What is a mesh count?
A mesh is essentially a fabric woven into a consistent pattern of squares. Mesh count is a measure of how many squares of the pattern will fit into a square inch. The higher the mesh count, the finer the mesh. Mesh counts range from 24 to upwards of 400 for textile printing depending on the type of printing, inks, and presses you are running. The higher mesh counts, 280 and up, are used for four color, simulated and other types of process jobs. It is necesary to use very high mesh counts because you need to limit the amount of ink that passes through onto the garment and the more squares per inch the more fabric per inch to separate the squares and the smaller the holes, thus less ink passes through. Mesh counts below 100 are used for applying specialty inks like glitter and clear inks. Such a coarse fabric must be used because otherwise the flakes of glitter will not pass through them. Mesh counts between 110 and 230 are used most for standard prints and count is chosen based on the l
