Are you trying to raise money for your church, a little league team or to help get a group of high school students to study in France for a week? If so, you may have come up with a few obvious fundraising ideas.  Bake sales, raffles, but what most people don’t realize is that custom, screen printed t-shirts are great for fundraising. If you’re scratching your head, trying to figure out why and how the two go hand in hand, we’ll tell you. A great t-shirt comes with many advantages Not only can t-shirts be sold, they can be great gifts for beneficiaries and donors. Circling back to our first point, when you sell t-shirts in person or online, you’ll be able to raise money for whatever cause you’re working toward. What’s more, is that every time someone wears that t-shirt, they’re helping to create awareness for your fundraiser. A third advantage relates to online publicity. Why? Because when people share photos of your t-shirt on social media pages, or they post photos of groups of people who are wearing your t-shirt, well, that’s where the free online publicity component comes in. Raising money Although there are a number of people who are happy to make donations to a given cause, other people are less likely to make a monetary contribution unless they [...]

As a business owner, you want to make sure your marketing game is on point. When decide to print custom, screen-printed t-shirts with Rocky Mountain Apparel, you’re not only creating brand identity, you’re turning those who wear these t-shirts into walking billboards for your business. Did you know that if you set up a display table at trade show or street festival, and you lay out a full array of promotional items, nine times out of ten, people will reach for a t-shirt over things like mugs, pens and/or bottle openers? Regardless as to whether you’ll be giving the t-shirts to your employees, volunteers or you’re printing up a batch because you decided to sponsor a little league team, custom designed, screen-printed t-shirts from Rocky Mountain apparel are bound to get you noticed. Quality is key When you work with Rocky Mountain Apparel you’re not just creating marketing swag, you’ll be creating high-quality products that are printed to last. Some of our clients have told us that they still have (and wear) t-shirts that we printed for them four-score and however many years ago. When you chose high-quality screen printing on high-quality clothing, the apparel will look good. That, and people will love to wear what you’re passing out. Again, this all circles back to creating walking billboards for your business! If you [...]

What is screen printing and what are the different types? Screen printing, also known as silk screening, is a technique used to apply images to materials that are printed on, such as t-shirts. The process is quite simple and has evolved significantly with the advancement of technology and equipment. This printing technique uses a woven mesh that is stretched over a frame to support an ink-blocking stencil. The stenciled area remains open while the non-stenciled area is filled with a non-porous material. The open areas of mesh transfer ink or other printable materials which can be pressed through the mesh as a sharp-edged image onto a substrate. Then a squeegee is pulled across the mesh to force the ink through the open area of the mesh onto the substrate, creating the image. This process is universal to all types of screen printing but there are various types of screen printing. Check them out below: Plastisol - This is one of the most common types of ink used in screen printing. It is a plastic-based ink made for apparel. Although it is generally cheaper, it is the industry standard and useful for thick prints. The soft plastisol ink is laid directly onto the fabric, covering the shirt with a layer of the graphic. Plastisol ink prints are not as long lasting as its counterpart [...]