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Pricing your services requires more than covering costs; it’s about building a flexible strategy that adapts to market changes like rising labor costs, economic fluctuations, and seasonal slowdowns. A strong pricing framework protects your margins and helps you: Save...
HEADS UP: Our 90-Day Production Manager Onboarding Checklist is now available. Download a copy here, then read on to learn about why you need a standardized process for onboarding employees. Hiring a production manager is a big step for any screen-printing shop. Order...
In a recent webinar with David Gross from Conde Systems and Inktavo Director of Product Education, Craig Mertens, we discussed the benefits, characteristics, and how-to’s of sublimation. Watch the full video below. If you haven’t signed up for this exclusive series,...
If you run online stores, you must ship every single product correctly. Every single time. With the growth of fundraisers run by print shops (and dozens of other online store success stories), it's obvious that screen print shops have a huge opportunity thanks to...
Whether you're a customer that wants a soft screen print, or a screen printer that wants soft hand prints, here's how to get softer screen prints. You can get soft screen printed t-shirts (even with plastisol ink) but there are a few things you should know first....
“What is the best screen printing ink?” This is one of the most common questions I get when I’m talking to screen printers. It’s also one of the most loaded questions I get! The truth about screen printing ink is this: most inks that you can...
Click to see a full-size version of this image. So many screen printing shops have a hard time working with water based inks. It's not that water based inks are difficult. It's that most shops don't know where to start, since they've used plastisol ink for so...
The screen printing process is a mystery to many new screen printers. While the overall process is simple enough, there are lots of details to learn. Before you dive in and spend thousands on new screen printing equipment, take some time to learn about the process....
Having problems with your emulsion? Need to learn how to use an exposure calculator for screen printing? Maybe you've made a post to a Facebook Group asking for help. Your screens look bad, and you just can't figure out how to dial in your exposure time. Every expert...
In screen printing, there are thousands of variables that impact the quality of your prints. To make better screen prints, you have to understand which variables impact print quality and how you control those variables to your advantage. We'll break down the...
Make your screen printing designs pop with this tutorial on distressed textures. All you'll need to start are: A phone camera Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Distressed filters make basic screen printing designs unique, fun and vintage-feeling. It's easy to do, and...
Cotton and polyester are two of the most common fabrics used in screen printing. Cotton, made from plants, is a ubiquitous raw material for clothing. Odds are good that you're wearing something made from cotton right now. Polyester is a broad range of manmade...
