Tag Archives: Printing

Controlling Dye Migration in Screen Printing

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Terry Combs

If you’ve ever screen printed a blended fabric such as 50% cotton/50% polyester garment and all the way up to 100% polyester, you likely have experienced dye migration. In simple terms, dye migration means the white ink printed on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Classes, How to Print, Production, Screen Printing | Tagged dye migration, Printing, screen printing, screen printing class, T-shirts, Terry Combs | Leave a comment

The Facts about Direct-to-Garment Pretreating

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Terry Combs

All direct-to-garment printers use a water base ink system and special treatment is required when printing dark shirts. The rule is: When you print white ink, you must pretreat the shirt first. Without pretreat solution on the shirt, the white and … Continue reading →

Posted in Direct-to-Garment, How to Print, Production | Tagged Direct-to-Garment, DTG, pretreat, Printing, sportswear, T-shirts, Terry Combs | 25 Comments

Making Direct-to-Garment Work for You

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Terry Combs

So what does it take to be successful in the direct-to-garment business? First, become proficient at the machine. That will take some time as with any new equipment or technology. Second, prepare high resolution graphics. Direct-to-garment printers reproduce exactly what … Continue reading →

Posted in How to Print, Production | Tagged Adobe Illustrator, Business, CorelDraw, Direct to garment printing, Direct-to-Garment, Heat press, printer, Printing, t-shirt, Terry Combs | 2 Comments

Using Refillable Cartridges with a Small Format Epson

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Terry Combs

The printer of choice today for outputting film positives is an Epson small format device such as the 1430. The only drawback is the standard 18ml cartridge. Refillable cartridges are the best option to save substantial dollars on ink.

Posted in How to Print | Tagged bulk system, Epson, film output, film positive, Ink, Ink cartridge, Inkjet printer, printer, Printing, RIP, RIP software, screen printing, Terry Combs | 3 Comments

Screen Printing Equipment & Supply Startup Checklist

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Terry Combs

Six Color Manual Press – With a six color machine you can print most anything. Conveyor Dryer – Required for any real production, and air flow is a plus.

Posted in How to Print, Production | Tagged Emulsion, how to screen print, Ink, Output device, Printers, Printing, Screen Print, screen printing, screen printing class, screen printing equipment, Terry Combs | 4 Comments