http://t-shirt-printing.org.uk The Idiots Guide Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:01:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thermocool is a multi-functional evolution of modified cross section fibers, designed for use in the thermo regulated sportswear market. When the athlete is hot the material has good evaporation qualities helping with body temperature lowering. When the athlete is cool the material reduces the exposure to outside temperature, keeping the ... http://t-shirt-printing.org.uk/2010/03/11/thermocool/ If ever there was a reason for a t-shirt printing job to go wrong, it is clothing that ends up the wrong size. The manufacturers are partly to blame because for example a large in a Fruit of the Loom is quite different to a large in a Gildan. This ... http://t-shirt-printing.org.uk/2010/03/10/sizing/ An important side to any t-shirt printing business is school uniform. Most t-shirt business will have a few schools quite local to them and probably have kids of their own that go to one or other of them. With this advantage over competitors there is usually important orders placed every ... http://t-shirt-printing.org.uk/2010/03/08/school-uniform/ Spring is almost upon us, so that means it will soon be the Marathon season! Lots of people and companies from all over the country will be entering themselves into various marathons that are held all over the UK. The individual or company concerned usually does the marathon for a good ... http://t-shirt-printing.org.uk/2010/03/02/marathon-season/ A new revolutionary DTG or Direct to Garment printer has just hit the market place, from Yes Ltd.  It is really special because it claims to be able to print the white ink at the same time as the Cyan, Magenta and Yellow. If this is true it will mean ... http://t-shirt-printing.org.uk/2010/02/12/new-dtg-printer/ There is a lot of talk lately on internet forums about building you own Direct to Garment printers. The theory has promise but the reality will be a disaster. Yes the basic principle is the same. Both spray either ink or dye at the the surface to be printed. In some ... http://t-shirt-printing.org.uk/2010/02/09/build-your-own-dtg-machine/ A more up market look is generated by the polo shirt. This can be warn by men or women and come in many shapes and sizes. the major types of polo shirt are cotton, mixed cotton and man made fiber, short sleeve and long sleeved. Schools use polo shirts for school ... http://t-shirt-printing.org.uk/2010/02/01/polo-shirts/ A massive part of the process of t shirt printing is the actual t-shirt. There are many different t-shirts to choose from, for many different requirements. As far as printing is concerned the major concern is the type of material that is used to manufacture the t-shirt. Most t-shirts are made ... http://t-shirt-printing.org.uk/2010/01/29/t-shirt-fabric/ A cause of much concern and often dispute when ordering t shirt printing is getting the position and size of logo correct in the briefing stage. If this is wrong when you finally get the clothing delivered, there is not a lot you can do about it. The most common place ... http://t-shirt-printing.org.uk/2010/01/25/positioning-of-printing/ Subli Flock was invented to enable t-shirt printers to use sublimation on coloured garments. Where as sublimation could only be used on white polyester garments, Subli Flock is a white polyester material that you sublimate onto, then cut out with a laser plotter and finally press onto the garment. As with ... http://t-shirt-printing.org.uk/2009/11/11/subli-flock/