How To

textile profit: Making money is simple. To make money, we need to know the numbers, and then make choices.

The first set of numbers to know are profit margin per piece, pieces per hour, and overhead. The relationship between these three numbers determines the profit or loss on an individual sale.

Profit margin per piece for the purpose of making money is defined as the difference between selling price and cost of the item being sold. A decorated shirt sold for $8 that costs $2 to buy has a profit per piece of $6. The costs of labor, overhead, ink, thread and such will be included later as part of overhead.

screen print cap

Surveys indicate that caps are the 2nd or 3rd largest selling item after shirts.  Caps
can be an opportunity to increase your screen printing sales and profits.

screen printing screen

All shops can expand their screen printing opportunities with simple stencil
making procedures that are sure to surprise even the veteran screen printer
with the graphic results.

Start Printing

Most people starting out spend too much money.  If you are new to screen
printing, the risk is you will buy what you do not need or more than you need.

Local businesses and schools usually do not request more than two colors.  They may not
have the need or want to pay for more colors.