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Waterbased T Shirt Printing | Part1
Friday, 29 Aug, 2008 – 14:38 | 4 Comments
Waterbased T Shirt Printing | Part1

Hopefully we can outline some of the benefits of T shirt printing in water based inks, and explore some of the possible reasons many screen printing companies are so reluctant to advertise or use these inks. Here are just a few benefits we feel waterbased inks have to offer.

* Environmentally sound non spirit based formulas
* Breath-ability on large prints
* Soft and sometimes imperceptible hand
* Very long lasting print
* Diverse range of special effects

Silk Screen Stencils
Sunday, 27 Jul, 2008 – 21:27 | 3 Comments
Silk Screen Stencils

Good stencils are key to screen printing, getting all the variables correct for each T shirt printing job is essential. With plastisol inks it has always been about finer mesh counts, T shirt printing using …

Organic T shirt printing
Tuesday, 1 Jul, 2008 – 20:38 | No Comment
Organic T shirt printing

It is turning into another very busy month at Advertees, and the blog is being neglected, we are seeing some really nice jobs going out of the door unrecorded as we pull out all the …

Coarse screens and half tones
Thursday, 19 Jun, 2008 – 0:18 | 7 Comments
Coarse screens and half tones

It is pretty standard practice in screen printing to use very fine screens where a half tone is required, but unfortunately fine screens and water based inks do not work well together. So what do …

Waterbased inks
Tuesday, 3 Jun, 2008 – 0:15 | No Comment
Waterbased inks

Although not ideal in all situations, and the ink a real nightmare to work with at times, water based screen printing can be extremely satisfying. This month has seen a big increase in jobs produced …

Students T shirts
Thursday, 22 May, 2008 – 17:26 | One Comment
Students T shirts

As ever students leave you with very tight deadlines, the final big day for many students is here, and most will still be working on their projects with seconds left on the clock. We are …

Sustained records
Thursday, 15 May, 2008 – 18:29 | No Comment
Sustained records

Experimental Drum and base label, sustained records have opted for organic t-shirt printing for their promotional T shirts. The innovative and hardcore, Leeds based producers are committed to music and environment. Printed by hand, single …

Water based inks, another look
Saturday, 12 Apr, 2008 – 11:23 | No Comment
Water based inks, another look

We are presently sampling a new range of waterbased inks, we are always looking for the ink that does everything, the ink that uses no solvents or plastics, no hazard signs on the tin. It …

A ROCHA
Wednesday, 26 Mar, 2008 – 3:20 | No Comment
A ROCHA

A Rocha choose organic cotton T-Shirts, discharge printed in lime green waterbased ink, the Tshirts from Okarma are looking good.

Organic T shirt printing by Advertees