Screen printing pushes ink through a stencilled mesh, one screen per colour. Where it beats DTG and embroidery, and where it loses to them.
THE LIBRARY
Everything we know about making clothes
Written in house by the people who run the production. Every number here is one we actually work to, and nothing is written to fill a page.
The long guides
Nine pages that answer a whole question rather than a corner of one. Start with whichever describes where you are.
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What we do
The production models themselves, explained by the people who run them.
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Manufacturing for US brandsLead times, air and sea freight, US duty, and how the time difference actually works.
Free guides
Six workbooks, free, no email wall on the collection page.
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Find the right manufacturer, without getting scammedThe questions to ask before you pay anyone a deposit.
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Streetwear fabrics 101: feel, fit and flexWeights and hand-feel, and what each one suits.
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Sampling, where your idea becomes realWhat happens between approving a drawing and holding a garment.
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Design like a pro, even if you are not a designerTurning references into something a factory can read.
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10 common mistakes to avoid in early-stage manufacturingThe ones that cost money rather than time.
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Manufacturing outreach that worksEmail templates that get a useful reply.
Sublimation turns solid dye into a gas that bonds inside polyester fibres. How it works, why it fails on cotton, and where it beats other print methods.
Machine embroidery stitches a design into cloth instead of printing on top of it. How digitising works, the three stitch types, why designs distort on knit, and what embroidery cannot do.
Mesh, emulsion, exposure, registration, squeegee pressure and cure temperature, explained properly. Plus where the DIY route stops working and what drives the cost.
A sublimation printer prints onto paper, never onto the garment. What is inside one, the three kinds you will meet, and when to use a factory instead of buying.
Working through a first production run? The free guides cover vetting a manufacturer, fabric, sampling and what a tech pack is for — or ask on WhatsApp.
