Screen Printing by Bauers makes custom apparel in Canandaigua. The business offers screen printing, direct-to-garment printing, vinyl and embroidery from a production center and showroom at 2580 County Road 28. Its website calls it a small family run business.
It won FLX Finest Gold for Boutique Shop in 2022 and 2023, and FLX Finest Gold for Place to Buy a Gift in 2022. The business began in 2018 in Spencerport as Bauers Boutique Custom Apparel & Gift Shop. It later added screen printing, direct-to-garment printing, vinyl and, most recently, embroidery.
Nicole, the founder, started the company as a mom of three working in the corporate world. She wanted to serve the community with a better product and have more flexibility for family time. The site lists nine people on the team, and it names quality and customer service as top priorities.
Screens are aligned on a multi-head platen for screen printing. Garments are loaded into an in-house DTG machine, and embroidery designs run on a multi-head embroidery machine. The minimum for screen printing shirts is 12 items. Direct-to-garment printing and embroidery are offered for as few as one item, and DTF covers small orders when DTG is not an option. Specialty options include puff, metallic and glitter inks, custom PMS color-match ink, vinyl names and numbers, and rhinestone work, which is typically used for cheer teams. Customers can bring their own apparel and sign a waiver at drop-off.
Groups can set up a branded online store. The shop handles ordering, payment processing, production and packaging, and a group can add a fundraising amount to each item sold. The service suits booster clubs, school programs and nonprofits. The website also offers ready-made designs in categories that include local schools, sports, Bills-inspired and seasonal.
A second showroom and retail shop is at 779 Spencerport Rd in Gates, in Monroe County, outside the Finger Lakes region. Visitors can stop in during business hours or schedule a meeting, and both showrooms carry a wide variety of styles and sizes. Rush service is offered for delivery in two weeks or less. Current hours are on the shop's website, screenprintingbybauers.com.