4 Killer Print Effects to Bring Your Halloween Designs to Life
Halloween is the perfect time to get weird, wild, and creative with your prints. Whether you’re working on haunted merch, pumpkin patches, or spooky small runs, now is your chance...
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Screen Printing Volunteer Shirts with Ryan Moor Live Stream
Come screen print live with Ryan Moor for a good cause! Ryan’s printing volunteer shirts for Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington on Allmade garments. This organization seeks to clean up...
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Tips for Reclaiming Screens for Best Results
Emulsion remover removes emulsion. Seems simple, right? This chemical reclaims stencils faster with a concentrated emulsion remover solution. The chemistry breaks down emulsion when applied to a screen, and can be used in...
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How to Create & Screen Print QR Codes on Garments
Quick Response codes, or QR codes, are everywhere. You sit down at a restaurant and to read the menu, you have to scan a QR code. You walk through a...
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A Guide to Screen Printing T-Shirts
Each printer has their own unique story of why they got into screen printing. Some wanted to start their own clothing line. Others found it as a way to make...
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What's the Difference Between the Riley Hopkins 250 and 300 Presses?
Ready to step up your screen printing game? Whether you’re printing in a spare room, garage, or commercial space, a press upgrade can jumpstart your shop. Beginner presses like the...
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Reflections from the 2023 Impressions Expo Atlantic City
Who doesn’t love a trade show? The deals, the face-to-face connection, the free swag, and the samples, it’s always fun at a trade show. And even better, these expos are...
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Best Practices to Keep Your Screen Printing Platens in Great Shape
When you take care of your platens, you’ll be able to keep them around longer without having to replace them. Platens can be expensive, so you’ll want to replace them as...
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Dual Tack Platen Tape vs. Platen Adhesive: Which is Better?
When taping platens and applying adhesive, every screen printer has a couple of options. You could tape your platens with regular platen tape and then apply adhesive, or use dual tack platen tape and knock...
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Should You Go Auto or Hire Another Printer?
Boxes of shirts are stacked from the floor to the ceiling. You’re covered with pallet adhesive and ink. Your wrists ache with pain, your legs are numb, fingers are stiff....
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What is Minimum Order Quantity and Why Does it Matter?
Every printer wants to make money. You don’t want to lose profit on a job, but don’t want to turn potential customers away. So what do you do? Set a...
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Pigment Dyeing vs. Garment Dyeing: What's the Difference?
When dyeing a garment, two methods exist — pigment dyeing and traditional garment dyeing. These two processes create different dyes in a garment. Both are great options for screen printers....
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Ryan Moor's Experience with MADE Lab's Screen Printing 101 Course
At MADE, it’s been amazing to get to work with people who know more than me. Being the one who started teaching in classes and videos over the past 17...
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How Boyd Creative Print Shop’s commitment to Quality Produces Booming Business
Garage shops are the bread and butter of the manual screen printing industry. They’re perfect for printers interested in working close to home or making their real estate investment do...
