Vinyl Print Vs Silkscreen

Since i shared my first screen printing tutorial many of you have asked why i prefer screen printing over heat transfer vinyl.

Vinyl print vs silkscreen. For years i had been making heat transfer vinyl shirts with. Vinyl and screen printing color and detail. However screen printing is perfect for bulk orders 12 or more because you don t need to change the setup from shirt to shirt. As early as 2500 bc the ancient egyptians were already practicing the art of stenciling and the practice later spread to greece and china where silk was used to make the screens.

No it s not because i needed another excuse to buy craft supplies. Think iron on transfer but with a really big really. When shopping around for custom t shirts tablecloths or tote bags you may see many foreign sounding printing types available on various printers websites. Vinyl vs screen printing.

Colorful minerals berries roots and other natural dyes were used as the inks. Both that their. Vinyl printing is generally reserved for small runs 1 12 items because it takes less time to set up than screen printing. In this video i answer a very common question i get.

Both options will give you a high quality long lasting product. We use vinyl printing here which is essentially cutting designs out of different colors of vinyl our multitude of vinyl rolls are pictured and then heat pressing them on to a garment. Vinyl decal printing is great for small projects 1 12 decals because when setting up the time frame is much faster than that on screen printing. In this article we ll help you decide which printing process is best for you by.

With all the talk about our new vinyl graphic capabilities and the great features they offer i think this would be a good time to take a deeper look into the differences between vinyl and screen printing when making a t shirt. Feb 19 2015 34 comments. How to remove screen printing from a shirt there s been a lot of debate on which one is better between vinyl printing and screen printing for t shirts. Screen printing is more adept at standing up to wear and tear and washing.

One of the most common questions we get here at monograms by k k is what is the difference between screen printing and vinyl printing. What is better using htv also referred to as heat transfer vinyl or screen printing. Curious to know the difference between screen printing with craft vinyl and just using the traditional heat transfer vinyl htv method with your cricut or s. Although both methods offer high quality lasting results i use vinyl printing and with this article i will tell you why.

Screen printing is the oldest method of printing garments with its roots going back as far as the ancient world.