For every printed color on your T-shirts there is a subsequent screen used in the screen printing process.The actual screen used for T-shirt screen printing is really a piece of finely woven polyester stretched over a frame of aluminum or wood. These screens have the design for that color ink burned onto them to allow the ink to pass through to the T-shirt. The ink is pressed through the screen with a squeegee. Here is a picture of a screen for custom printed t shirts:

A typical screen printing press can have anywhere from four screens all the way to 16 screens attached to them.Here is a picture of what a t-shirt screen printing press looks like:

Most times when you’re getting a quote for custom T-shirts there will be additional fees for screens and screen set-up. However, at You Design It, we give you all-inclusive pricing so that you don’t have to deal with hidden fees and charges.