Water Based Ink Screen Printing

Water Based Ink Screen Printing

Custom screen printing is a world full of options so sometimes it can be overwhelming to find what works for you.  Traditionally, screen printing was done using plastisol inks, which are composed of microscopic solid pigments.  Plastisol inks work very well for printing onto fabrics and they are easily reclaimed to cut down on waste ink, which is a huge money saver.  Some people, however, aren’t in love with how stiff plastisol prints can be, especially with a lot of ink coverage on the fabric.  Luckily for those people, screen printing with water based inks was developed! 

Water based ink screen printing is, as the name suggests, screen printing done using water based inks and the effect it has on the print is profound.  Water based inks are much thinner than plastisol inks which means they leave a softer “hand” to your print.  When you run your hand over the print, you’ll barely be able to feel the ink from the fabric.  Since the ink is much thinner you can print over the seams of a garment without distorting the print, which makes it great for all over T shirt printing!  By adding a discharge agent to the water based ink you can perform a process called discharge printing.  The discharge agent removes the existing color from the fabric and so that the ink can deposit a new color in its place.

So how will you know if water based ink screen printing is right for you?  Why not reach out to us at AMBRO Manufacturing to find out more?  Our support team is always here to answer questions and to help provide guidance so that you can reach the customization goal you want.  We are a contract screen printing, embroidery, and sublimation company so we’ve got the knowledge and ability to meet your printing needs.  If you would like to place an order or find out more about us, you can contact us by email or by calling us at (908) 806-8337.

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T Shirts with Gold Foil Printing

T Shirts with Gold Foil Printing

Have you been trying to find a way to incorporate new elements into your custom designed clothing?  Well, have you tried oversized screen printing? Oh you have? Then what about embroidery? That too?  Hmm, I have an idea: have you ever tried creating custom T shirts with gold foil printing?  If not, then you must absolutely try foil printing!  With just a little creativity you can be creating your own custom T shirts with gold foil printing that you can sell or distribute for any occasion.

If you are a custom garment designer, foil printing is a big seller!  Custom T shirts with gold foil printing have an irresistible hangar appeal that will have the customers flocking to the rack.  It doesn’t even take very much foil to create a great impression.  A simple touch of shine in the right place in your design can elevate the look of a garment.  Even if you aren’t a custom garment decorator you can still benefit from foil printing.  If you need a custom T shirt for a special event and you want to be sure that everyone will see it, go with foil printing!  There’s no way anyone will miss your party brigade when you are all rocking matching foil printed T shirts.

If you are interested in custom foil printed shirts and you don’t know where to find them, then I recommend coming to us at AMBRO Manufacturing.  We have all kinds of foils that you can select from so you’ll get the exact look you are envisioning.  We can do mixed media prints that combine screen printing and foil printing too.  If you want special effects foil, like holographic and animal prints, we can provide that as well.  You can contact us to place an order, or to find out more about our company and services, by email or by calling us at (908) 806-8337.

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