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Notes on screen printing, fabric weight and sizing, how to keep a printed tee looking new, and how each Trials design gets made, from the person who prints them.
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How a photo becomes a screen print
From a picture on a camera roll to ink on cotton. The six steps a design goes through, and the two places it usually goes wrong.
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How to size a boxy t-shirt
Boxy fits do not follow normal t-shirt sizing. Measure a tee you already own, compare two numbers, and you will get it right first time.
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How to wash a screen printed t-shirt
Cold water, inside out, and never a tumble dryer. What actually cracks a printed tee, and the five habits that keep one looking new.
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Screen printing vs DTG vs vinyl
Four ways a graphic gets onto a t-shirt, what each one feels like under your hand, and which ones are still readable after fifty washes.
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What does GSM mean on a t-shirt?
GSM is how much a fabric weighs per square metre. Here is what the numbers actually feel like, and why a heavyweight tee hangs differently.
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Why small run t-shirts cost more
A £25 tee and a £5 tee are not the same object. Here is where the money actually goes, and what you get for it that shows up after a year.
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