Jump Into Screen Printing with A DIY Kit  | Screenprinting.com

Jump Into Screen Printing with A DIY Kit

Amy Roberts

Have you thought about wanting to get into screen printing but are not quite sure what press to start with? Or maybe you want to get your feet wet, but don’t want to spend quite the amount of money it takes to get one of the larger Riley Presses? Or maybe even your kiddos are […]

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[VIDEO] Preparing and Optimizing Your Screens for Discharge Screen Printing  | Screenprinting.com

[VIDEO] Preparing and Optimizing Your Screens for Discharge Screen Printing

Shawn Zimmerman

In this first part of a series on printing a 3 color discharge job, Josh walks us through how to properly prepare and optimize his three screen before going to press. Related Products View All Screens Here: https://goo.gl/43gWY1 View Sgreen Degreaser Here: https://goo.gl/evz82p View CryoCoat Emulsion Here: https://goo.gl/TRFtk4 View Our Scoop Coaters Here: https://goo.gl/nKnLTJ View […]

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[VIDEO] Choosing the Best Garments For Printing  | Screenprinting.com

[VIDEO] Choosing the Best Garments For Printing

Amy Roberts

Ryan goes over the basics of garments and which is best to print on for these processes. At Ryonet we love to educate first. With classes across the U.S., online design courses and thousands of how-to videos; education is the cornerstone of what we do. Join us and start #PoweringThePrint. Check out all of our […]

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Screen Printing on Your Business Boxes  | Screenprinting.com

Screen Printing on Your Business Boxes

Kaitlyn Ingram

When you receive a box in the mail and it has the company’s logo printed onto it, the package just feels a little extra, doesn’t it?  However it was done, the company reached for that extra step and your order came in a branded, personalized box that looks much snazzier than a plain one. So, why shouldn’t […]

 

Printing Multi-Color Heat Transfers  | Screenprinting.com

Printing Multi-Color Heat Transfers

AR Department

Many printers have at least dipped a toe into the world of single color plastisol heat transfers. They’re quick, easy, and great for taking on the go.  What many printers haven’t tried is a multi-color heat transfer.  Most printers just aren’t sure how to do it right, so they don’t do it at all. As […]

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[VIDEO] How to Screen Print Wilflex Plastisol Ink on Dark Garments  | Screenprinting.com

[VIDEO] How to Screen Print Wilflex Plastisol Ink on Dark Garments

Shawn Zimmerman

Have you ever found yourself struggling to maintain the opacity and vibrancy of your print when printing plastisol inks on dark garments? Many times, you either need to do a print-flash-print, or you have to slap an underbase down before you can get to your real design.  Otherwise, you risk your design seeming faded or […]

 

[VIDEO] How To Screen Print Foil Transfers with Wilflex HD Clear Foil Adhesive  | Screenprinting.com

[VIDEO] How To Screen Print Foil Transfers with Wilflex HD Clear Foil Adhesive

Shawn Zimmerman

Check out HD Clear from Wilflex and other great screen printing supplies here: https://goo.gl/Vq0bhK Transcript: Hey Screen Printers, in this screen printing instructional video we are going to show you how to use Wilflex’s Epic HD Clear as a Foil Adhesive for screen print foil transfers. We have found and verified from expert printers such […]

 

[VIDEO] How To Screen Print On Yoga Pants or Spandex Leggings  | Screenprinting.com

[VIDEO] How To Screen Print On Yoga Pants or Spandex Leggings

Shawn Zimmerman

Wilflex Epic Performance UB Gray: https://goo.gl/Zr3Z3i Wilfelx Epic Top Score White: https://goo.gl/j6vnb9 Transcript: When it comes to screen printing on different types of substrates it can be a little tricky and difficult. In this video we will tackle printing on spandex leggings with Wifllex Epic plastisol inks on the roq automatic press. For this print […]

 

How To Set Up Your Press For Water Based Printing  | Screenprinting.com

How To Set Up Your Press For Water Based Printing

Ryonet Collaborator

Setting up your press for water based printing shouldn’t be too hard, as the process isn’t too terribly different from printing with plastisol ink. The devil is in the details though. You’ll need to make some adjustments to your supplies, off contact and tilt, and overall setup to accommodate for the minor differences in the […]

 

Tricks For Screen Printing On Non-Cotton Garments With Water Based Ink  | Screenprinting.com

Tricks For Screen Printing On Non-Cotton Garments With Water Based Ink

Ryonet Collaborator

Screen printing on non-cotton fibers is difficult no matter what kind of ink you’re using. But with water based ink it gets particularly tricky. Here are a few non-cotton garment types you might encounter and how best to approach them with water based printing. Screen Printing on Tri-Blends: A tri-blend garment will act more like […]

 

How To Get The Best Water Based Print On Low Quality Cotton Shirts  | Screenprinting.com

How To Get The Best Water Based Print On Low Quality Cotton Shirts

Ryonet Collaborator

Garment selection is much more important when printing with water based ink, than in plastisol printing. Since water based inks are traditionally a little thinner, they do not cover fabric as well as a thicker ink, like plastisol, does. When you are printing with high quality garments, like 100% combed and ring-spun cotton, this won’t […]