knowledge and resources. Appointments can be made by phone, email, or through our Custom Quotes page.

Yes, we do. Standard shipping rates apply.