we are screenprinters. stephanie trained in screen printing in art school and has been working as a printing gun-for-hire since, both before and after she began ladykiller in 2022. our team cumulatively has four decades of experience in screen printing.

screen printing is the most durable and long-lasting method of apparel decoration when done correctly. it’s a great choice for band t-shirts that you want people to wear over and over! comparable methods like vinyl heat press tend to last only a handful of washes; conversely, screen printed band t-shirts from the 70s or earlier are being worn and re-sold to this day.

we specifically specialize in eco-friendly screen printing. we exclusively use water-based inks, which have a softer hand feel than the industry-standard plastisol ink. plastisol also tends to crack as it ages (you can likely observe this in your own closet), and water-based ink does not, which is another huge advantage. from a printer’s perspective, water-based ink is trickier and more technical to work with, as it begins to dry immediately when exposed to air. you might not find other print shops promoting water-based as an option for this reason - but we think that from the client’s perspective, it’s clearly the superior choice.

if you don’t know, here’s the really basic stuff: screen printing is a method of apparel decoration where ink is pushed through a stencil using a rubber blade called a squeegee. the stencil is created on a screen with a wooden frame and very fine mesh (in the old days the mesh was made of silk, hence the term “silkscreen" - it’s polyester now).

we specialize in t-shirts! but we can screen print on essentially anything that can be made flat. that includes sweatshirts, sweatpants, dress shirts, leather jackets, and paper/posters (more on that later).

in the interest of being as eco-friendly as possible, we’ve also pioneered a technique that we can use to print with water-based ink over the graphics of secondhand t-shirts that may have been printed with plastisol. before, this wasn’t possible due to the differing chemical makeup between the two inks, and to the best of our knowledge we’re the only shop in the world doing this. we love doing secondhand runs - reach out if you have an idea!