What is Screen Printing?
Screen printing is a print method that makes use of a ‘screen’ through which ink is pressed onto the surface of the fabric.
This is a technique that requires three things:
The Process
Here at Colours screen printing is available in both manual and automated versions. Regardless if it is performed by a machine or a person, the process is pretty much the same.
Manual Screen Printing
This process is done by hand. It can be performed by just one person or for better results, by two people. One person uses the squeegee, while the other one holds the screen, for example. The quality of the garments is not affected if it’s done by this method or by the automatic one.
Automatic Screen Printing:
The automatic process is the same as the manual one. This process has some advantages such as significantly cut down production time thanks to:
- Larger screens, which allow more design space
- More screens can be used, which means more colours can be added.
- Rotatory screens for fast production
Benefits:
1. Great Finish
Screen printing produces vibrant colours that are hard to replicate by other printing techniques.
2. Long lasting
Due to the thickness of inks used in screen printing, designs placed with this method will have a better quality of print which means that can withstand far more stress than others without losing the print.
3. Large production Friendly
Since this is a method requires the fabrication of screens for every colour used in your design, it might be beneficial for your budget if your order is big. The more garments placed in an order then the cheaper the cost per unit will be. *using the same design*
