Services
Screen Printing ● Embroidery ● Direct To Garment
Screen Printing
Screen printing is the process of pressing ink through a stencilled mesh screen to create a printed design. Each colour in the design has it’s own screen and when printed on top of each other creates the final result. This is the most versatile way to decorate garments and is often the most cost effective for small to large runs. Below are just some of the options available when screen printing
● Plastisol Ink – This is the most commonly used ink in garment printing, It is thick, durable, versatile, and provides clear graphic detail. It is easy to mix, long-lasting, comes in a wide array of colors, and works well with most screen printing methods.
● Water-based Ink – Water-based ink is made with water rather than plastic or PVC, which makes it a more eco-friendly option . It is a great alternative to plastisol ink in many circumstances. The ink seeps into the garment and dyes the material rather than sitting on top of the fabric, this creates a softer hand feel than plastisol.
Specialty Inks
● Discharge Ink – Our discharge is a water based ink that bleaches the dye from the garment and then re-dyes it. This leaves the print with no feel as it is actually part of the garment. Discharge is only effective on natural fibers and some blends. It doesn’t work with polyester.
● Glow In The Dark Ink – This ink is as described! It glows in the dark and can be printed over the top of any other colours in a design to create a unique glow in the dark effect.
● Metallic Ink – Metallic ink is great for chrome, gold and any prints that require a bit of extra bling.
● Puff Ink – This ink puffs and gives a raised textured feel. It can be used as a whole design, or for just parts of the design.
● Glitter Ink – Glitter ink provides a glittering textured metallic finish when printed directly onto textiles.
● Reflective Ink – Reflective ink, while not as reflective as 3M tape, still provides great light reflecting properties. Perfect for anything that requires high visibility at night, such as security shirts/vests.
● Fluro/Neon Ink – Neon/flouro inks come in a limited range of colours but are super bright, wild and in your face. They will even glow under black light.
Digital Printing (DTG)
At Squid Ink Screenprinting we use the Epson SC-F2160 DTG printer.
Full-color prints on t-shirts are done using a direct-to-garment (DTG) printer. This 3 step process ensures a consistent and vibrant print on any color shirt. To print DTG, t-shirts are mounted on a platen and placed in the printer bed for pretreatment. After pre-treatment, for dark shirts, the printer lays down a layer of white underneath where your image will print. This white underbase is flash dried and then we print your design in full color on top. The print is heat set to endure wash and repeated wear.
Embroidery
Squid Ink Screenprinting offer embroidery for custom apparel items, such as beanies, caps, polos, t-shirts, business shirts, bags and many more items.
For your convenience we take care of all the digitizing of your design to the correct embroidery format. Embroidery is priced based on a stitch count and is usually broken down per thousand stitches and priced accordingly.
Please keep in mind that embroidery may require your design to be simplified slightly to achieve the best results.
Heat Transfers
Once thought of as an inferior option, heat transfers have come a long way. At Squid Ink Screen Printing, we only work with high quality transfers that are long lasting and look great. They are the perfect option for individual names, events, one off prints, small runs and for textiles that are difficult to screen print on.
Custom Garment Labels
Adding a personalized printed label on the inside neck of your tees is the hottest trend in retail. Branding your garments at Squid Ink Screen Printing will show customers that your line is the real deal, while also being more comfortable to wear.
We have specific suppliers that offer tear away tags and these are the best to use when we do custom brand printed labels. We remove the tags for you and screen print your custom label on the inside back of the tee’s.
Promotional Merchandise
Squid Ink Screen Printing can provide and brand promotional products such as:
Hats ● Beanies ● Sweat bands ● Face masks ● Sunglasses ● Tote bags ● Tea towels ● Bar mats ● Puzzles ● Key rings ● Bottle openers
● Stubby holders ● Stickers ● Zippos ● Banners ● Mugs ● Pens ● Hip flasks ● and much more!
If there are specific items you have in mind that aren’t listed here, please contact us with your requirements and we’ll speak with our suppliers to source your merchandise.
Swing Tagging
Swing tags are an essential part of brand communication and show you’re serious about breaking into the fashion industry. Let Squid Ink Screen Printing add professionalism to your product and make your garments stand out from the rest.
Squid Ink Screen Printing can supply swing tags and also offer an attachment service, or you are welcome to supply your own and we can attach them for you.
Why Choose Us?
Squid Ink Screenprinting is a boutique merchandising service. We pride ourselves on our friendly customer service, professional screen printing using specialty inks and being able to supply clients with high quality garments.
Whatever your needs may be, wether it’s band merch, promotional products or uniforms for your business, Squid Ink can assure all your needs are met at an affordable and competitive price.