Silk Screening Near Me: The Silk Screen Printing Shop in Tempe Since 1981
Silk screening, silk screen printing and screen printing are the same thing, and you found the shop that does it. Precision Graphics silk screens t-shirts, hoodies and team apparel on its own presses at 1715 W 4th St in Tempe, 5 to 25 minutes from anywhere in the Phoenix metro, family-owned since 1981. 22 tees below are priced from $5.55 blank; the print is quoted by ink colors and quantity, 12-piece minimum, with a digital proof by email before a screen is burned and printing 7 to 10 business days after approval. Walk in, send the art, or call.
$5.55Lowest blank tee on this page; silk screen print quoted by colors and count
12 piecesSilk screen minimum per design; DTF in the same shop for fewer
Walk in today1715 W 4th St, Tempe; proof by email if you would rather not drive
Since 1981Silk screening in Tempe for 45 years; 5.0 on Google, BBB A+
Cotton tees from $5.55 blank
Bella + Canvas
Comfort Colors
Port and Company
District
Sport-Tek performance
Youth sizes
12-piece minimum
Proof by email
Pickup in Tempe
Delivery in the Valley
Cotton tees from $5.55 blank
Bella + Canvas
Comfort Colors
Port and Company
District
Sport-Tek performance
Youth sizes
12-piece minimum
Proof by email
Pickup in Tempe
Delivery in the Valley
Silk screening near you: the quick answer
Silk screening is screen printing: ink is pushed through a stencil on a fine mesh (once silk, now polyester) onto the shirt, one screen per color. Precision Graphics is a family-owned silk screening shop at 1715 W 4th St, Tempe, Arizona 85281, serving Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa, Chandler and Gilbert since 1981. T-shirts, hoodies and team apparel are silk screened in-house with plastisol and water-based inks, 1 to 6 colors, front, back and sleeves, with a 12-piece minimum per design; smaller runs and full-color art are printed with DTF transfers in the same building with no minimum. Blank tees start at $5.55, a digital proof is emailed before printing, and orders are finished 7 to 10 business days after approval, with walk-in, pickup, Valley delivery and nationwide shipping.
Also called
Screen printing, silk screen printing
Blanks
22 tees from $5.55 to $16.73
Print
Quoted by colors, locations, quantity
Minimum
12 per design; DTF for fewer
Turnaround
7 to 10 business days after proof
Where
1715 W 4th St, Tempe, AZ 85281, Mon to Fri 8 to 5
Silk screening, silk screen printing, screen printing: one process, three names
Whatever you call it, the shop you are looking for coats a screen with emulsion, burns your art into it, pulls ink through it onto the shirt and cures the ink in a dryer. We have run that process in Tempe for 45 years; the mesh changed from silk to polyester decades ago and the name stuck.
Silk screeningThe original name, from the silk mesh used before polyester. Still the term most coaches, churches and family reunions search for.
Silk screen printingThe same process with "printing" added. Art-school and print-shop usage; also used for posters and signs, which we do not print.
Screen printingThe industry term today. If you see "screen printed" on a quote, it is silk screening, one screen per ink color, cured plastisol or water-based ink.
22 t-shirts ready for silk screening, priced to order
The price on each card is the blank tee from our catalog today. Silk screen printing is added per shirt and depends on how many ink colors, how many print locations and how many shirts; it drops at 12, 24, 72 and 144. Tap "Order this" to pick a color and size on the product page, or send the art and a count for an exact per-shirt price on any of them.
Same presses, same proof, same order. Tees for the crew, hoodies for winter, hi-vis for the job site and jerseys for the league all print in one run.
Three ways to order silk screened shirts today
Fastest if you are nearby
Walk in
1715 W 4th St, Tempe, Monday to Friday 8 to 5. Feel printed samples on the rack, pick a blank, show us the art and leave with a price and a date. Park in front.
Quote form or email with the art, shirt and count. Per-shirt price and a digital proof come back, you approve by email, we print, and you pick up, get delivery in the Valley, or we ship.
480-967-7015 reaches the people in the building with the presses. Tell us the event or the crew and we recommend the shirt, the ink count and the fastest date.
The building, 1715 W 4th StThe showroom you walk intoThe floor your shirts run on
How near: drive times to the shop from across the Valley
The shop sits in north Tempe at the center of the metro, off Loop 202 and I-10. Approximate drive times, traffic permitting; Valley delivery and nationwide shipping if you would rather not drive.
All three run in this building, so we recommend the method for the art, the shirt and the quantity rather than the one we happen to sell. The short version: silk screen for volume and simple color, DTF for full color and small runs, embroidery for polos and caps.
Factor
Silk screening
DTF transfer
Embroidery
Colors
1 to 6 spot colors, one screen each; halftones for shading
Unlimited, photos and gradients
Up to 15 thread colors; no gradients
Minimum
12 pieces per design
None
None
Pricing
Per shirt by colors and quantity; lowest at volume
Company and crew tees, Port and Company PC54 and PC61 from $5.55 blank
One- or two-color logo on the left chest and a larger back print; the most ordered job in the shop for contractors, restaurants, landscapers and service fleets. See custom shirts in Mesa and Scottsdale.
Soft retail tees, Bella + Canvas 3001 and CVC from $8.00 blank
Brands, bars, bands and churches that want the shirt people actually wear; water-based and discharge inks for a no-feel print.
Heavyweight garment-dyed, Comfort Colors 1717 from $12.93 blank
The ASU and Old Town look: pigment-dyed cotton with vintage-style prints for merch drops, Greek life, clubs and ASU events.
Team and event tees, Sport-Tek PosiCharge from $7.70 blank
Moisture-wicking polyester for leagues, 5Ks, camps and tournaments, youth sizes included; names and numbers added. See jerseys.
Ink and placement
Plastisol, water-based and discharge inks matched to your Pantone colors; left chest 3.5 to 4 inches, full front up to 12 by 14 inches, full back, sleeves and nape prints, logged for reorders. Blanks from SanMar and other distributors in 2 to 5 days.
See inside before you stop by
Most "silk screening near me" results are a phone number and a stock photo. This is the actual shop: the silk screen presses, the DTF line, the embroidery floor and the showroom at 1715 W 4th St. Everything in the video is what your shirts run on. More on the Precision Graphics YouTube channel.
Need embroidery too? Polos, caps and jackets are embroidered in the same building, so a uniform order goes on one proof. See embroidery close to me.
From art to finished silk screened shirts
Today: send or bring the art
Quote form, email, phone or a walk-in. Pick a tee above or let us recommend one for the budget, the ink count and the date.
Same business day: price and proof
Per-shirt pricing at your quantity and a digital mockup with placement, print size and Pantone-matched ink colors.
You approve
By email or in person. No screen is burned until you sign off; a printed test on the actual shirt color on request.
Silk screened in Tempe
Blanks arrive in 2 to 5 business days; screens are burned, printing and curing are typically finished 7 to 10 business days after approval. Rush available.
Pick up, delivery or shipping
Pick up at the shop, delivery in the Phoenix metro, or ground shipping statewide and nationwide. Reorders print from the art on file.
"I found Precision Graphics and spoke to Julie. I immediately sensed the difference in her customer service. They took care of my order and completed it faster than promised. I highly recommend Precision Graphics if you are looking for branded products done right."
★★★★★
"We used another company for our uniforms and swag before we found Precision Graphics but they were always making mistakes. We gave PG a shot at our business and they won us over. Their timelines are reasonable and they never say they can do something they will not follow through with."
★★★★★
"Arizona Precision Graphics did an excellent job with my custom order. My design was complicated and I had a strict deadline, but I received the items with time to spare. The staff was available to answer all my questions via phone and email."
Silk screening near you: quick answers
Is silk screening the same as screen printing?
Yes. Silk screening is the original name for screen printing: the mesh stretched over the frame used to be silk, and today it is polyester, but the process is identical. Ink is pushed through a stencil on the mesh onto the shirt, one screen per color. If you searched silk screening, silk screen printing or screen printing, you are looking for the same shop and the same service, and Precision Graphics in Tempe has done it since 1981.
How much does silk screening cost near me in Tempe?
Start with the blank: the 22 tees on this page run $5.55 to $16.73 each before ink, and the Port and Company PC54 most crews order is $5.55. The silk screen print is priced by the number of ink colors, the number of print locations and the quantity, so a one-color front on 24 tees costs far less per shirt than a four-color front and back on 12. Send the art and a count through the quote form and you get an exact per-shirt price, usually the same business day.
What is the minimum order for silk screened shirts?
12 pieces per design, because each color is burned to its own screen and set up on press. Under 12, or for full-color art, we print the same shirts with DTF transfers in the same building with no minimum, so a run of 6 is still a real order here; the quote tells you which method we recommend.
How fast can I get silk screened t-shirts?
Blanks we stock arrive from the distributor in 2 to 5 business days and printing is typically finished 7 to 10 business days after you approve the digital proof. Rush production is available for events, tournaments and company dates; tell us the day you need them in the quote and we confirm before you commit.
Where is the silk screening shop, and can I walk in?
1715 W 4th St, Tempe, AZ 85281, off Loop 202 and I-10, minutes from ASU and Sky Harbor. Walk in Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM: feel silk screened samples on the rack, pick a blank, show us the art on your phone and leave with a price. Park in front.
Do you ship, or do I have to pick up in Tempe?
Either. Most Phoenix-metro customers approve the proof by email and pick up or get delivery; we also ship finished orders anywhere in Arizona and the US. Nobody has to drive to Tempe to order, but the showroom is open if you want to.
Can you silk screen shirts I bring in?
Usually. Bring the tees in and we check the fabric and the print area; cotton and cotton blends print best, and polyester needs a low-bleed ink we also run. We cannot replace a customer-supplied shirt if a print fails, which is rare, so for larger runs we recommend our blanks.
What file do you need for the design?
Vector art (AI, EPS, PDF) with the ink colors named is ideal. A clean, high-resolution PNG or JPG works for most logos, and our art department separates colors and burns the screens; Pantone matching is included in the proof.
What can be silk screened besides t-shirts?
Hoodies, long sleeves, polos, hi-vis safety shirts, jerseys, shorts, joggers, tote bags and even neck labels. Hats and polos with small logos usually look better embroidered, and we do that in the same building. If it is flat enough to hold on a press, it can be silk screened; ask in the quote.
Is the silk screening done in your shop?
Yes. Screens are coated, burned, pressed and cured on our own equipment at 1715 W 4th St, next to the embroidery and DTF floors. Nothing is brokered out, which is why reorders match and rush dates hold.
The shop: 1715 W 4th St, Tempe
Between Priest Dr and the Loop 202, ten minutes from ASU and Sky Harbor. Park in front, walk in, and feel silk screened samples on real shirts before you order. BBB accredited, A+ rated, licensed Scouting America vendor, family-owned since 1981.
