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ONE ROOF.
EVERY METHOD.

25,000 square feet on Tacoma’s waterfront. Two automatic screen lines, six-head embroidery, DTG, DTF, heat press, pad print, patches, and laser etch — all under one roof, run by the same crew, on the same floor.

Tacoma · WA·Established 2002·40-person crew
  • 25K
    square feet on the floor
  • 8
    decoration methods in-house
  • 12K
    impressions / day capacity
  • 24h
    digital proof turnaround

THE WAYS WE PUT INK ON IT.

Print NW press operator inspecting a CMYK proof
01

Screen printing.

auto + manual lines

Our bread and butter. Two automatic carousels and four manual presses share the floor with a dryer rated for 1,200 shirts an hour. We run plastisol, water-based, discharge, and metallic inks — color-matched to PMS chips, photographed under daylight before they leave.

Colors
Up to 8-color art
Inks
Plastisol · water-based · discharge · metallic · puff
Throughput
~12,000 impressions / day
Best for
Tees, hoodies, totes, towels
Embroidered pom beanie
02

Embroidery.

6-head, 12" hoop

Wilcom-digitized stitch files run on twin 6-head machines. Logo placement is jig-locked, not eyeballed, so the left chest hits 7" down on every garment in the run. We stock 220+ Madeira thread colors and can color-match within a business day.

Heads
2 × 6-head Tajima
Field
Up to 12" hoop, 14" jacket back hoop
Stitches
Flat · 3D puff · appliqué · chenille
Best for
Caps, polos, jackets, bags
Black long-sleeve tee on a model
03

Direct-to-Garment.

photo-grade · no minimums

For full-color art that doesn’t justify screens. We pretreat, cure, and print on a Kornit Atlas Max — the only DTG line on the I-5 corridor between Portland and Seattle. One-offs to runs of 500 with no setup cost.

Resolution
1,200 dpi · CMYK + white
Minimum
1 piece
Garments
100% cotton or 50/50 blends
Lead time
3–5 business days
Hi-vis softshell jacket
04

DTF transfers.

any color, any fabric

Direct-to-Film prints on a release sheet, then heat-pressed onto the garment. Lets us hit polyester, performance blends, and tri-blends that DTG can’t touch. Stronger hand than screen, sharper detail than embroidery.

Sheets
24" rolls cut to art size
Fabrics
Cotton · poly · blends · nylon
Minimum
1 piece (gang sheets at 12+)
Best for
Performance wear, kids, accessories

THE REST OF THE TOOLKIT.

Navy and white trucker cap
05

Heat press & vinyl

names · numbers · one-offs

Roster numbering, custom names, single-piece reorders. Cut from solid vinyl or printed-and-cut for multi-color.

Sizes
Up to 16" × 20"
Materials
Vinyl · flock · reflective · stretch
YETI Hopper cooler
06

Pad print

drinkware · hard goods

Single- and two-color pad printing on curved and irregular surfaces. The method behind logo-d coffee mugs, bottles, and toolboxes.

Colors
Up to 2 spot colors
Surfaces
Ceramic · metal · plastic · wood
Black bomber jacket
07

Patches & badging

PVC · woven · leather

In-house patch design and sourcing. Sew-on, iron-on, hook-and-loop backing. Heritage leather patches on hats and bags.

Types
Embroidered · PVC · woven · leather
Backing
Sew · iron-on · hook-loop · adhesive
Heritage print samples
08

Laser etch

tonal logos · softgoods

Subtle tonal etching on softgoods — fleece, faux leather, drinkware. Looks tone-on-tone in person, photographs like an embossed seal.

Materials
Fleece · leather · drinkware · wood
Best for
Premium gifts, executive runs
Print NW branded apparel laid flat

IN-HOUSE ART.
IN-PERSON PROOFS.

Every job moves through a Tacoma-based art lead before it touches a press. You get a digital mock inside 24 hours, a printed paper proof on request, and an open invitation to stand on the floor for a press check while we strike the first piece. Nothing in this building gets shipped without a human signing off.

Schedule a press check

BOOK A TOUR.

Drop in for a walk-through. We’ll show you the lines, the embroidery floor, the art bay, and the pallet dock — and you’ll leave with a sample kit.

1234 Marine View Dr · Tacoma WA 98422 · Mon–Fri 8–5 PT