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I truly admire the entrepreneurial spirit of this man in Florida.

Jason Sadler, 26, a former marketing professional from Florida, not only sells ad space on his torso, but also offers to wear ads on his shirt. His Internet company called iwearyourshirt.com has begun selling t-shirt ads in 2008. The idea was to print the client's ad or logo on the t-shirt and then use social media tools to pro… Continue

It sounds so futuristic, doesn’t it? In the t-shirt printing world, a t-shirt that keeps the skin dry is the stuff of science fiction. Or not. Manufacturers of t-shirts and other clothing already use a new microfiber technology called wicking, which can absorb moisture.

Microfiber t-shirts are very popular, especially in the real… Continue

T-shirt screen printing using traditional means often produce simple designs composed of as many as three to four colors only. However, technological advancements in t-shirt printing and new formulations of textile inks have brought color separation techniques to higher levels of sophistication. Today, there are, at least, five color separation techniques.

Simple Spot T-Shirt Printing

The simple spot printing is the most commo… Continue

T-shirt screen printing is a traditional way of applying a t-shirt design on the fabric. It used to be called silk screening because silk was used as a filtering mesh for distributing the ink evenly on the fabric. As you may have deduced, the process originated from China where silk was in abundance.… Continue

The t-shirt printing process uses two major types of inks: water-based and plastisol. Many people have begun using water-based inks more often now compared to plastisol. Knowing the reasons why water-based inks are better than plastisol will help t-shirt printing enthusiasts understand which ink is better suited to the design they are going to print.

Plastisol used to be the ink preferred for use in screen printing t-shirts. Plastisol… Continue