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HISTORY
OF SCREEN PRINTING & THE T-SHIRT
Skyward Impressions is a leader in screen-printing
on apparel. Established over 24 years ago and
located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Skyward Impressions
has been serving customers in the Minneapolis and
St. Paul area and is now shipping to anywhere in
the United States. We take the time to talk with
our customers to ensure their needs are met, receiving
superior and personalized service. Check out our
products and pricing!
Skyward Impressions is here to help you get exactly
what you want in a screen-printed shirt. And we
guarantee we will get your merchandise to you on
time.
The history of screen-printing and t-shirts is an
interesting one. In general screen-printing is the
process of forcing ink, by pressing with a squeegee,
through the mesh of netting of a screen stretched,
on a frame, onto the object to be printed. The nonprinting
areas of the screen are protected by a mesh cutout
stencil or by blocking the mesh areas. This process
is also known as serigraphy. Historians are not
certain where or how this process was discovered
but the first modern form of this process originated
in Europe about 1850. The first commercial use of
the process in modern times seems to have been in
the USA about the year 1911.
The T-Shirt is comfortable, casual and always in
style. At the beginning of the twentieth century,
the T-Shirt quickly became an American favorite.
Now, a century later, at the beginning of the twenty-first
century, the T-Shirt remains popular.
During World War I, American troops noticed European
soldiers wearing a comfortable and lightweight cotton
undershirt during the hot European summer days.
Compared to the wool uniforms, these undershirts
were cool and they quickly caught on with the Americans.
By the 1920's, "T-Shirt" became an official
word in the American English language with its inclusion
in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary. By World War II,
both the Navy and the Army had included the T-Shirt
as standard issue underwear.
Athletic uniforms have been lettered and numbered
since the mid 20's, and Sears started running ads
for printed T-Shirts in their catalog in the early
50's. By 1955, James Dean made the T-Shirt real
cool in "Rebel without a Cause" –
making the T-Shirt a symbol of rebellious youth.
In the 60's people began to tie-dye and screen-print
the basic cotton T-Shirt. Advances in printing and
dying allowed more variety and the Tank Top, Muscle
Shirt, Scoop Neck, V-Neck, and many other variations
of the T-Shirt came in to fashion.
The T-Shirt was inexpensive, always in style, and
could make any statement you cared to print. The
T-Shirt came into its own during the late 60’s
and 70’s. Rock and Roll bands began to realize
that they could make significant amounts of money
selling their screen-printed T-Shirts. Professional
Sports caught on and soon the officially licensed
screen-printed T-Shirt became hot merchandise. Skyward
Impressions can screen-print t-shirts for any occasion;
see our sample family
reunion t-shirts, Christian
t-shirts, company
t-shirts, athletic team t-shirts, political
campaign t-shirts, and more.
History has continued to smile on the T-Shirt, as
during the 80's and 90's production of the screen-printed
T-Shirt and the mechanics of screen-printing on
them increased the volume and availability. Soon
the T-Shirt was being called a commodity item in
the apparel industry.
In the new millennium, the screen printed T-Shirt
has entered cyberspace and is now about to become
even bigger. The T-Shirt is a great product –
well built and made to be worn. Screen-printed artwork
has a fascinating history, and symbolizes the cultural
and social climate of our times. Good screen-printing
is state of the art, created by true craftspeople.
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