Difference between Screen-Printing and Embroidered Workwear

As far as workwear are concerned, those supplying them cater several options to make them match the expectations that you from them. These expectations are surely very high and therefore, they option rely upon the most trusted options they have. They are – embroidery and screen printing.

At this point of time, those interested in getting workwear for their companies and having no idea of the options mentioned above would surely get confused about them. Therefore, it’s important to be aware of the basics and overview of both these concepts, so that it becomes helpful for them as they take a decision.

Screen printing

·         Screen printing includes using stencils for print making.

·         In this concept, the design is imposed on a screen of silk or other fine mesh.

·      The blank areas are coated with an impermeable substance or ink that is forced through the mesh onto the surface that is to be printed.

The concept of embroidered workwear

·       The term "embroidery" basically includes decorating the fabric using needles and threads.

·       As far as embroidered workwear is concerned, the companies that cater this service to their clients are often versatile enough to cater it on all sorts of fabrics.

·       In most cases, you’ll find them working on the technology of direct embroidery that means that the design, logo or the provided content is woven or sewn directly on the fabric or the garment.

·      This way, the design basically becomes an integrated part of the sublimated sportswear in case, they are printed on them.

·       The process of direct embroidery can be contrasted to patchwork, where logo is embroidered on a piece of material first and then, placed on the top of the garment.

Comparison between embroidery and screen printing on how they look, how much each costs and the applications for best using each method.

Embroidered workwear

·     Embroidery is a nicer and a classical option to present the design more impressively and put a greater impression.

·         The embroidered logo looks more beautiful and gives a classic look on the standard location, i.e., left chest.

·         For many years, it has been the preferred way used by the companies in their work uniforms.

·    The thread has dimension and therefore, no matter how simple it is, the three-dimensional image is created and this is another benefit of using this concept.

·      In addition, embroidery thread is coated and therefore has a sheen that helps the colors pop to attention.

Screen printing

·     The concept is equally effective, but the impression it makes lacks several attributes that keeps them well behind the embroidered in terms of usage and popularity.

·     It basically looks like as it has been painted or printed with an ink-jet printer on a shirt.

·      The biggest feature is the ease of completion as it can be completed using screen printing methods.

·     The design can include any color you want and have vibrancy like never seen before.

·    They are often the choice of the new start up owners who are frugal in the beginning.