SERVICES WE PROVIDE

Here at Born and Thread, we don’t just offer a large range of printing solutions but we can also recommend what option will be best suited for your print run.
We are committed to printing the highest quality t-shirts, if you are looking for that little bit of extra care and attention to detail, we have you covered.

Below we have outlined the printing options and other services we have available and how they can suit your printing needs.

  • SCREEN PRINTING
  • CUSTOM DESIGNS
  • DETAILED DIGITAL MOCKUPS
  • SMALL & BULK PRINT ORDERS
  • EMBROIDERY DECORATION
  • SPECIALTY INKS & TECHNIQUES
  • SWING TAGGING, FOLDING & BAGGING
  • CUSTOM NECK LABELS & RELABELLING

PLASTISOL INK PRINTING

Plastisol ink is by far the most common method of printing designs on to a garment, and it is a great option when printing bright designs on to black or coloured garments.

This type of ink sits above the fabric instead of other print options like discharge that dye the fibers of a garment, it also has a slight rubbery feel to it.

Another advantage is that plastisol ink will hold a brightly coloured image for many years when cared for properly. It is a very hard wearing ink and wont fade over time, making it perfect for high quality printing on to a wide range of garments.

VINYL CUT HEAT PRESS PRINTING

Vinyl Cut Heat Press printing is a great option for small print runs as there is no setup fees.
The print process involves a media cutting machine that cuts your logo or design out of vinyl media, we then remove the excess vinyl media that is not part of the design once it has been cut (referred to as weeding) and the final step is to then heat press the design onto the garment. This cures the print to the garment and is then ready to be worn.

Vinyl Cut Heat Press printing does require a vector image to determine the cut lines to be made into the vinyl, but don’t worry we can help redraw your artwork or logo to make it suitable for print.

This method of printing is commonly used for one off tees for a special event like a Buck’s or Hen’s Night, individual names and numbers on sporting jerseys and for sampling/prototyping designs for screen print production.

We don’t just offer vinyl cut heat press printing onto garments, we can also print onto caps via this method (onto caps with no centre seam across the front of the cap) the most popular types of caps used are Trucker Caps and Snapback Caps.

GLOW IN THE DARK INK PRINTING

Glow in the Dark ink is a really interesting way to give your prints a way to stand out!

The process for printing Glow in the Dark ink is simple, all we need to do is have a white ink underneath the areas you wish to print with Glow in the Dark ink and we can then print over the top of the white as the ink itself is quite translucent allowing the print to look almost the same except for a slight yellow tint.

GRAPHIC DESIGN & ARTWORK PRINT PREP

We have an in house graphic design team to take care of all your artwork and design requirements.  What this means is that you are in good hands, we understand the print process back to front and know how to best print your artwork or design onto t-shirts.

If we need to adjust or get your artwork ready for print, we can handle all of that in house, saving you time and money.

We also take the guess work out of placing an order, by providing a detailed digital mockup for your approval prior to proceeding to print your tees.

EMBROIDERY DECORATION

Born and Thread offers embroidery for custom apparel items, such as beanies, caps, polos, t-shirts, business shirts, bags and many more items.

For your convenience we take care of all the digitizing of your design to the correct embroidery format. Embroidery is priced based on a stitch count and is usually broken down per thousand stitches and priced accordingly.

Please keep in mind that embroidery may require your design to be simplified slightly to achieve the best results.

CUSTOM NECK LABELS, PIP TAGS & RELABELLING

It’s the little details that can make the difference, we offer custom neck labels and pip tags printed for your company or apparel brand.

We have a wide range of labels we can produce, as you can see listed below. Each style of label can be supplied in either half fold, loop fold, end fold, mitre fold and straight cut.

Don’t know what that all means? That’s ok, while the most popular is printed satin labels for their soft, smooth comfortable feel, we can help with suggesting the best option for your labels to suit your company or apparel brand.

Once your custom labels have been produced we can then have them attached to the garments in your print order, either replacing the neck label or even being used a pip tag on the sleeves or bottom hem of the garment. We make it easy to custom brand your apparel!

  • PRINTED SATIN LABELS
  • PRINTED COTTON LABELS
  • PRINTED NYLON LABELS
  • WOVEN DAMASK LABELS
  • WOVEN SATIN LABELS
  • WOVEN COTTON LABELS

 

MERCHANDISE TAGGING, FOLDING & BAGGING

For the t-shirt brand or apparel company looking for that more professional touch or just wanting to keep your printed garments clean and organised, we also offer t-shirt folding, swing tagging and bagging as an optional extra service.

We can help design and print your own custom branded swing tags to be attached to your garments, making them ready for sale or just to add that more professional branded touch to your apparel range.

Folding and bagging is what can set your brand or apparel brand apart from the rest and give your customers a high quality branded product.
Our t-shirt bags are semi opaque compostable sealed bags that we include a small white size sticker on each bag so you know exactly what stock sizes you have available without even having to look at your neck label.

We will even include a sticker or thank you card in each bag should you want them included inside each folded and bagged garment.