Large Format Printing Fenton, MO
You have a great idea for a printed t-shirt design or sign for a business or event. The problem, though, is size. Many print shops are turning you away or trying to convince you to shrink it down to something more reasonable. What you need is large format printing serving the Fenton, MO area, something few print shops can provide. Large format printing is meant to catch the eyes of viewers, express messages from a distance, and present information with ease.
For your Fenton, MO large format printing needs, you need a your favorite shop screen print shop that applies craftsman, care, and attention to detail to every job: Shirt.Co For more than 40 years, Fenton, MO families and businesses have counted on us to deliver on all screen printing and embroidery requests large and small.
Shirt.Co serves the Fenton, MO area, but is physically located in St. Louis, MO. We offer rush shipping to anywhere in the continental U.S. in just a few days! Contact us now for more details and tell us about your project!
We are ready to begin your large format printing order today. Contact us online, call us at (636) 926-2777, or send us a text at (636) 299-0162. Shirt.Co has your back when it comes to Fenton, MO large format printing.
Large Format Print Shop
Large format printing is a specialty printing service that involves printing designs and printing on surfaces that are larger than standard screen printing is capable of printing (which is typically capped at around 14 inches). In order for a shop to bring large format printing options to their customers, they must comply with certain space requirements and make an investment in special machinery and equipment, which must be custom ordered from manufacturers. STL Shirt. Co is proud to bring premium-level large format printing to the Fenton, MO area.
Uses for Large Format Printing
Large format printing can be used for anything from a really big design printed on a t shirt, printing on large clothing items, and a whole slue of promotional and industrial materials. Some common uses of large format printing are:
- Whole-shirt designs
- Window and wall displays and posters
- Store displays
- Banners
- Trade show displays
- Indoor/outdoor signage for business promotion
- Vehicle wraps
- Backdrops
- Signs and calendars
- Murals
When it comes to large format printing on t-shirts and other garments, there are lots of cool things we can do. Some types of jobs we think are perfect for large format printing use are:
- Clothing Brands and Brand Merch: A large logo or other artwork covering a wearer’s front side instantly captivates viewers, boosts brand recognition, and sends a bold message. Large prints can be artfully used in branding and wearable marketing.
- Music Industry: Que drumroll. Presenting: the band tee. A large, bold, colorful print works perfectly to visually express the message a band or DJ wants to send. Extend your art to the t-shirts that help you generate extra revenue and give your fans a way to support you by designing exciting, daring large format printed shirts and other merchandise.
- Special Events: Special events are always an excellent opportunity for the use of any kind of screen printed t-shirts. There are always so many individuals and organizations that contribute to making any event happen. For runs, festivals, fundraising events, competitions, and more, you want to commemorate the date and honor everyone who made the event possible. Do both well with large format printing for your event t-shirts in Fenton, MO. Large format allows you to fit all sponsor logos without cramming them together in tiny columns.
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How Large Format Printing is Possible
Large format printing calls for special care and craftsmanship. In order to provide true large format printing options with quality results, a screen printing shop first and foremost, needs the right equipment. The major three things a screen printer needs to produce large format printing work are:
1. The Press
To screen print anything at all, you need a proper printing press. Regardless of whether a printer uses a manual or automatic press, the resulting print is limited by the length of the squeegee, and the machine needs to be built to accommodate for that a larger squeegee. The smooth, crisp designs on a screen printed item are the work of the machine. For large format printing, we need - you guessed it - a machine with larger-than-average parts to allow for a larger print area.
2. The Film
If you're not familiar with how screen printing works, here's a micro-lesson of the set-up process; your design is "stenciled" onto a fine mesh screen that is in a frame, holding the mesh taut. How does one get that image or pattern stenciled onto the screen, you ask? The image is printed on film, and a photosensitive chemical called emulsion is applied to the screen. The light hardens the emulsion to the screen in the areas of the image where the film is transparent and allows light through. The hardened parts are where the ink will not pass through. Where you can still see the mesh is where your image lives and is where the ink will pass through the screen and then adhere to the shirt or other printing surface.
Make sense?! If you don't quite get it still, no sweat (your shirts will still come out looking just as great)! Because film is required to make the stencil for your design, your design is limited by the size of the film. The film in generally available in standard sizes, but for larger designs, we have film with a larger surface area.
3. The Screens
After the film, the screen is the second ingredient to producing your design. Without a screen, screen printing would just produce a messy, undefined blob. Maybe you're going for an abstract look, but in most cases, this is not what you want.
The size of your stencil and, in turn, your design, is limited by the screen as well as the film. The biggest sheet of film in the world won't matter if they don't fit withn the screen's frame. Likewise, a huge frame can still only print your design as large as the print on the film. When printing in larger sizes than usual, we often use a particular mesh that allows for clean lines and detail that looks great specifically in prints of a large size.
However, the most beautifully crafted violin will not produce the most beautiful sound ever heard if it's in the hands of a toddler. What we mean by that is that these large format printing tools and equipment won't do any good on their own. Quality Fenton, MO large format printing, as with any type of screen printing, requires skill and craftsmanship. Don't turn to just any print shop when you need large format printing for your needs in Fenton, MO. Some print shops carry the film, screens, and presses capable of large format printing, but they may not necessarily have experience specifically in large format printing. To produce good large format printing work, we also invest in an exact, tested combination of materials and specialized training to make sure that what we print looks good, lasts, and isn't too heavy or thick.
Large Format Printing Fenton, MO | STL Shirt. Co
Don't let other screen print shops fool you or try to get you thinking small. You can count on Shirt.Co for all your large format printing needs in Fenton, MO. Whether you need a big banner for an event or love the look of a big, full print on a shirt, Shirt.Co brings you the best through every step of the process, from the initial design to the final product. We guarantee quality, long-lasting results from all our work.
Reach out to us to begin your large format printing now, and see what can happen when there are truly no limits! To learn more about Shirt.Co's large format printing serving the Fenton, MO area or any of our other services, get in touch with us today. Call us at (636) 926-2777, send us a text at (636) 299-0162, or jump right in by requesting a quote.
