Finishing & Fulfillment
Inside Shirt Labels: Screen Print vs. Heat Print
Inside Shirt Labels
Inside shirt labels including design brand, product information, wash instructions and/or size are becoming increasingly popular.
Screen Print
Screen printing inside labels works best on thinner items like t-shirts and long sleeve tees which are typically a single-layer item with a flat face on the inside of the garment. These items are able to be printed at a high rate of volume and with a reasonably low cost. It is possible to get an exact color match to a screen printed design elsewhere on the garment, like the front for example. They are non-removable unlike stickers or tags, and ensure the important info contained will always stay with the garment.
Heat Press
Heat pressing the tags
is a great solution for garments that aren’t well suited for screen printing on their inside areas. This would include items like sweaters and hoodies, when the inside face is usually a fleece material. Special ink is printed on transfer paper, then each tag is cut out and pressed on the inside of the garment.
The transfers are soft and flexible - very comfortable.
Only very dark ink on very thin shirts show on the outside. This is because the transfer sits on the garment fibers, instead of soaking in.
By printing onto transfer paper, we are able to hold smaller details, such as garment care info icons and text.
Heat Transfer tags can be printed in bulk regardless of the size range, and so typically require less setup time and labor than screen printing
Folding, Bagging & Pack-Outs
Presentation is everything. A neatly folded and poly-bagged garment adds a lot to the perceived value of the item. Additionally, it’s much easier to manage 500 bagged shirts than 500 loose ones at something like a corporate event or in a retail setting. We can fold and bag in a variety of ways to meet your specific needs.
Start by asking questions like if you need your garments in single packs, multi-garment packs, or even more specialized packouts that can include other items beyond just garments!
Basic Single Garment Info:
Standard polybag size: 11" x 14"
Standard fold size: 10"w x 13" approximately
Our current capacity is about 900 folds per hour with basic single garment packs, but we are always developing new improvements to grow our capabilities!
Hang Tags
Another very popular add-on to bring a more complete look to a final product is the hang tag. These are the tags you see in retail settings that include things like brand information, sizing, and pricing. They are a great way to promote brand recognition as well as provide your customer all the info they need at a glance.
These tags come in a great many shapes and sizes and can be customized to suit your vision. Oftentimes, they may be enhanced with stickering techniques, which we’ll cover shortly.
We max out our basic hang tag capacity at about 300 per hour. This rate does depend on the placement of the tag- for example, standard placement of a regular inside shirt tag can be done much more quickly than inside a collar, shoulder or wrist seam. Keep in mind that more care is required to apply the tag to a seamed area in order to ensure proper placement.
Stickers & Bar Coding
When dealing with many polybagged or otherwise packed-out garments, info like item size, price, brand, and more can be viewed quickly and easily without having to open anything through the use of stickers. These can either be placed directly on the garment, or on the outside of the bagging media.
We’ve seen an uptick in the number of orders that call for custom barcodes or even QR codes, and are easily able to accommodate these requests for your order. Additionally, these stickers can be used in tandem with hang tags - being placed directly on them in some cases - to provide a refined and fully finished retail look for your items.
Please feel free to inquire further to get options and pricing!
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