Rudy Press: Get Automatic Consistency on Your Manual Setup
Every manual printer knows the heavy weight of a high-volume production day. By the time you hit that four-hundredth shirt, your wrists are buzzing, your shoulders are tight, and your...
Every manual printer knows the heavy weight of a high-volume production day. By the time you hit that four-hundredth shirt, your wrists are buzzing, your shoulders are tight, and your...
High quality films and reliable transfers are the foundation of every successful print shop. If your film positives lack UV density or suffer from blurry halftone edges, your final prints...
This week on Shirt Show, the microphones directed at a guest who usually provides the tools for everyone else's story. Dylan and guest host Dewey Halpaus sit down with Ryan...
Setup and teardown are often the biggest friction points in a print shop. Whether you are running a manual press or a high-volume automatic, the goal is to keep the...
You have a customer bringing you a big order, maybe 300 pieces, with everything from youth small to 3XL. Now you are wondering how to size that graphic for all...
Selecting the appropriate blank for a premium brand is a fundamental aspect of producing high-quality apparel. When you are building a brand or printing for a high-end client, the garment...
This week on Shirt Show, Dylan connects with Brandon and Hailey, the owners of Jaded Creations in Indiana. Their path to business ownership is as unique as their product line,...
One of the most common questions we hear in our classes and from printers at every level regarding screens is: what mesh tension is considered too low? At what point...
Establishing the right light-blocking density for your screen printing positives is a critical part of the darkroom process. If your film does not stop the UV light during exposure, you...
Direct to film (DTF) has fundamentally changed the landscape of apparel decoration, providing a versatile way to handle complex designs across a massive range of fabrics. Whether you are a...
This week on Shirt Show, Dylan Gilligan sits down with Cassie Green, the Senior Content Editor at Apparelist. Cassie shares her professional trajectory from aspiring international journalist to becoming a...
If you run a print shop, you’ve probably experienced that awkward moment when someone asks for a quote and you hesitate for a second. You know you have a pricing...
So, your screen printing side hustle is officially outgrowing your spare bedroom. You’ve moved beyond the "one-off for a friend" stage and are consistently seeing orders for 50, 100, or...