Comments on: Why You Should Pay A Professional To Print Your Shirts

By: pinoyblogero

pinoyblogero — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:50:21 +0000

Wow. Just what I needed. My friends and I wanted to have our own clothing company and we were actually planning on taking on the printing ourselves! We thought it was a good idea at first, but after reading this article, maybe it's better to let somebody else do it.

Thanks again Jimmy!

By: Philiq18

Philiq18 — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:38:12 +0000

Hey thanks alot!! I really am appreciative to you for sharing your experience. I’ve been really toying with the idea of screenprinting my own shirts, but you’ve given me a lot of think about and I may need to refine my approach to launching my brand.

Thanks again man!!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:38:03 +0000

Wow. best advice ever.

By: Andrew Mara

Andrew Mara — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:48:01 +0000

Awesome advice. Thank you. I have been wondering about this for a while now.
Cheers,
Mara

By: Rio Cartman

Rio Cartman — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:03:41 +0000

Thanks alot dude, was playing with the option for a while now and you made my mind up….cheers

By: Karla

Karla — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:33:25 +0000

What about a transfer machine to make your t-shirts, I saw this guy on a video talk about one:

http://vimeo.com/5699741

By: Usman

Usman — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:58:55 +0000

i really feel ya here and the problem with most of us is that we become close minded to the other options which might be more efficient or suitable for a business. i would like to add that we should never make any hasty move. we should always look into 10 other options before settling on to the one that is just right for the business model

By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:35:48 +0000

In no way did I want to indicate it was an easy process. Screen printing does have a decent learning curve in the details. Maybe I should have added an extra sentence saying generally I agree 99% of companies will not benefit from printing their own shirts.

By: Jon Kruse

Jon Kruse — Fri, 29 May 2009 02:52:53 +0000

Hi Jake. I screen printed when I first started out and it was fun. I did my one color t-shirts for my Missing Turtle shirt and they turned out good. I realized in the process all the equipment I needed to get better prints and it was a long learning experience to get everything right. It would have been a lot less expensive if I just had some one print the shirts instead of buying all this printing equipment.

“It is true that will proper documentation and a great communication with a 3rd party printer you can achieve the same outcome but it can be costly and wasted time if you make a mistake.”

I don’t think you grasp the learning curve of screen printing. It is hard to achieve the same outcome as a professional printer starting out. Do you know how to separate the file properly, mix colors so the they match the pantones exactly, trap the colors so everything lines up, use inks that will be soft and bright at the same time. I’m just glad I have found some quality printers that can do things that I can’t and make beautiful prints.

By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 29 May 2009 02:37:07 +0000

There is one thing you left out from this article that I think is important. Most artists enjoy experimenting with their medium. I think if you are that type of person, printing your own shirts can open up an entire world of possibilities. It is true that will proper documentation and a great communication with a 3rd party printer you can achieve the same outcome but it can be costly and wasted time if you make a mistake.