How Ordering Works

Pick your shirts, send your art and pay the invoice. We handle the rest.

Order in four steps

Quote request

Send us your art

Pick your shirts in the catalog and send your art from there, or just send us your art and sizes and we'll price it for you. Pay by emailed invoice.

  1. Pick your shirts, colors and sizes
  2. Upload your art and send your request
  3. We look over your art and email your invoice
  4. Pay the invoicePaying the invoice places your order.
Instant PricingGet a Quote

12 piece minimum.

Once your order is placed

Printed and shipped

Your shirts go on press, get folded by the dozen and ship free in Virginia. Turnaround is 2 to 3 weeks from the paid invoice.

Shirts at your door

Open the box and hand them out.

Questions?

Questions about shirts, art or pricing? Reach out however is easiest.

Call(804) 373-2590 Emailorders@rvathreads.com Send a messageContact page

Quick answers live in our FAQ, and finished work is in the gallery.

How a screen printed shirt gets made

Every screen printing order runs through the same five steps: artwork, film, screen, press and box.
What happens in the film
  1. Artwork. The art file is separated into one layer per ink color. This eagle design uses seven: a white base, blue, yellow, tan, orange, cream and black.
  2. Film. Each layer prints on its own clear film positive, with registration marks so every color lines up.
  3. Screen. A mesh screen is coated with emulsion, laid over the film on the exposure unit and exposed to light, and the design and its registration marks wash out into a stencil. Every ink color gets its own screen.
  4. Press. The black shirt is loaded onto the platen. The white base prints first, then each color prints one at a time on a carousel press, with a flash cure after every color. The shirt runs through a conveyor dryer and is heat pressed to finish.
  5. Box. The shirts are folded, stacked by the dozen and boxed.