MAIN MENU: You can
navigate through this website by selecting items from the main menu
located just below "Hemlock Ink" in the middle of your browser's
window underneath the picture & "h" surrounded by
stars. The basis menu options are: TEES
(Information on Tee shirts), APPAREL (Information on Apparel), POSTERS
(Information on Screen printed Posters), DESIGN (Our Design Services)
& PRICING (Our Pricing & our Instant garment quote). These appear
on every page. By selecting any one of these menu options sub-menu
options will appear in a dark gray bar underneath. Following those
menu selections will take you to that corresponding page. To
Navigate to the previous page, use your browser's back/return page button,
or the backspace key.
QUICK MENU: At the
upper right of every page are shortcuts to sections of the website devoted
to: HOME (The main welcome page), CATALOG (a listing of all our *standard*
printiable apparel), SCREEN PRINTING (Information regarding the
screen-printing process), ABOUT US (Information about Hemlock Ink),
CONTACT (How to get in touch with us), and HELP (For Help using the
website, or our services).
MERCHANDISE: In the
upper right is a butting for "HEMLOCK MERCH." This link
will take you to our merchandise store where you can purchase Hemlock Ink
Designed Goods, or other merchandise for sale.
WEBSITE: A complete
Site map can be found here. Should
you experience a technical problem on our website please let us know here,
or if you have suggestions please visit our Suggestion
Box.
There are three general categories of
printing on apparel. Embroidery (Needlework on fabric), Heat
Transfers (Transferring a print onto fabric using heat, also referred to
as Iron-ons), and screen printing (the
process of passing ink through a stenciled screen onto a surface such as a
tee shirt). Embroidery is not cost effective for printing on large
areas or in high quantities. Most embroidery is used for small
emblems/patches. Heat transfers while effective for printing in
small quantities, do not hold up to time as they can fade and crack when
washed. Their color's are generally bland. Because there is no
setup for this process it is a viable alternative when wanting one custom
shirt. This process is limited to printing on white/light colored
surfaces. Companies such as CafePress.com use this process.
Screen printing is one of the oldest and most reliable methods of
printing. The process is outlined in more detail on our screen-printing
page. For information on how our prices are determined, please see
our "About Pricing" page.
