Custom T-Shirt Printing 101

Posted by Mickey A.
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Jul 23, 2015
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In today’s mainstream T-shirt market, finding one that matches your personality and taste is a Herculean task. Here, custom T-shirt printing flies in to your rescue! It is an elaborate process with a number of minute details to take care of, so that the end product satisfies your palate. Listed below are the steps that are needed to produce a customized T-shirt. These pointers will help you understand the process better, and in turn you can fine tune your expectations regarding time required to complete your order and its final outlook.

Order Placement

The orders are usually placed online where a customer fills in details about size, color and design, preferences, and material. Afterwards, the customer is notified at the time by which their order will be ready and cost negotiations are initiated.

Brainstorming for Design

Once the order is placed, brainstorming for creating the designs begins. Some customers place the order along with a fully developed design, while others tend to leave the job for the design department. Designs are created along the line of customer preferences. The customer is provided with an online copy of design so that they can provide their feedback.

Design Development

Customized T-shirts are normally screen printed, thus, a design is then exposed onto screens made of fine synthetic mesh. This process may take from one to two days, depending upon the complexity of the design.

Printing Process

When the screens are fully dried and ready to use after exposing, the printing process begins. Initially, samples with a variety of color schemes are produced for the customer to approve (if the color palate has not been defined at the time of order placement). Once the approval is received, the final printing is done.

 An eye for detailSpecial attention to design details is paid before packaging and shipment. If the customer has requested value added services such as embroidery, then these services are completed before the garment is sent to stitching. It is made sure that the order is created with none of its components left out.

Packaging

Afterwards, the shirt is cleaned and tagged according to size and wash instructions. The packaging depends upon the mode of transport. And finally, the T shirt is then shipped to the prescribed location.

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