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Large Format Printing Cottleville, MO

You are excited about this awesome screen print design idea you came up with, but the size of the design is so large that you’re having trouble finding a place to print it. Many print shops are unable to fulfill or order or trying to talk you down to something smaller because your design is too large. What you need is large format printing serving the Cottleville, MO area, something only select Cottleville, MO print shops are equipped to provide. Large format printing is a print solution that can catch the eyes of viewers, express messages that can be understood from a distance, and easily provide information.

For your Cottleville, MO large format printing needs, you need a your favorite shop screen print shop that you can trust to take the painstaking care and utter excellence they apply to every job: STL Shirt Co. For more than 40 years, Cottleville, MO families and businesses have counted on us to deliver on all screen printing and embroidery requests large and small.

Are you ready to start your large format printing order? Contact us online, call us at (636) 926-2777, or send us a text at (636) 299-0162. STL Shirt Co. has your back for all your Cottleville, MO large format printing needs.

Large Format Print Shop Cottleville, MO

Large format printing is a specialty printing service that involves printing designs and printing on surfaces that are larger than standard screen printing is capable of printing (which is typically capped at around 14 inches). In order for a shop to bring large format printing options to their customers, they must take certain measures and invest in special machinery and equipment, typically only available by custom order from manufacturers. STL Shirt. Co is proud to bring premium-level large format printing to the Cottleville, MO area.

STL Shirt Co is physically located in St. Louis, MO, but we offer rush shipping to anywhere in the continental U.S. in just a few days! Contact us now for more details and tell us about your project!

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Uses for Large Format Printing

Cottleville, MO large format printing can be used for anything from a really big design printed on a t shirt, printing on large clothing items, and a number of promotional and industrial materials. Large format printing is commonly used in printing:

  • Whole-shirt designs
  • Window and wall displays and posters
  • Store displays
  • Banners
  • Trade show displays
  • Indoor/outdoor signage for business promotion
  • Vehicle wraps
  • Backdrops
  • Signs and calendars
  • Murals

For large format printing specifically on t-shirts, possibilities are endless and amazing. Some types of jobs we think are perfect for large format printing use are:

  • Clothing Brands and Brand Merch: A print that covers one side of a garment, such as a logo or other interesting artwork, instantly grabs attention, fosters brand awareness, and makes a bold message. Large prints are a useful tool in branding and wearable marketing.
  • Music Industry: Enter the band tee. A large, bold, high-contrast print works perfectly to visually express the message a band or DJ wants to send. Extend your art to the t-shirts that help bring in extra revenue and give your fans a way to support you by designing exciting, daring large format printed shirts and other merchandise.
  • Special Events: Special events are always an excellent opportunity for the use of screen printed shirts of any kind. There are always so many individuals and organizations that contribute to making any event happen. For runs, festivals, fundraising events, competitions, and more, you want to celebrate the occurance and thank those who made the event possible. Accomplish both with large format printing for your event t-shirts in Cottleville, MO. Large format makes it possible for you to cleanly display all sponsor logos without cramming them together in tiny columns.

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    How Large Format Printing is Possible

    Large format printing is a beast all its own. To be a true, quality provider of Cottleville, MO large format printing, a screen printing shop must have the right equipment. The first three things a screen printer needs to produce large format printing work are:

    1. The Press

    Screen printing wouldn't be possible without the printing press. Regardless of whether a printer uses a manual or automatic press, the resulting print is limited by the length of the squeegee, and the squeegee size is limited by the build of the machine. The smooth, crisp colors on a screen printed garment are the work of the machine. For large format printing, we need - you guessed it - a machine with larger-than-average parts to allow for a larger print area.

    2. The Film

    Here's a speed lesson of the screen printing process for those of you who aren't familiar with how it works; your design is "stenciled" onto a fine mesh screen that is in a frame, holding the mesh taut. But how does the image, pattern, or design get stenciled on the screen? First, the original design is printed on film, and the screen is coated with a photosensitive chemical called emulsion. The image on the film blocks light in certain areas and allows light to shine through in others; this allows the emulsion to harden in the shape of the design. The hardened parts are where the ink will not pass through. The positive space where the mesh is still exposed shows your image and is the part of the screen that allows the ink to pass through and come to rest on the shirt or other item.

    Make sense?! Don't worry if you didn't quite catch all that (your shirts will still come out looking just as great)! Because film is required to make the stencil for your design, your design can only be as large as the size of the film sheet. The film comes in standard sheet sizes, but for larger designs, we have film with a larger surface area.

    3. The Screens

    After the film, the screen is the next piece to producing your design. Without a screen, screen printing would just produce a messy, undefined blob. Maybe you're going for an abstract look, but usually it's not what you want.

    The size of your stencil (which determines the size of your print) is limited by how large the screen is as well as the film. The biggest sheet of film in the world won't matter if the frames being used are too small to fit the entire image. Likewise, your frame could be big enough to cover a huge area, but without film in the correct size, the image would end or would simply print smaller than you would liked. We also have to consider the type of mesh we use. For larger print sizes, we opt for a particular mesh that allows for clean lines and detail that looks great for the particular size of the print.

    However, the most beautifully crafted violin will not produce the most beautiful sound ever heard if it's in the hands of a toddler. This also translates to large format printing; the right tools won't produce good screen printing work without the right operator. Quality Cottleville, MO large format printing, as with any type of screen printing, requires skill and craftsmanship. Don't turn to just any print shop when you need large format printing for your Cottleville, MO needs. Some print shops might have the right equipment for large format printing, but they may not necessarily have experience specifically in large format printing. At STL Shirt Co., we make sure we have an exact, tested combination of materials and modify our technique to make sure that what we print looks good, lasts, and isn't too heavy or thick.

    Large Format Printing Cottleville, MO | STL Shirt. Co

    Don't let other screen print shops fool you or try to get you thinking small. You can count on STL Shirt Co. for all your Cottleville, MO large format printing needs. Whether you're looking for a big banner for an event or just like the look of a big, full print on a shirt, STL Shirt Co. can walk you through every step of the process, from the initial design to the final product. We guarantee quality, long-lasting results from all our work.

    Reach out to us to begin your Cottleville, MO large format printing now, and discover what can happen when there are truly no limits! To learn more about STL Shirt Co.'s large format printing serving the Cottleville, MO area or any of our other services, get in touch with us today. Call us at (636) 926-2777, text us at (636) 299-0162, or jump right in by requesting a quote.


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