Article: T-Shirts: 50/50 Or 100% Cotton?
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T-Shirts: 50/50 Or 100% Cotton?
Your two main choices of textile in screen printing are 50/50 cotton/polyester blend and 100% cotton. Which type you would choose depends on the particular needs for the job and your own aesthetic preference.
100% cotton t-shirts, such as Hanes Beefy T and Fruit of the Loom Lofteez, are a denser fabric and have a heavier feel. Ringspun 100% cotton t-shirts have a soft, almost fuzzy, feel. However that same texture can show through on an image, giving it a worn look. After washing, the fibers can break through the ink film, causing the image to look dull.
An area where 100% cotton shirts, non-ringspun, work well is 4-color process printing. A higher weight shirt (6 oz. or higher) provides a denser, tighter surface to hold the small, fine dots and continuous ink...
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