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My next frequently asked questions is what brand shirts do I prefer. I love a soft-feel shirt. My go-to brands are Bella + Canvas and Hanes. Specifically I like the Bella + Canvas Tri-Blend Short-Sleeve T-Shirt and the Heathered Tri-Blend. Bella + Canvas tons of color choices and all of the tri-blend shirts are extremely soft. If you are looking for a heavier weight t-shirt that is still soft, try the 1717 Comfort Colors.
For kids, I love the soft feel of Bella + Canvas youth shirts. If I'm making a shirt that will only be worn once or twice, like a holiday shirt that they will outgrow before next year, then I will choose Gildan brand. Gildan is your basic, everyday t-shirt and one of the cheapest prices you can find.
For babies and toddlers, I like Bella + Canvas for a soft feel or the Rabbit Skins brand for a more economical choice. I choose these particular styles because they are not a ribbed material. Some baby onesies have a ribbed material. These are a little harder to use in screen printing and can cause some bleeding because of the uneven texture.
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Is that a masking type tranger tape being used in the video?
It’s transfer tape. You can buy it here: https://amzn.to/2SV88RL
It’s the best transfer tape for easily applying your vinyl to the screen! It comes in a huge roll that will last a long time. I use it for all of my vinyl projects.
What is the fit of these shirts? I have a hard time finding longer shirts that aren’t too tight. Thanks.
Thanks so much for all your tutorials, they’re fantastic! Do you find using t-shirts that contain polyester a problem at all, I recently did a screen printing course and we were told to use 100% cotton as the ink cans it on top of the polyester fibres. Just wondered if this is actually an issue or not. Many thanks! Lauren
Thanks for checking out my tutorials! My favorite shirts to screen print are the cotton/poly blends. I love wearing soft style shirts, so these are my go-to. I haven’t had any problem screen printing them. The darker color inks soak right into these shirts and look great (white ink is a little different on all shirts). I have also done 100% poly before too and gotten good results with those!
Do you have a recommendation for a good v-neck shirt?
Here are a couple of my favorites: Next Level Unisex and Hanes Women’s Triblend
Do you recommend different shirts for screen print vs heat iron vinyl projects?
These shirts are great for both!
Sorry I tried looking around for the answer to this. Do you prewash the stuff you are selling?
I love your YouTube channel. And congrats on the Speedball kit! ❤️
Hi Leslie, Thanks so much!
I do not prewash. Screen printing works with or without prewash so I save myself the extra step!
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