Need shirts for your family reunion or perhaps your business? What good is a custom t-shirt if no one cares to wear it? That's why t-shirt design is so critical. Our graphic designers have the talent to deliver the best creations for your organization’s t-shirts and logo apparel
GET ME BEDAZZLED offers screen printing services for companies, colleges, businesses, restaurants, and event organizers in Greenville, Kinston, New Bern and throughout northeastern Carolina who are looking to create custom t-shirts, sweatshirts, and more. Also known as silk screening, screen printing has been around for years and is an age-old method, but current state-of-the-art technology now allows us to automate the entire process with increased precision. Screen printing is the most popular garment printing method, though GET ME BEDAZZLED offers digital printing as well.
Have you ever wondered how screen printing companies take your custom logo and turn it into a custom-printed t-shirt? Although screen printing is still done traditionally, the process has advanced into more sophisticated art. Here a peek inside our custom silk screening process.
But really... what IS screen-printing? For us, screen-printing is undoubtedly an art form (note: the hipster undertone there is unintentional, we swear). The attention to detail that goes into the screen-printing process is crucial - and because we understand the importance of that, we know how to deliver superior quality products. There are a lot of moving parts to the screen printing process that must fit perfectly together in order to achieve the best end result - take it from us, we know a thing or two!
Ink + screen (mesh stencil) = screen printing! Luckily, the screen printing process itself has very few limits on what surfaces can be used to print on. Staying on trend is easy-peasy with this process, considering all of the awesome ink types available that can manipulate the “look” of the final print. Get Me Bedazzled understands the relationships between the various inks, shirt materials, and shirt colors - with this knowledge, we’re able to help achieve the look you’re going for.
Many people think screen printing is limited to shirts only - this couldn’t be more false! Here’s the lowdown on what can be screen printed - tote bags/purses, jackets, mousepads, flags, banners, signs, bandanas, and more.
You can get the results you want by manipulating the screen-printing process - we strive to guide our customers through the entire order process in an effort to ensure your expectations are met!
Need a faded print on a specific shirt? We’ve got you covered. Need to color match the inks to a very specific color you have in mind? Super easy.
Think you’re limited to a plain old cotton shirt for screen printing? Think again! There are a ton of great synthetic fabrics out there that work great with screen-printing - polyester, silk, viscose, and more
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During the next step in the screen printing process, each individual screen is located into the screen printing press. Then, the screen printer loads each screen with the appropriate ink colors. Once this is done, the screen printer does a test print to get a better idea of what equipment or screen adjustments need to be made to ensure the best possible screen print. The printer will make adjustments to ensure the screens are properly registered to each other – or that they properly align between colors. The printer will also adjust things like print order, squeegee angle, squeegee pressure, and print speed. Once all of these adjustments are made and we’ve done test prints to ensure they are perfect, printing can begin. Then, the screen printer will begin to load the t-shirts onto the plat. They must be sure that each shirt is positioned properly and is straight so the print is in the correct spot on each shirt. Once the shirts are loaded, printing can begin.
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Depending on the needs of an individual order, we dry the under-base ink prior to printing your colors over top. This is known as “flashing”. This ensures that once the ink is applied over top, it does not smudge and smear and distort your print. Once the entire shirt is printed, we run them through a 12-20-foot dryer at the correct temperature for you particular garments and ink used. The dryer looks much like a pizza oven, but it is not. Drying is a vital point in the process. The purpose of drying the ink is to cure it, which ensures it sticks to your shirt. Under curing the ink can cause it to wash and flake off, but over curing it can cause sublimation, meaning the garment blends too much with the ink and changes the ink color. Get Me Bedazzled always tests each dryer 4 times a day to ensure proper drying temps.______________________________________________________
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