
History of the Printed T-Shirt
The roots of decorated apparel go back to ancient China, where the technique of screen printing (a form of stenciling) was developed sometime during the Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD). Originally, the process used silk screens, hence the other popular name silk screening. Over the years, the technique expanded with new methods spread to other Asian countries like Japan and was furthered by creating newer methods. It was Europe from Asia sometime in the late 1700s but wasn’t popular until later.
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