Screen Vs Vinyl Printing

Vinyl printing is suitable for very small runs of up to 16 t shirts.
Screen vs vinyl printing. Unless using a wholesale printer like foamcoreprint screen printing on the other hand would take much longer to print the same number of decals. Screen printing is also softer than vinyl. Screen printing also known as silk screening is the oldest and also the most widely used method of printing t shirts on a commercial scale. Vinyl is well suited for very small runs which we would consider anything from 1 to 12 shirts this is because the set up time is much quicker than that of screen printing.
Vinyl printing is generally reserved for small runs 1 12 items because it takes less time to set up than screen printing. Screen printing has a softer feel the ink has become part of the shirt. We do use soft touch vinyl but it does not feel the same way. Screen printing or heat transfer vinyl.
That s due to the fact that the set up time is little relative to that of screen printing. In this instance the setup time for screen printing takes longer but that is the only heavily time consuming part. However screen printing is perfect for bulk orders 12 or more because you don t need to change the setup from shirt to shirt. Once the ink is dry you can t really feel the inked areas compared to the rest of the shirt.
Htv was my go to shirt making process until i discovered how easy it is to screen print t shirts using adhesive vinyl and my vinyl cutter. The vinyl can be applied to all kinds of fabric cotton polyester nylon etc. Okay i think that s it. This therefore makes it too slow and profitable beyond the 16 shirt brand.
Results screen printing vs vinyl. And you can achieve a more vintage look over time. Screen printing this method is the opposite of the vinyl printing process. If large quantities of one design on the t shirts need to be created quickly and efficiently screen printing will get that particular job done.
Vinyl and screen printing color and detail. Sorry for the length of the post but hopefully you know a little bit about the difference between vinyl and screen printing and more about what we do probably more than you needed to know. Vinyl printing is suitable for very small runs up to 16 shirts. Htv has a very crisp look and looks like you ve attached a decal to a shirt.
Screen printing with dark ink in particular the ink just soaks into light colored t shirts. However this method is much slower than screen printing as each t shirt needs its own set up. 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. Looks like you ve painted a decal onto a shirt.
This is due to the fact that the configuration time is reduced compared to that of screen printing. Unlike vinyl printing not hing will be individually changed given the shirt design is the same. However this method is much slower than screen printing because each shirt requires its own configuration.