Screen printing · Indianapolis metro guide
Screen printing is still the standard for bulk orders in Indianapolis — event tees, team shirts, fundraiser runs, and anything ordered by the dozens or hundreds. It's the most durable print method and the cheapest per-unit cost at volume, but it gets expensive fast at low quantities because each color needs its own screen.
Typical price range
Setup (screen burning) is typically $15-30 per color, charged once regardless of quantity — which is why screen printing rewards volume so heavily. A 4-color design on 12 shirts pays that setup fee across just 12 units; on 300 shirts, it's nearly invisible per-unit.
Best for orders of 24+ identical shirts in 1-4 ink colors. The more units you print, the more it wins on price against DTG or DTF.
By city
Pricing and shop options can vary slightly by area of the metro — pick your city for a more specific breakdown.
Shops that offer this
A metro-wide embroidery and screen printing operation running Tajima embroidery machines with no stated minimums, plus in-house digitizing.
A Boone County-area embroidery and screen printing shop on the northwest side, serving businesses, schools, and organizations.
A corporate-focused embroidery and screen print shop with a large catalog spanning caps, workwear, and high-visibility safety apparel.
A long-running south-side operation running automatic screen presses, Tajima embroidery, and Epson DTG — handling orders from single pieces up to roughly 15,000 units.
A multi-method print shop with several Indianapolis-area pickup locations, offering same-day and rush turnaround with no stated minimum order.
A family-owned screen printing shop based in downtown Noblesville, working with organizations across Hamilton County.
A Carmel-based custom t-shirt shop offering screen printing and made-to-order apparel for the northern suburbs.
A Fishers-headquartered decorated-apparel shop offering both screen printing and embroidery for business, event, and fundraiser orders.
An Indianapolis screen printing shop offering design cleanup help and free local delivery across several surrounding suburbs.
A Zionsville Village shop offering embroidery, screen printing, and monogramming, with the option to bring in your own blanks.
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FAQ
Each ink color requires a separate physical screen to be burned before printing starts. That setup cost is fixed whether you print 12 shirts or 1,200, so it hits small orders much harder per-unit than large ones.
Most Indianapolis shops handle up to 4-6 colors comfortably. Beyond that, cost and setup time climb fast, and DTG or DTF usually becomes the more practical (and often cheaper) option for complex, multi-color artwork.
Yes, most shops will print the same design across t-shirts, hoodies, and long sleeves in a single run — you're paying for the screens once, then per garment after that, regardless of style.
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