CUSTOM Silk Screen pPrinted Hoodies Printed in Our Own Unit

Star Faith International manufactures silk screen printed hoodies for UK streetwear labels, teamwear brands and merch companies that need bold, solid-colour graphics at production volume. Because our screen room, print floor and curing line all sit inside the same factory in Sialkot, Punjab, ink density and registration are set against your approved sample and held consistent from the first piece to the last. Minimum order: 50 pieces per design, per colourway.

What Screen Printing Is Good At (and Where It Isn’t the Right Choice)

Screen printing pushes ink through a mesh stencil, one screen per colour, directly onto the fabric. That makes it the right method for bold, solid-colour graphics, spot-colour logos and large-area designs run at volume, since ink cost per unit drops sharply as order size grows once the screens are made.

It isn’t the right fit for every design. Photographic images, fine gradients and designs with many colours need a separate screen for each colour, which pushes cost and setup time up quickly. For that kind of artwork, DTG printing is usually the more practical route. We’ll flag this at quoting stage if your artwork suits one method clearly better than the other, rather than running whichever method happens to be easiest for us that week.

Plastisol vs Water-Based Ink

Plastisol ink sits on top of the fabric and gives strong opacity and colour vibrancy, including on dark garments, without needing multiple passes. Water-based ink soaks into the fibre for a softer hand feel with less visible texture, but generally needs a stronger underbase to get the same opacity on dark fleece. We run both and will recommend one based on your artwork, garment colour and how the finish should feel.

Registration on Fleece

Fleece has more surface texture and stretch than a flat cotton tee, which makes precise multi-colour registration harder to hold across a full run. Screens and pallets are set up specifically for hoodie printing rather than reused from tee production, which is where registration drift most often comes from on cheaper runs.

Common add-ons include embroidered accents alongside the printed graphic, garment washing for a vintage finish, and rib-knit cuff and hem trims in contrast colours. Private label packaging with woven neck labels and hang tags can be added.

Why Brands Choose Our Acid Wash Hoodies

  • Fabric: 320 to 400 GSM brushed-back fleece, 80/20 cotton-poly or 100% cotton
  • Print method: Silk screen, plastisol or water-based ink
  • Print area: Front, back, sleeve and hood panel printing available
  • Fits available: Regular, oversized, cropped (custom blocks on request)
  • Standard features: Drawcord hood, kangaroo pocket, rib-knit cuffs and hem
  • Size range: XS to 4XL, custom grading available
  • Minimum order: 50 pieces per design, per colourway
  • Lead time:

    12 to 18 working days after sample approval

Heavier GSM fleece holds a high-density or puff-textured print better than lighter fleece, which can pucker under a thick ink deposit. We’ll match fabric weight to your artwork rather than defaulting to whatever’s already in stock.

How We Build a Screen Printed Hoodie

1.Artwork Separation

Multi-colour artwork is separated into individual colour layers, one per screen. Spot colours are matched to Pantone references at this stage, before any screen is burned.

2. Screen Preparation

A screen is burned for each colour in your design. This is a one-time setup cost per design, which is why screen printing gets more cost-effective per unit as order volume increases.

3. Print Sample

A physical sample is printed and checked for colour accuracy, registration and ink coverage before bulk production starts, so any adjustment happens on one garment rather than fifty.

4. Bulk Printing and Curing

Once the sample is approved, the full run is printed using the same screens, ink mix and pallet settings, then heat-cured to fix the ink into the fabric. Curing time and temperature are set precisely, since under-curing is the main cause of prints that crack or fade early.

5. Three-Stage Quality Check and Dispatch

Fabric is inspected before cutting, print registration and ink coverage are checked in-line, and every garment is checked again before packing. Orders ship to the UK on DDP terms, meaning import duty and VAT are settled before your shipment arrives, or on FOB terms if you’d rather clear customs through your own forwarder.

 

How We Build a Screen Printed Hoodie

Screen print pairs well with embroidery, most commonly a bold printed back graphic with an embroidered chest logo. It also works alongside puff print for a raised texture on part of the design while the rest stays flat. Because all of these run in-house, combining methods doesn’t add a second vendor or an extra shipping leg to your timeline.

Washed finishes need to be sequenced correctly. An acid wash or vintage base is washed before screen printing, never after, since drum washing will crack and fade a cured print. If you want a washed hoodie with a printed graphic, tell us at quoting stage so production is sequenced in the right order. Full detail on wash options is on our garment dye and wash line page.

Finishing is completed with woven neck labels and hang tags and retail-ready packaging suited to brands running their own private label range.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of artwork is screen printing best for?

Bold, solid-colour graphics, spot-colour logos and large-area designs run at volume. It’s less practical for photographic images or designs with many colours, since each colour needs its own screen. DTG printing is usually the better route for that kind of artwork.

Not when curing is done correctly. Cracking and early fading are almost always caused by under-curing rather than a limitation of the ink itself, which is why cure time and temperature are set precisely rather than estimated.

Plastisol sits on top of the fabric and gives strong opacity and vibrant colour, including on dark garments, without extra passes. Water-based ink soaks into the fibre for a softer feel with less visible texture, but usually needs a stronger underbase for the same opacity on dark fleece.

50 pieces per design, per colourway. That’s roughly a quarter of the 200 or more piece minimum most trading agencies quote UK brands.

Screen printed hoodies ship within the same 12 to 18 working day window as our other decoration methods, once sample approval is confirmed. Screen setup happens before that window starts, at the artwork and sampling stage.

There’s no fixed limit, but each colour needs its own screen, so cost and setup time increase with colour count. Most streetwear designs run comfortably at two to four colours; beyond that, we’ll usually discuss whether DTG suits the artwork better.

Yes, and it’s a common combination, such as a printed back graphic with an embroidered chest logo, or flat print alongside puff print for contrast. All of these run in-house, so combining them doesn’t add a second vendor to your timeline.

Yes, the UK is one of our main export markets. We ship on DDP terms on request, meaning import duty and VAT are settled before your shipment arrives. FOB is available if you’d rather clear customs through your own freight forwarder.

Yes. Send your Pantone references and we’ll match the ink mix as closely as the process allows. Some colour shift between screen and printed fabric is normal, and we’ll confirm final colour on your approved sample before bulk production.

Yes. Woven neck labels, hang tags, care labels and retail-ready packaging can all be added through our private label service before dispatch, so garments arrive ready to sell.

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