When I get asked what is the best way to advertise my business to a demographic of college students I say have you seen the Port & Company® - Laundry Bag. When you are trying to make your corporate logo recognizable you have to give the student something they will use. It also has to be unique, so someone else has not already given out the same product. I don’t think there is a better product for that than the Port & Company® - Laundry Bag it is a classic favorite for colleges, camps, overnights and more! 100% cotton, large laundry bag, shoulder strap, and drawcord closure. Size: 33.5"h x 23.75"w
This product can be custom screenprinted or embroidered, which ever you prefer. If you are looking for my advice I would lean more to the screenprinting for two reasons. The screenprinting gives you a bigger print area and secondly it is a lot cheaper.
Give one of our friendly sales staff a call and get your order in on this unique and very popular item.

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Today, screen printing is a popular tool used by companies for anything from promotional mugs to movie posters to graphic t-shirts, but its history is as rich as the pallet of colors used by modern screen printers. The inception of screen printing dates back thousands for years.

By cutting shapes into banana leaves and pressing dye into the cut-out portions, early Polynesian Island natives were able to produce some of the first screen prints. This process transferred the stenciled design onto a bark cloth. This is the basic premise of screen printing - forcing dye through a stencil to create a design. Early forms of stenciling (using blowpipes to apply the colorant) were also found in the caves of Lascaux in France and Altamira in Spain.

At the time of the Sung Dynasty (A.D. 960 -1280), the Japanese were using stencils to produce intricate designs. In order to keep smaller, loose pieces of a stencil in place, Japanese printers used human hair as a "tie." Human hair was strong enough to secure the free parts and thin enough to allow ink to pass around them and onto the desired medium.

In the middle ages, similar stenciling was used for mass production, such as the production of the Hoyle playing card.

In the 1700s, western culture caught onto screen printing. In England, screen printing was used for wall designs, like wall paper in upper-class homes. At first, Englanders were using "ties," but intricate designs necessitated a change. Silk replaced human hair, which allowed for more intricate and uniform prints. This is also where the name silk screen printing derived, although silk is rarely used anymore; man-made plastics or metal are the preferred materials for modern screen printers.

In 1907, Samuel Simon of Manchester, England patented the first industrial screen printing process. His process paved the way for modern screen printers, which used woven silk instead of "ties" to hold the stencil in place. Detailed designs were glued to the mesh fabric.

In 1914, San Franciscan John Pilsworth, patented a multicolor screen printing process.

During World War I, from 1914-1918, screen printing was used extensively for recruiting, such as the ubiquitous "Uncle Sam wants you," posters. Screen printing was ideal for high-quality, high-volume signage. Screen printing remains a staple in promotions and advertising.

In the 1920s, screen printing was used by a number of graphic artists of the Art Deco and Art Nouveau movements. They referred to the process as serigraphy.

In the UK in the late 40s and early 50s, Francis and Dorothy Carr are sometimes attributed as the first artists to use screen printing as a fine art in its own right. In the 1960s, Pop Art was popularized by the likes of Andy Warhol, Rauschenberg and Hamilton, which furthered the movement of screen printing as an art form.

Graphic (and art) screen printing is still widely used in mass media but also in an underground do-it-yourself screen printing subculture. This is due to its low cost and ability to print on a variety of media.

Some say, however, that screen printing is a dying art, soon to be replaced with other forms of image transfer, such as modern industrial printers. I guess, we shall squeegee.

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Your white t-shirt has its place. However, sometimes you need to break the mold and go for the irresistible lived-in look that can only come from a pigment-dyed tee. Incredibly soft, casual and comfy, the Authenic Pigment Pigment-Dyed Tee is the perfect companion to the best times of your life. Preshrunk and available for adults and youth, the unique pigment-dyed look just gets better and better with every wash.
Pigment dyeing is a process for coloring textiles which uses ground pigments, rather than a true dye. One of the primary advantages of pigment dyeing is its ability to adhere to a wide range of textiles, not just natural fabrics. The process of pigment dyeing can also be relatively cheap, depending on what type of dye is used and how it is applied. In some cases, the use of toxic pretreatment chemicals can be avoided, which makes pigment dyeing cheaper and more environmentally sound. Pigment-dyed garments tend to be less colorfast, since the pigment dye is a layer on the surface of a textile. As a result, the dye will start to fade much more quickly. This can be a disadvantage if it is not a desired effect, but it can also be used to create a specific "look" as is the case with fabrics like the denim used in jeans. Many pre-faded and "worn" garments are colored with pigment dyes to achieve this deliberately.
So, on your next order let us create a lived-in look with a custom screen print just for you.

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Experience:
Bender Apparel has been in business since 1990. We have grown from 500 to 6000 square feet of workspace in order to meet the needs of our past, present & future customers. We service corporate & small business customers, churches, schools, universities, and non-profit organizations.

Industry Knowledge:
Since we have been in the custom apparel and promotional products business for nearly 20 years, we anticipate your questions and concerns even before you have them.

Customer Service:
Our staff is always friendly, knowledgeable, and respectful. You may email us at sales@bendershirts.com or contact us at 888-222-9542 and we will be happy to answer any of your questions.

Quality:
All custom screen printed & custom embroidered garments, and promotional products are human-inspected for quality control. If you're not satisfied, we're not satisfied.

Guarantee:
All of our custom products are guaranteed. We require that you approve your artwork prior to production in order to satisfy & meet your needs.

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