Black Face Skylander Smol Chibi Bean shirt
Screen printed t-shirts really start to make their presence felt in the 1950s. title This is very significant when it comes to screen printed t-shirts and the origins of the custom tee. The garment that started out as a simple undershirt to be worn under military uniforms takes a more prominent role in the years following World War II. Civilians start wearing them as standalone tops and it’s not long before the idea of custom printed t-shirts emerges. Screen printing had taken root in the United States during the 1930s and by the Fifties, companies in Miami are printing promotional t-shirts with the names of resorts and local attractions. Screen printing takes a huge leap in the Sixties when it becomes synonymous with the Pop Art movement. Works by artists such as Andy Warhol not only publicise screen printing, they open it to a mass market.
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With printing title, the artwork is applied to the surface of the material using ink. A stencil is prepared and placed on a fine mesh screen and the ink is then pushed through to transfer the pattern. This process is repeated for each of the colours that make up the design until the picture is complete. It’s a traditional method, tried and tested, that has been around for centuries. Over time, the process has been modernised and automated to varying degrees. But it still requires knowledge, experience and skilled printers to get the best results. We have been printing custom clothing in London since the 70s. These days, our state of the art machines can produce 600 t-shirts an hour.
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