Jack Killian

Jack Killian

Jack Killian is vice president of sales and marketing at Sharprint, a contract decorator located in the heart of Chicago specializing in screenprint, embroidery and direct-to-garment. For more decorating content, click here or visit www.sharprint.com.

April 11, 2019 What the Heck Is Dye Migration, Anyway? Screenprinting on Polyester: Questions and Answers

In today's promotional product space, shirts constructed entirely of polyester or polyester blends are becoming more and more popular because of their softness. Why does it cost more to print on garments with polyester or rayon in them? The answer is that, when decorating garments consisting of polyester, the screenprint process requires a few tweaks due to an effect that can occur called "dye migration"...