Dealing with the problem of different t-shirt sizes

As t-shirts' chest measurements vary according to the sizes and I need to print a graphic across the chest, is it normal for people to print X width long of the graphic on all t-shirt sizes or do they print X width long on M size, Y width long on L size and Z width long on XL size?

Apologies for posting in this newsgroup as I could not find a silkscreen newsgroup.

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Not sure exactly what all others do, but I know what I WISH they would all do! I wish they would all scale the graphic to the shirt size. The tendency is to print one size graphic on men's and women's shirts. I am not short stature, but short waisted and sometimes I like to tuck the shirt into jeans. I really really hate to have the motif disappear behind the waistband! So I do not buy shirts that are made that way. HTH. PAT

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Pat in Virginia

You pay a set-up cost per silk screen and a different size graphic means a different screen. The set-up cost includes producing the artwork, colour separations if you're using more than one colour, producing a screen for each colour, and the time spent putting the screen on the machine, checking the registration, and taking the screen off and cleaning it at the end of the print run. It's quite expensive compared to the cost of each print.

If you're printing thousands of items the set-up costs are insignificant, but if it's fewer you either suck up the increased costs or use the same graphic throughout.

This may help to reconcile you to using the same-sized graphic on all the t-shirts.

A decent printer will be able to help you with t-shirt suppliers and answer your printing questions.

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Sally Holmes

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