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Your Brand Starts Here with the Riley Hopkins 150 Press

A Guide to Printing on Youth Apparel

Stark Screen Printing's Recipe for Success — Hard Work, Quality Product, Best Customer Service
When Daniela Murphy’s husband called her back in November 2017 as she sat in the break room of Kohls, he had one question for her. Would it be okay if he bought some screen printing equipment off of Craigslist?
Screen printing had always been a passion of his and he wanted to pursue it in his free time. Daniela, having no experience with screen printing, just said sure.
Little did she know that their decision would lead to her new career.

How to Screen Print Wet on Wet Halftones and Color Blends for a Vintage Look

The Ryonet Band Membership Changes Its Tune

How to Do Eco-Friendly Screen Printing
Let’s face it. Screen printing is dirty, messy, and toxic at times. From the chemicals, garment manufacturers, chemical waste, to water pollution, screen printing has a long road ahead to becoming eco-friendly. Implementing greener practices seems challenging and expensive, but that’s not the case.
Our choices matter. Let’s look at ways screen printers can implement environmentally friendly products and processes in their shops.

How to Achieve Soft-Hand Prints Using Plastisol Ink
Want soft-hand prints? Print with water-based inks.
Well, water-based printing isn't accessible to every printer. Luckily, there are some things you can do to make your plastisol prints softer. Between the inks you choose to use, the garments you're printing on, and to the available ink additives, achieving soft plastisol prints is possible. Let's take a look to see how to accomplish this goal.

Which Screen Printing Press is Right for Me?

American Made, Made to Last

Say Goodbye to the Jr. and Hello to the Riley Hopkins 250 Press

The Darkroom Process: Film, Emulsion Density, Exposing, and Washout
