When you want to personalized t-shirts for a business, company, team, group, organization or a fundraiser, then you want to create a t-shirt that is really memorable. By having a great looking design that is either printed or embroidered on the shirt, you will not only have a beautiful shirt, but you will have a shirt that others want to wear as well.
There are differences between what you can expect with screen printing or embroidery. Deciding which one is the best for your project is really a matter of thinking through the cost, the style and design, and the pros and cons of each option.
Costs
Screen printing is a very economical way to have high quality printing completed on any type of t-shirt, polo shirt, hoodie, or sweatshirt. You can print in multiple colors and you can literally create any design you want from something very simple, such as a team name, a company logo, an actual photograph, or a custom designed graphic placed on the fabric.
Embroidery is a more costly option but it is much longer lasting than even the most professionally done screen printing. However, it is important to keep in mind that embroidery will require a heavier type of shirt to avoid puckering and gathering around the edges of the area, ending up with a more costly shirt and more costly process.
Designs
Screen printing can be used over as much or as little of the t-shirt as you want. The cost and the option will vary, based on how much print area is on the shirt. However, when it comes to embroidery, this is typically reserved for smaller areas such as on the sleeves, over or on the breast pocket, or perhaps a smaller logo, image, or message on the front or back of the shirt.
Keep in mind that embroidery is going to be much more permanent than screen printing. Both will be raised slightly off of the surface of the fabric, but embroidery will typically be raised slightly more than a screen printed area. Embroidery is also going to be heavier so for t-shirts, especially the lighter weight styles, and it may simply be too heavy for the fabric to make it practical in a large design area.
A great option may be to use both embroidery and screen printing on a shirt. The major image and message could be screen printed and then a team logo, company name, brand, or other information could embroidered on the sleeve or over the pocket for the best of both worlds.
When selecting between screen printing vs embroidery, think about design, style and cost. To learn more, visit us at www.onehourtees.com.
