Guests at a St. Louis event see about two minutes of this: they choose, a printer pulls the shirt, they put it on. Everything that makes those two minutes work happens earlier, most of it before our crew boards a plane in California.
Weeks ahead
Your logo comes in, we send back a proof, and once you sign off we make screens or DTF transfers. The garment count and size split get locked, the kit is packed, and a freight truck takes it from Fullerton to Missouri.
Event day
- Setup. The crew has been in town since the day before. Each station goes up on roughly 10×10 ft and we print a test shirt before doors.
- Picking. Guests choose the garment, the size and the art, or a patch at the hat bar. Choosing is half the fun.
- Printing. One press handles up to 60 an hour; our usual pair of presses handles 100+.
- Wearing. The shirt goes on warm, right there.
What the room has to supply
Roughly 10×10 ft for each station, two 120V circuits, a flat floor and somewhere for the line that isn't a doorway. America's Center wants the power ordered in advance. A Forest Park lawn needs a tent. Details are on the venue requirements page.
Which method?
Screen printing for volume on a single design, DTF for full color and short runs, and a hat bar or embroidery when the piece should feel like a present. There's more in how live printing works, or you can tell us about your St. Louis event.
St. Louis planning
Settled before the crew flies
Approved art, counted blanks, a confirmed load-in slot and a marked spot for the line: that's the list we close out before anyone leaves California for St. Louis.
A late change lands on the freight booking, which is why moving the date takes two weeks' notice.