Whether you're a band looking to get some merchandise printed, a charity, an established company or even starting a streetwear brand, Fifth Column can help. We've been screen printing for over 40 years now, so whatever garment and artwork you've got in mind, we've got it covered. Our story starts in 1977 with a group of friends designing and hand printing now-iconic punk rock t-shirts for bands like X-ray Spex, The Clash, The Jam and The Damned.
They cured them in tumble dryers at a local laundrette and sold them outside the London gigs. We're proud of our principles at Fifth Column. That means we care about the rights of our team members and value them as individuals, and we pursue environmentally conscious processes as they evolve - think organic, ethically sourced cotton and vegan-friendly inks.
We're official, award-winning dealers of Stanley/Stella and we source from a number of other ethical garment suppliers that share our standards. At Fifth Column you'll find standards that meet service: we're intent on providing ethical, organic and fairwear products with a supreme quality finish.
They cured them in tumble dryers at a local laundrette and sold them outside the London gigs. We're proud of our principles at Fifth Column. That means we care about the rights of our team members and value them as individuals, and we pursue environmentally conscious processes as they evolve - think organic, ethically sourced cotton and vegan-friendly inks.
We're official, award-winning dealers of Stanley/Stella and we source from a number of other ethical garment suppliers that share our standards. At Fifth Column you'll find standards that meet service: we're intent on providing ethical, organic and fairwear products with a supreme quality finish.
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Our versatile set-up within an 11,000 sq ft facility in North London allows us to produce large volume orders as easily as smaller print runs.
We can happily work to tight turnarounds, and our clients - both old and new - appreciate that our prices are always transparent.
We believe in partnerships.
We work closely with you to source the right garments for your needs and will support you in showcasing your artwork in the right shape, style and fabric to suit your brand.
We've been doing this for four decades now.
We can happily work to tight turnarounds, and our clients - both old and new - appreciate that our prices are always transparent.
We believe in partnerships.
We work closely with you to source the right garments for your needs and will support you in showcasing your artwork in the right shape, style and fabric to suit your brand.
We've been doing this for four decades now.
We've been doing this for four decades now.
Each of our state-of-the-art machines can print 600 garments an hour and we've got the process down to a fine art.
That means colour faithful prints that won't fade, that are soft to the touch and long-lasting.
We digitally transfer your choice of image to a very fine fabric mesh - or 'screen' - that has been stretched on a frame.
The areas that aren't to be printed are blocked off so that the mesh behaves like a stencil.
Applying pressure using a squeegee, we wipe the ink across the screen and, as it finds its way through the unblocked pores on the mesh, the chosen colour of the design appears on the material.
Each of our state-of-the-art machines can print 600 garments an hour and we've got the process down to a fine art.
That means colour faithful prints that won't fade, that are soft to the touch and long-lasting.
We digitally transfer your choice of image to a very fine fabric mesh - or 'screen' - that has been stretched on a frame.
The areas that aren't to be printed are blocked off so that the mesh behaves like a stencil.
Applying pressure using a squeegee, we wipe the ink across the screen and, as it finds its way through the unblocked pores on the mesh, the chosen colour of the design appears on the material.
You can't screen print perfectly on every garment, and that's when embroidery comes into its element.
It's a stunning way to showcase your logo on jackets, hats, bags and workwear - it's particularly durable and looks and feels premium.
When we embroider we apply a logo or design to the fabric using thread.
Our high quality embroidery machines at our London based UK facility mean that we can deliver outstanding embroidery results.
We scan your artwork, digitize it, and convert that design into stitches and colours using software that informs the machine.
It's a stunning way to showcase your logo on jackets, hats, bags and workwear - it's particularly durable and looks and feels premium.
When we embroider we apply a logo or design to the fabric using thread.
Our high quality embroidery machines at our London based UK facility mean that we can deliver outstanding embroidery results.
We scan your artwork, digitize it, and convert that design into stitches and colours using software that informs the machine.
This is a printing process that works best for one-off or small print runs and designs that are highly colourful or contain photos/images.
It's a growing part of our business at Fifth Column.
Direct to Garment (DTG) printing begins with your artwork being converted into a.png file on a computer.
After pretreating and heat pressing your garment we print the design straight onto the garment via the printer.
The full flourish of your design - the colours and detail - will all be there.
We've been doing this for four decades now.
It's a growing part of our business at Fifth Column.
Direct to Garment (DTG) printing begins with your artwork being converted into a.png file on a computer.
After pretreating and heat pressing your garment we print the design straight onto the garment via the printer.
The full flourish of your design - the colours and detail - will all be there.
We've been doing this for four decades now.
After the screen printing; and/or embroidery is done, it's time for the finishing touches to get your garments retail ready: custom labelling, hem tagging, poly bagging and applying stickers all help you put your mark on the product and make it look professional.
Wholesale garments have a branded tag attached, which we remove to make way for your custom branding.
Our methods here are either to unpick and sew, cut and sew or half cut, which removes the branded label but leaves the care instructions.
Wholesale garments have a branded tag attached, which we remove to make way for your custom branding.
Our methods here are either to unpick and sew, cut and sew or half cut, which removes the branded label but leaves the care instructions.
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