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Poly Cotton - What Are The Benefits

January 30, 2020

When a Cotton and Polyester shirt sneak into the bedroom out of wedlock and a Poly Cotton shirt is born, what does the congregation mumble behind Poly Cottons back?

Regardless of what the congregation says, let’s dig into the Poly Cotton phenomenon and learn more about it, why it’s great or not so great, and learn about how it looks, feels, and holds up.

Why You Need Custom Apparel

January 29, 2020 in Sales

It’s simple and can be boiled down to three things: Image, Money, and Advertising. Custom apparel can have a positive effect for you in every one of these categories.

The Higher Gains of Higher Quality

January 29, 2020 in Sales

We live in a consumer culture and it can be easy to get caught up in looking for the lowest price point possible. The old adages of, “You get what you pay for…”, and “If you’re going to do something, do it right”, didn’t come to exist for no reason. While these expressions don’t always ring true, they certainly seem applicable in the business of custom apparel.

The Benefits of Buying in Bulk

January 29, 2020 in Sales

Simple economics, the more you buy the less it costs. Just like at Sam’s Club or Costco the benefits of ordering in bulk saves you money. Why is that? I can break it down for you.

How NOT to FAIL at selling custom apparel…a starting point

January 29, 2020 in Sales

If you are looking to make money easy and fast, look somewhere else. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to be successful in this or any business. You have to develop your custom apparel, get it made, and then convince people to buy it. Then do it again every single time you release new merchandise. If you are willing to put in the hours, money, and effort it can be rewarding financially and emotionally.

The Screen Printing Process

March 19, 2019

What is Screen Printing?

Simply put, screen printing is the process of putting ink onto a garment by pushing ink through a screen using a squeegee. The screen acts as a stencil. Each print color requires its own screen. For example, a 4 color image will require at least 4 screens with each color of ink placed on an individual screen. A garment is sent around the press, and each screen prints a color onto the garment one by one.

Custom Tags - FTC Legal Requirements

March 29, 2018

When having shirts printed, getting custom tags is really the cherry on top. Having a tag with your brand name and website on it says a lot more about what you stand for than a Gildan, Next Level, or Hanes tag. It’s another opportunity to tie your branding together and let your customers know they are buying high quality merchandise.

Midwest Monstaz - Building a Brand

July 25, 2017

Hustle! What does that word mean? It’s a trendy word these days, but what is hustle really all about. Better yet, what does it take to start a clothing company and build a legitimate business from nothing? Or even better yet, what did it take for Mit Vongsouvane of Midwest Monstaz to build his brand?

At Twin City Tees, we print all of Mit’s stuff, and I had the chance to sit down with him and ask him a few questions about his business. We talked about challenges, passion, and the grind of owning a business. Mit had a lot to share.

Tell me about something you learned the hard way that someone new to the T-shirt business should hear.

Money is Slipping Through Your Fingers Every Time You Bring In Your Own Garments!

July 11, 2017

Printing shirts can be expensive. You want to mitigate the damage to your checkbook by taking any advantage you can, so you go out and price shop garments to find the cheapest option possible. The truth is, bringing in your own garments will not save you any money, time, or headaches. Let me explain.

Why the 12 Shirt Minimum? | Screen Printing vs. Direct To Garment

June 22, 2017

It is very common that a customer will visit us wanting 1 or 2 shirts to be printed. As sad as it makes us, we have no choice but to turn them away and recommend direct to garment printing. Here’s why. At Twin City Tees we use a process called screen printing, which requires that we implement a 12 shirt minimum order. Why the minimum?

Customer Service Rep/ Administrative Assistant Position at Twin City Tees

June 20, 2017

Hey, we’re hiring! Are you cool, awesome, or generally just a fun person to be around? Do you like to talk to people? We’re a team of artist that love making t-shirts and we are hoping you can help us make this place even more amazing than it already is.

We pride ourselves in our ridiculous attention to the tiniest details, as well as our ability to smile in the face of adversity. With this in mind, we are looking for someone that can give us 100% of themselves every hour of the workday, while at the same time laughing and having a great time with all of us at Twin City Tees. While there are no formal education or experience requirements, we require a strong desire to learn.

Still sound like fun? If so read on.

Production Position at Twin City Tees

June 20, 2017 in We're Hiring

Hey, we’re hiring! Are you cool, awesome, or generally just a fun person to be around? Do you like to get messy? We’re a team of artist that love making t-shirts and we are hoping you can help us make this place even more amazing than it already is.

We pride ourselves in our ridiculous attention to the tiniest details as well as our ability to smile in the face of adversity. With this in mind, we are looking for someone that can give us 100% of themselves every hour of the workday, while at the same time laughing and having a great time with all of us at Twin City Tees. There is no printing experience needed, just a strong urge to learn.

Still sound like fun? If so read on.

The Local Artists of Twin City Tees

June 19, 2017

Alex Haug started Twin City Tees from nothing in 2005. Although Alex has no background in art and design, he appreciates those that do. Alex often jokes that if he didn’t have this t-shirt printing business, he’s not sure what he would be doing. One thing he is great at is assembling a skilled team of artists. Today if you walk into Twin City Tees it feels a bit like a hangout for artists who funnel their focus into screen printing.

How to Convert Text to Outlines in Adobe Illustrator

June 14, 2017

When sending artwork to a print shop, all fonts need to be converted to outlines. If a font you are using isn’t owned by the print shop, their computer won’t recognize the font and will replace it with a default. Once the font is converted to outlines, it becomes a vector shape and is press ready.

What is Screen Printing and the Process?

February 27, 2017

What exactly is screen printing?
Screen printing has been around for centuries, and the amazing part is that the process hasn’t changed much since its earliest origins. It owes its longevity to its simplicity and versatility. You can find example of screen printing in all industries, from screen printed conductive metal on circuit boards and computer parts, CD labels, skate board decks, posters, art, and of course T-shirt and Garment printing!

Screen printing is achieved by creating a stencil on a film of fine mesh. Then a squeegee is used to press ink through the stenciled mesh in an even layer onto a substrate (shirt/paper). Every different color is a different screen. Screen printing hasn’t changed much but the tools and equipment have been advancing since the beginning. Screens aren’t made with silk anymore, squeegees come in all sorts of varieties of rubbers, and presses range from simple table hinge clamps to enormous 50 station automatic presses.

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What is the process from start to finish?
After we establish a connection with the customer we will either have them fill out a price estimate form on our website or take the information in person at the shop. It is often best to look at the website form before coming into the shop to make sure you have all the information necessary to get a quote and place an order.
Once we have necessary information we will issue a price estimate that reflects the information provided. If the customer wishes to continue and place an order a 50% down-payment is required. After the down payment the garment blanks will be ordered.
The job won’t be put onto the print schedule until the artwork is finalized and approved. Once that happens the artwork is passed to the screen department.
In the screen department they take the customers artwork and burn it on emulsion coated screens. In this process a screen tech will image the artwork on a screen(essentially using a piece of equipment called a CTS “computer to screen” that prints the stencil with solid black ink directly on the emulsion coated screen.) Then the screen tech will expose the screen with Ultra-Violet light. The emulsion we have coated the screen with is a photosensitive material that will harden and no longer be water soluble when exposed to UV light. The areas of the screen that were covered with black ink by the CTS will not receive any UV light and remain water soluble. The screen tech then takes the exposed screen and washes away the areas that were not exposed to UV light and this makes the stencil for the ink to pas through the screen. This process is repeated for each color of a design. The screens are set aside to dry for use by the printers.

When the garments arrive a production specialist will unbox the Tees and the printers will then take your screens and set them up as per colors and placements listed in your artwork approval. To do so they prep the screen and put it on one of our two automatic presses. Though the presses are automatic there is still a great deal of human interaction. A printer/press operator will decide in what order the color will best be printed and if any flash curing is required in between colors. Then they will load the screens on the press along with squeegees and ink, and proceed to register the colors to line up together. After all colors have been aligned the job is ready to be printed. A press operator will load each shirt for the desired print placement. The shirts are loaded onto platens that rotates around the press, traveling to each printed color. Then a press operator will remove each shirt and place it on the dryer belt. In the dryer the ink is heat cured into every shirt that is printed. From there a production specialist will stack the shirts by size and double check the quantities to make sure they order is complete.

Then the garments are boxed, and the customer is contacted. The remaining balance is due upon receiving the printed garments picked up unless otherwise stated.

For more frequently asked questions, visit our FAQ page. Or, learn more about the Types of Prints and Inks.

On-site Screen Printing at Sidhe Brewing in St. Paul, MN

March 18, 2016

We were asked by Sidhe Brewing to join them for their beer release and burlesque show on St. Patrick's Day. We had a small set-up in the back of the brewery with 2 different design options and 2 different color garments. It was a great opportunity for Sidhe Brewing to offer limited edition tees to help promote their new beer and company, at little cost to them.
Be sure to check them out if you haven't already! Good beer and great atmosphere. #SupportLocal
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Live Screen Printing For Geekettes At Target Commons In Minneapolis

March 16, 2016

We had an awesome opportunity to print on-site for Geekettes for their International Women's Day event held at the Target Commons in downtown Minneapolis. Geekettes is an empowering new organization facilitating relationships between women in the technology sector. They have many meetups and events in various countries and right here in Minneapolis. Be sure to check them out if you haven't!

This event was set-up where the shirts were free promo tees for all attendees, with a 2-color front and a 1-color back. Feel free to contact us or visit our on-site/live screen printing page for more information on this service.
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Importance Of Good Artwork Separation In Screen Printing

March 10, 2016 in Artwork Separation

We had a customer come to us looking for some help. They had spent thousands of dollars working with a screen printer who sent them a finished product that shouldn't even have left the shop, in our eyes. The images alone should speak for themselves, the importance of good artwork separation and working with the right inks. Each final print done by Twin City Tees was printed in either discharge or water-based inks. Design done in-house and big thanks to our friend, Scott Detavernier, who owns and operates MySeps that helped us out with the artwork separation.
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Final GTI VW print done by Twin City Tees in discharge ink.

GTI separation artwork done by MySeps.

Previous screen printer's work of the VW Jetta.

VW Jetta print done by Twin City Tees.

Screen Printing On OSB For Inbound Brewco's New Taproom Store

March 03, 2016

We've been working with Inbound Brewco opening in the North Loop over the past few months. Their awesome new brewery will be opening in March in Minneapolis near the Target Center. We had a unique opportunity to screen print on the wood walls (OSB panels) to create a kind of wallpaper look, that will be going up in their new taproom store. We were printing from 4:30pm-10:30pm to get all 7 panels done. It took 1 printer and 1 person to stand on the screen acting as the clamp to hold it in place.

Fun project to work on, great learning experience, awesome Inbound Brewco/North Loop Brew crew to work with! Be sure to check out the walls in the store when they open!

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Screen printing on wooden boards for Inbound Brewco's new taproom store in Minneapolis, Minnesota! 6 hours of work put into 30 seconds. Printing What Matters. www.TwinCityTees.com