How.to.Print.T-Shirts.for.Fun.and.Profit(2012)

M O INDEX 251

Macintosh 18 objects 30, 39, 140-141, 150 poster ink 140
mark-up 169 off-contact printing 141 PostScript 20, 22, 32
marketing 159, 161-163, 165, off-quality 154 powdered adhesive 112, 117, 123
outline tool 30 powdered adhesive transfers 117
167, 169-172, 187 output devices 19-20 PPAI 164
mechanical bond 65 outputting images 32 pre-press 14
mercury vapor 56 overhead 17, 19, 21, 168-170, preprinted shirts 11
mesh 12, 23, 26-27, 31-32, 44-52, overhead transparency 17 press set-up 125
price list 159, 164, 167, 169-170
56, 58, P pricing 154, 167-169, 186
mesh count 44-48, 60, 63-64, 97- process color 25-28, 37, 40, 97
packaging 58, 81, 99, 154, 160, profit and loss statement 175
98, 123, 126, 137 169, 198 publications 186-187
mesh counter 47 publicity 163, 174
mesh determiner 47 paint bucket 31 puff ink 104, 112, 118, 124, 129-
metal halide 56 pallet 82-83, 125
metallic 129, 133 pallet tape 82-83, 125 132, 134-135
mill 154-155, 169 paper size 106 puff transfers 104, 106-107, 112
misprints 169, 178 parchment 106 puffing agent 129, 131
mixing colors 73-74 partnership 173-174
mixing systems 74 pen tool 30 R
monofilament 45-46, 64, 90-91, photochromatic 138
photopolymer emulsions 49, 126 ram 18
123-124, 126, 130-131, 139 photorealistic 11, 13, 15-16, 23, random square dots 27
MSDA 61, 196-197 raster image processor 20, 147
mugs 103, 105, 113, 164 25-28, 33, 40 reclaiming 58-60, 64, 195
multicolor 41, 46, 48, 53, 59, 87, Photoshop 18-19, 24-28, 35-37, reflective 116, 133, 136-137
registration guides 140-141
89-90, 92-93, 96, 101-102, 39-42, 97-98, 147, 192-193 renting 176, 194-195
105-106, 110-112, 122-123, pinholes 57-58, 63, 84 resale permit 173
130, 132-133, 140-141, 190- pixel 19, 24-26, 35 retarder 75, 140
192 pixels-per-inch 36 retensionable screen 44, 47-48, 64
multicolor transfers 106, 110, 112 placement 87, 198 rfu 73
multifilament 45-46, 64 plasticizer 65, 67, 71, 73 RGB 19, 37-39, 41
Mylar 133-134, 139 plastisol 10, 26, 65-67, 71-76, 85- rib knit 156
rip 18, 20-23, 31-33, 42, 147,
N 86, 90, 96, 99, 103-107, 112,
114, 117, 120-124, 126-127, 150-151, 190-193
name drop 90, 115 130-134, 136, 140, 142, 190 roving 155
newtons 47, 125 plastisol heat transfers 103, 105
non-textile items 51, 108, 112, point light source 53, 192-193
polyester yarn 113
139 post expose 56-57, 63-64
numbering 90-91, 104 poster 19, 139-141
nylon ink systems 120
nylon jacket 90, 116

252 INDEX spray adhesive 81-82, 88, 93, 108, toxic chemicals 195
120, 123, 125-126, 160 tracing 9, 16-17, 20, 33-34
S trade magazines 129, 154, 179
square dots 27-28 trade shows 9, 179-180, 186
sample job 168 squeegees 77, 80-81, 83, 94-95, trade standards 184, 186
trademark 116, 184, 186
samples-per-inch 19 99, 124, 198 transfers 9, 12-13, 18, 37, 46, 67,
stencil systems 49
scanner 18-19, 33, 185 stickers 9, 113, 139-140, 161 71-72, 103-108
stock designs 105, 115, 169 trapping 20, 31, 33, 106, 111, 155
scoop coater 49, 63, 88 stretch test 72 troubleshooting 63-64, 102
stroke 30, 75, 82-86, 94-95, 102, true resolution 19
scrapbook docker 31 type manipulation 29
108, 121, 125-126, 137
screen 9-18, 20-23, 25-35, 37, 40- sublimation transfers 104-105, U
41, 43-45, 47-53, 55-65, 67
113, 117, 122 ultraviolet 14, 49-50, 53
screen exposure 17, 190-191 suede 129, 134-135, 160, 169 underbase 26-27, 31, 33, 46, 66-
suede ink 134-135, 160
screen fabric 12, 14, 43, 45, 48, sunlight 14-15, 52-53, 56-57, 136, 67, 96-97, 102, 136, 147
51-52, 60, 64, 84, 102 super-trans 106 underexpose 55-56
synthetic fibers 155 unfiltered blacklight 52-53
Screen Jet 61 uniforms 43, 65, 67, 90, 115, 147,
T
screen making 9, 13-14, 28, 43, V
49, 59, 61, 89, 92, 144, 198 t-55 105-106
t-75 105-106 vacuum table registration 110
screen opener 81, 84, 86, 96 T-Biz Art 24, 26 vectors 23, 33, 36
t-shirts 9-11, 24, 143, 149-150 vellum paper 16-17, 20-21, 98
screen prep 52, 169 taxes 174-176 ventilation 86, 194-195, 198
TDS 65 vinyl ink 140
screen storage 89 Technical Data Sheet 121, 134 VOC 98, 197
temperature 32, 50, 64, 67, 70-72,
scumming 57, 63
108, 118, 125, 148
sensitizer 49 temperature probes 72
template 29, 33
separations 13-16, 18, 20-21, 23, tension 44-45, 47-48, 63-64, 107
25-29, 31-32, 37-38, 40, 59, tension meter 47, 63-64
97-98, 130, 137, 184-185 test print 93-95, 98
test squares 81, 98, 161
set-up 77, 94, 125, 191 text 18, 24, 29-31, 35, 138, 147
thermochromatic 134, 138
SGIA 173, 179-181, 197-198 thixotropic 73
tie-dye 136
shimmer 106, 129, 134 tints 15, 31-32

shirt line 172

shrinkage 20, 51, 105-106, 155-
158

signs 9, 105, 110, 112, 136, 139,
170

simulated process color 25-26, 28

softcure 67

software programs 18, 23

sole proprietorship 173

Spandex 67

sparkle 106, 134

special effects printing 124, 129,
131, 133, 135, 137

Specialty Graphic Imaging
Association 179

speed table 96

spot color 15, 20, 23, 25-26, 28,
30

spot removal 154

spotting guns 99, 195

INDEX 253

W

washing directions 114
washout 22, 55-57, 63, 189-193,

198
waterproofing 122
wax thermal printers 103, 114
wearable art 129, 135
web spray 82
wet-on-wet 47-48, 105, 108, 122,

130-132
wetting agent 51-52, 63
wholesalers 153
wicking 155
wiring 70, 190, 192-194, 196
wood frames 44
wrong reading stencil 107

Y

yarn number 155
Yellow Pages 162, 166

Z

zoning 195

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS 255

About the Authors

Scott is the recipient of SGIA’s The Freseners have travelled the world
coveted Parmele Award for out- teaching garment screen printing. They
standing lifetime contributions
are shown here visiting the famous
to the industry. Raffles Hotel in Singapore.

Scott and Pat Fresener entered the screen printing industry in 1969 when they Then and now...
started a T-shirt printing business out of their garage with a $500 investment. This
business grew to be a large company with automatic equipment. The Freseners first wrote How To Print T-
Shirts for Fun and Profit in 1978. The
The lack of standardization and training in the industry prompted the Freseners to industry has changed a lot since the first
sell their printing business and write the original version of this book in 1978. The black and white book that only had 160
next year they founded The U.S. Screen Printing Institute. Their book has now sold pages. Over the years the book has gone
over 150,000 copies and been updated eight times. They have had over 14,000 stu- through major revisions and updates and
dents at their Institute. is still the most current and complete book
on garment decorating in the world.
In 1985 they authored the industry’s most respected technical manual The
Encyclopedia of Garment Printing.

In 1986 Scott and Pat were voted “the most influential couple of the last ten
years” by an Impressions Magazine readers poll. They have also received the cov-
eted Service to the Industry and Leadership Awards from industry publications and
trade associations. In October of 1986 the Screen printing and Graphic Imaging
Association, awarded Scott The Magnus, for his outstanding service to the industry.
In 1992, the Fresener's school was also awarded The Magnus for its contributions to
the industry.

A 1992 Impressions Magazine Quest for the Best readers poll voted the
Fresener's school and books as the number one technical products in the industry and
Scott was voted one of the top two consultants. A 2002 25th Anniversary
Impressions Magazine feature article listed Scott as one of the top 25 most influen-
tial people in the industry.

Scott is a popular guest speaker at industry trade shows in this country and
abroad, and has written hundreds of articles for trade magazines. Scott and Pat also
have produced dozens of how-to-do-it training videos and DVD’s for screen printers.

In 1999 Scott developed industry specific color separation software called
FastFilms (now called T-Seps). FastFilms/T-Seps is being used by over 10,000 screen
printers in 75 countries including people who print for Disney, Harley, World
Wrestling, Warner Brothers and others.

The Freseners were also pioneers in the development of direct-to-garment printers
and were the first to print waterbased white inkjet ink on dark shirts.

Scott is a lifetime member of the Academy of Screen Printing Technology. In
1996, Scott was awarded the highest honor you can receive from the Specialty
Graphic Imaging Association, The Parmele Award, for his outstanding lifetime con-
tributions to the industry. Scott was on the Board of Directors of SGIA - the indus-
try’s leading trade association from 2004 to 2008.

The Freseners were former owners of U.S. Screen Print & Inkjet Technology and
today, operate T-Biz Network International - a leading website in the garment deco-
rating industry.

Scott and Pat Fresener have always felt that the way to strengthen an industry is
through education and the exchange of ideas and constantly strive to improve the
industry with their products and services.

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