Silk Screen Printing — Bulk, Bold-Colour Apparel Runs
What is Silkscreen Printing?
A stencil (screen) is made for each colour in your design, and ink is pushed through the mesh directly onto the fabric — one screen per colour.
Why Choose silkscreen?
The lowest cost per piece at high volume (100+ pcs) — the industry standard for bulk runs
Bold, opaque, vivid colour that sits strongly on the fabric
Fast production once screens are set up
How it works?
Design separated by colour, one screen made per colour
Screens mounted on the printing press
Heat-cured to set the ink
Bulk production run
Quality check and packing
Best for:
Large single- or few-colour runs — event t-shirts, school shirts, promotional apparel, campaign tees (100+ pcs is where this method really pays off)
Advantages
- Cheapest per-piece cost at high volume
- Bold, vivid, long-lasting colour
- Fast turnaround once screens are ready
- Best economics for large flat-colour logo runs
Disadvantages
- Per-colour setup cost makes it expensive for very small quantities or highly multi-coloured designs
- Not cost-effective for full-colour, gradient, or photo-style designs — DTF is better there
- Every additional colour adds both cost and production time
Frequently Asked Questions – Silk Screen Printing
The main cost is setting up one screen per colour. Once that's done, printing each additional piece is fast and low-cost, so the per-piece price drops sharply as quantity increases.
Multiple colours are possible, but each one needs its own screen, so cost and production time increase with every additional colour — it works best for designs with a few flat colours.
It becomes cost-effective from around 100 pieces of the same design onward. Below that, DTF printing is usually more economical since it has no per-colour setup cost.
Yes — it's one of the most common methods for exactly that use case, thanks to its low cost at volume and bold, opaque colour.
Silk screen printing starts from RM 18 per piece. Final price depends on quantity, fabric type, print size, and number of colours — each additional colour requires its own screen.
