| When buying custom t-shirts, many buyers are | | | | offer as much as a 50 percent price deduction for |
| unclear on whether to have their shirts screen printed | | | | higher quantity shirt orders. |
| or digital printed. Each method of printing produces a | | | | Another factor that must be taken into consideration |
| different result on the shirt. This article will explain the | | | | is the color of the t-shirt. When buying light colored |
| advantages and disadvantages of each type of shirt | | | | t-shirts, such as white or natural colored t-shirts, both |
| printing, and hopefully help you decide which method | | | | digital printing and screen printing are acceptable for |
| is best for you and your customized t-shirts. | | | | your custom t-shirts. However, when ordering darker |
| One of the main factors in deciding which type of | | | | colored shirts, like blue or black, the digital printing |
| shirt printing to use is the quantity of shirts that are | | | | option is eliminated. The ink used in digital printing |
| going to be ordered. Digital printing, in general, is more | | | | simply is not strong enough to penetrate through the |
| suited towards smaller orders, since there is no | | | | darker colors of the shirt. |
| minimum quantity - you have the option of ordering | | | | Finally, the print itself must be taken into |
| just one custom t-shirt. With screen printing, | | | | consideration. Digital printing produces a very colorful |
| however, ordering a single custom t-shirt is | | | | print that is not high resolution, but also leaves the |
| unreasonable because. There are relatively high setup | | | | t-shirt very soft to the touch. Printing more colors |
| costs involved with screen printing that go away only | | | | using digital printing will not increase the price of the |
| when many shirts are ordered. On the other hand, | | | | shirt. Screen printed t-shirts produces a stronger print |
| the cost of digital printed t-shirt does not decrease | | | | that can sustain very many uses and countless times |
| very much as the quantity of shirts ordered | | | | in the washing machine. |
| increases. For example, the cost of digital printing will | | | | By choosing the correct printing method, you are one |
| only decrease by 10 or 20 percent as the number of | | | | step closer to having your own custom t-shirts. |
| shirts ordered increases, but screen printing may | | | | |