We are always striving to be environmentally friendly with our printing process when possible. That is why we try and use water based inks when we can. Water based inks absorb into the garment and allow it to breathe (opposed to standard plastisol inks that lay on top of the fabric, creating a plastic/rubbery feel). Water based printing leaves a very soft print that cannot be felt. They typically last as long as the garment does without cracking/peeling.
Water based inks are defined as those that utilize water as the main solvent. That does not mean, however that water is the only solvent. It is significant to note that many water base inks contain “co-solvents” which may even be petroleum based solvents.
The reason these co-solvents are used varies, but one of the key reasons is to decrease the time and heat necessary to cure the ink film on the fabric.
Ultrasoft inks are versatile, leadfree, inks formulated for direct printing and heat transfer manufacturing. They have good coverage on light and medium-colored garments. When printing on dark fabrics, a white underbase is recommended. You can feel the ink on the garment.
These inks are water based inks but with a few different properties that when activated react with pigments in cotton fibers. Plain discharge will turn the fabric back to its natural off-white color but when mixed with pigments, it can create vibrant prints that are essentially part of the fabric. Discharge printing is a method best used on darker colored garments that contain at least 50% cotton.
Give your apparel an extra dose of “unique” with custom metallic inks and all kinds of other types of specialty inks and treatments like glow-in-the-dark inks, 4-color process (CMYK) printing, split-fountain printing, and more. If you’d like to explore you specialty options, just make sure to mention it on our request a quote form.
We offer various apparel finishing services, the most popular form of which is inside tag printing. Other services include folding, poly-bagging, re-labeling, etc. If you’re interested in getting even more custom with your apparel through our finishing services, simply mention it on our request a quote form.
Water based inks are defined as those that utilize water as the main solvent. That does not mean, however that water is the only solvent. It is significant to note that many water base inks contain “co-solvents” which may even be petroleum based solvents.
The reason these co-solvents are used varies, but one of the key reasons is to decrease the time and heat necessary to cure the ink film on the fabric.
Ultrasoft inks are versatile, leadfree, inks formulated for direct printing and heat transfer manufacturing. They have good coverage on light and medium-colored garments. When printing on dark fabrics, a white underbase is recommended. You can feel the ink on the garment.
These inks are water based inks but with a few different properties that when activated react with pigments in cotton fibers. Plain discharge will turn the fabric back to its natural off-white color but when mixed with pigments, it can create vibrant prints that are essentially part of the fabric. Discharge printing is a method best used on darker colored garments that contain at least 50% cotton.
Give your apparel an extra dose of “unique” with custom metallic inks and all kinds of other types of specialty inks and treatments like glow-in-the-dark inks, 4-color process (CMYK) printing, split-fountain printing, and more. If you’d like to explore you specialty options, just make sure to mention it on our request a quote form.
We offer various apparel finishing services, the most popular form of which is inside tag printing. Other services include folding, poly-bagging, re-labeling, etc. If you’re interested in getting even more custom with your apparel through our finishing services, simply mention it on our request a quote form.
When a screenprinted shirt isn’t what you need, custom embroidery is a perfect alternative. Custom embroidery allows you to promote your brand on polos, golf shirts, tennis shirts, team shirts, hats, beanies, button-down shirts, denim shirts, collared shirts, vests, and more.
Anyone can print a high quality garment, but a high quality garment printed with a high quality design is what Rustic Roots Apparel specializes in.
Rustic Roots Apparel takes great pride in preparing setups, and then we take it a few steps further.
When an opportunity arrises to create original designs for our clients, we take that opportunity to give you, not only the best print, but the best looking design.
Want an extra dose of “unique” on your apparel? We can make your project stand out with custom metallic inks and all kinds of other types of specialty inks and treatments like glow-in-the-dark inks, 4-color process (CMYK) printing, split-fountain printing, and more.
We offer varied attire finishing services, the most popular being tag printing. Alternative services include folding, poly-bagging, re-labeling, etc.
