Making the Most of Letterpress and Screen Printing Services

Incorporate letterpress and screen printing services in your business
By M. Worcester Letterpress and screen printing services are both older methods of printing that companies continue to use in new and modern ways. Screen printing is a method of printing on many types of materials, including fabric and plastic. With the advent of modern machines and materials, manufactures have updated the method.
 

Letterpress printing is essentially unchanged from the time of Benjamin Franklin, but benefits from new and modern designs and colors of paper and ink. Both letterpresses and screen printing have their place in our modern business world. Consider making the most of letterpress and screen printing services by:

1. Knowing the difference between letterpress printing and screen printing.

2. Setting a budget appropriate to the job required and determining which method would be most cost effective.

3. Finding a printer knowledgeable and experienced in the form of printing required for your job.

Learn more about the process and products produced by a screen printing service

Businesses often use screen printing to print on items of apparel, including t-shirts and sweatshirts. Many t-shirt printers also offer digital printing and embroidery as other ways to get your logo or image onto an item made of fabric. Each printing method has strengths and weaknesses depending on your image and the number of items you need.
Try: Understand the difference between screen printing and digital printing and when each process is best by reading the information at Amalgamated Culture Works. Choose from a long list of articles about screen printing on fabric and apparel at Cheaptees.

Obtain economical printing from screen printing companies

Screen printers that print t-shirts can often produce shirts for a low price, especially if you order a large quantity. You can also use screen printing to print labels for many types of products, because printers can screen print directly onto various materials.
Try: Choose from a number of brand name garments or get your logo printed on tote bags and other items at ZigZag Designs. Read about the various printing processes, including screen printing, Yeuell Nameplate & Label Co. uses to print labels and nameplates. Learn about screen printing and how Oxford Graphics uses it to print labels for products of all kinds.

Find out about the kind of products produced by letterpress printing services

This type of old-fashioned printing is undergoing a renaissance as an art form. You can get unique business cards, stationary and invitations printed this way, if you are willing to pay the price. You'll need to wait for companies to process your order; they complete it by hand.
Try: Learn a bit about the letterpress process at Ephemera Custom Letterpress. Click on the "Process" link in the menu bar to read about letterpress printing and how Ruby Press uses it.

Order beautiful, custom-printed pieces from letterpress services

Make a statement about your business by ordering products printed by artisans who are still using this method or have re-discovered it.
Try: Browse through the gallery of beautifully crafted invitations printed by Turnstone Design. Choose from many designs of business stationary printed by Aardvark Letterpress, in business since 1968. Order letterpress business cards, custom-printed invitations, stationary and other print pieces from Paperedtogether. Click on the links to learn more about letterpress printing from Briar Press.

• Letterpress and screen printing services are methods that require experience, so choose a printer which has been in business long enough to gain experience and ask for samples of its work before ordering.