Can you print on the side of a t-shirt under the sleeve?
We can print on the side of a t-shirt under the sleeve and we actually do it quite often. The reason this is possible is because t-shirts are manufactured tubular meaning there is a side seam going from the sleeve to the bottom of the shirt. The lack of a side scene makes it easy to line the t-shirt up on the platen to be printed with a screen.
The one limitation that we often run into is trying to print a continuous print from the front of the shirt to the side. This is a problem because typically the design will be too large to fit on oversized screens. Also the problem arises sometimes that the sleeve can get positioned in a way that stops the screen from actually reaching the fabric of the t-shirt. This can cause a less than uniform print as well as bumps and stretching of the mesh in the screens.
Another common misconception about printing under the sleeves on the side of the t-shirt is that you can print a continuous design from front to back. This just isn't possible because the platen is a flat surface and the design would be limited in with to reach from the front to the back.
All in all the best way to print under the sleeve on a t-shirt is my having a design created solely with the intention of being on the side of the t-shirt.
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