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      <image:title>The Modern Compromise in Garment Decoration</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Pocket print t-shirt screen printed by RVA Threads.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Lane Seven Blanks for Screen Printed Merch</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Comfort Colors 1717 tee screen printed by RVA Threads.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Bella Canvas vs. Comfort Colors: A Screen Printer&apos;s Honest Breakdown</image:title>
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      <image:title>How Group Merch Ordering Works</image:title>
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      <image:title>The Hanes 5280: A Budget Screen Printing Shirt That Actually Works</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hanes 5280 t-shirts screen printed for The Mighty Good Times.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Screen Printing Placement Guide: Where to Put Your Print</image:title>
      <image:caption>Screen printed outreach t-shirts showing full front print placement.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Bella Canvas 3001 vs Next Level 3600: Which Is Best?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Volunteer t-shirts screen printed on Bella Canvas blanks by RVA Threads.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>The State of AI in Screen Printing</image:title>
      <image:caption>Illustration for an article on AI in screen printing.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Where to Buy Custom Printed T-Shirts in Virginia?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Custom printed t-shirts for The Shack on 8th in Virginia Beach.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Screen printed Comfort Colors shirts from RVA Threads.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Custom Ink Pricing vs RVA Threads: Same Shirt, Same Print, Side By Side</image:title>
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      <image:title>Why Buying Direct From a Screen Printer Saves You Money</image:title>
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    <loc>https://rvathreads.com/blogs/rva-threads-screen-printing-blog/gildan-soft-cotton-plasma-print-labels</loc>
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      <image:title>Why We Dropped Our Screen Printing Minimum to 12 Shirts</image:title>
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      <image:title>Bella Canvas 2026: What&apos;s New</image:title>
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      <image:title>The Costs Of Screen Printed Shirts</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Vector artwork prepared for screen printing separations.</image:caption>
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