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Screen Printing Policies

Basics:

Screen printing: A printmaking technique in which a mesh cloth is stretched over a heavy wooden frame and the design, painted on the screen by tusche or affixed by stencil, is printed by having a squeegee force color through the pores of the material in areas not blocked out by a glue sizing.

Our Policies:

Minimums

Ink Colors

Printing Placements

Turnaround Time

Screen Printing Policies

Screen printing: A printmaking technique in which a mesh cloth is stretched over a heavy wooden frame and the design, painted on the screen by tusche or affixed by stencil, is printed by having a squeegee force color through the pores of the material in areas not blocked out by a glue sizing.

Our Policies:

Minimums

Ink Colors

Printing Placements

Turnaround Time

Minimums

Minimum Order Quantity: 12 pieces

Ink colors: Maximum of 2 colors/print location for orders <24 pieces

For high color counts on small quantities, we offer direct-to-garment printing

Mix & match: Minimum of 6 pieces/color/style with same imprint

If your order requires an intense amount of garment splitting and minimums are not met we charge a $75 picking fee.

Pocket prints: 1 color only for <48 pieces

Sleeve prints: 1 color only for <100 pieces

Irregular printing placements: A special quote is always required.

      • Same design, different ink colors? We charge $10 per ink color change, if minimums are not met.

Ink Colors

Digital displays may cause colors to appear lighter or darker

Ink colors may appear slightly different based on the garment they are printed on

Custom colors can be mixed for orders over 100 pieces free of charge

Custom colors for orders under 100 pieces require a $100 per color ink mixing fee

Ink color swaps are $10 per color

Printing Placements

Above is a listing for our printing placement guide. To learn more about how placement effects price, click here.

Turnaround Time

Screen Printing: 7-10 Days

Begins once art is approved and is subject to stock levels of products.

Any delay in artwork approval may delay your order.

Please take into account shipping times to your zip code.

Rush services may be available for an additional price based on availability.

Personalization, poly-bagging & labeling adds one day to turn around time.