Silk Flyers

The silk lamination does two jobs at once. It gives the surface a velvety, low-glare feel, and it toughens the flyer against tears, moisture, and fingerprints, so it survives a rainy sidewalk table or a full day of open houses. Want to see how a silk flyer sits next to the rest of the range? Browse every style on flyers printing, or stay here and build yours from the choices below.

The minimum is 250, and the lamination is in every tier, so a restaurant reprinting its menus pays the same film cost per sheet as a campaign drop does. Each flyer falls from about 30 cents at 250 toward 5 cents at 25,000, and the 9 tiers below give the total at each count.

What Are Silk Flyers

A silk flyer is a flyer printed on 16 point cardstock and sealed on both sides with a silk lamination, a soft-touch film that gives the card a smooth matte feel and added durability. At 4OVER4 silk flyers print full color on one or both sides, in 22 sizes from 2" x 3" to 9" x 12", with the size, ink coverage, proof, and turnaround all set in the live configurator.

People reach for silk flyers when an uncoated handout would curl, smudge, or look cheap: restaurant menus, real estate listings, event programs, price lists, and premium product inserts. Because the film seals the printed surface, the flyer shrugs off the wear that comes from being handled all day. If you want a lighter, everyday sheet instead, the Standard Flyers cover that, and the silk version sits right beside it as the one that feels premium in the hand.

What Size Should a Silk Flyer Be

The right size comes down to how much you need to say. A 2" x 3" is a pocket handout, a coupon, or a ticket that fits in a wallet. The mid sizes give a classic quarter-page or half-page handout room for an offer and a QR code. A 9" x 12" reads almost like a full letter-size sheet, with space for a menu, a program, or a listing. All 22 sizes print on the same 16 point silk-laminated stock, and they are grouped below exactly the way the live configurator presents them, so you know what you can change before you change it. If you need a folded format instead of a flat sheet, the Folded Flyers add half fold and trifold options.

Our template library holds 10,000+ designs across every product; for this flyer, start from a layout in our flyer design templates and set your menu, listing or program in the online editor. Dark solid backgrounds and photos look richest under the silk film, and fingerprints wipe off them.

Already have your artwork? Skip the editor and download a press-ready blank instead. The silk laminated flyer template is built at the real trim size with the 1/8" bleed and safe margin already drawn in, so your design never crowds the cut. Grab the size that matches your order, drop your art in, and upload.

The four sizes people order most

• 2" x 3": pocket size, for a door handout, a loyalty drop or an insert tucked into a bag at the till.
• 4" x 6": the mailer and rack size, the one that reads at arm's length from a counter display.
• 5.5" x 8.5": half letter, for menus, listing sheets and event programs handed to one person at a time.
• 8.5" x 11": full letter, for spec sheets and price lists that sit on a desk or go into a folder.

Those four sit inside the 22 sizes offered, which run from 2" x 3" up to 9" x 12", plus a custom size up to 9" x 12".

What Stock and Finish Are Silk Flyers Printed On

Silk flyers print on one stock at 4OVER4: 16 point cardstock sealed on both sides with a silk lamination. The silk lamination is the finish, a soft-touch matte film that resists tears, water, and fingerprints while keeping colors rich. Ink prints 4/0, full color on the front with a blank back, or 4/4, full color on both sides.

There is one stock here, and it is a good one. The 16 point cardstock gives the flyer real body, thicker and stiffer than a typical printed sheet, and the silk lamination pressed over both sides is what sets it apart. It reads as a smooth, low-glare matte with a faint velvety touch, the kind of surface that makes a photo or a solid color look deliberate rather than cheap. You pick your ink coverage, 4/0 for a printed front and a blank back or 4/4 for full color on both sides, and you choose a straight-to-production run or a free online proof to check your file first. For a metallic sheen instead of a matte finish, the Foil Flyers are the premium alternative in the same family.

Silk lamination is a film, not a coating

A silk flyer is a laminated flyer. The 16pt cardstock is printed first, then a soft-touch silk film is bonded to both sides of the sheet under heat and pressure, sealing the printed surface inside it. That film is the reason a laminated flyer sheds water instead of cockling, shrugs off the fingerprints a gloss sheet collects, and takes a knock at the corner without the tear a bare sheet would show after an afternoon on a counter.

Matte, Gloss and Silk Lamination Compared

This product is printed on the 16pt silk laminated stock. Matte and gloss are set beside it here so you can see where silk sits between them.

Choosing Paper for Laminated Flyers

Lamination adds its own thickness and stiffness on top of the base stock, so a laminated flyer always feels a step heavier than the same sheet bare, and it holds its shape instead of drooping over the edge of a hand. For handout use that stiffness is the whole point, because the piece survives a pocket, a bag and a counter. For mailed use, weigh a finished piece before you commit to a postage class, since the film pushes an already heavy 16pt sheet heavier again.

One trade-off to plan around: a laminated flyer will not accept pen, marker or a rubber stamp, because the ink sits on the film instead of soaking into paper fiber. If a price, a date or a signature has to be added by hand, leave that job to a separate uncoated piece rather than expecting the laminate to take it.

How Much Do Silk Flyers Cost

Silk flyers start at $74.53 per set of 250, and the per-flyer price keeps dropping as the quantity climbs toward 25,000, so a cheap silk flyer really comes down to how big a run you order. A 1,000 run is $112.41, and 5,000 run $276.63, which works out to about a nickel a flyer. So how many do you actually need? Drag the slider below to set your count and watch both the total and the true per-flyer cost update live, and find the point where one more step up barely moves the budget.

What Do People Use Silk Flyers For

Because a silk flyer is laminated and stiff, it goes where a flimsy handout would curl or tear. Restaurants use them as menus and specials cards that survive a busy service. Real estate agents hand them out as listing sheets that still look sharp after a day of open houses. Event organizers print programs and schedules, boutiques tuck them into orders as premium inserts, and salons and studios use them as price lists that live on a counter for weeks. Pair full color on both sides with the silk finish, and a single sheet does the work of something much more expensive.

How Do Silk Flyers Compare to Other Flyers

Silk flyers are the pick when you want a flyer that feels premium and lasts, but they are not your only move. If you are weighing an everyday sheet, a folded format, or a metallic finish, it helps to see the trade-off in plain numbers. The chart below lines up silk flyers against their closest siblings so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose.

See How a Finished Silk Flyer Lands

The gallery below shows flyers our customers printed with us, menus, listing sheets and price lists in different sizes, so you can see how a layout looks under the soft-touch film before you set up your own. Tap any print to see it larger.

How Fast Can You Get Silk Flyers

Silk flyers print on a 7 business day standard turnaround, which keeps the price at its lowest, and when a date sneaks up you can move that to a 4 business day rush. The faster speed buys back time for a set amount on top of the base price, so you only pay for speed when you actually need it. Either way you can send your file straight to production or request a free online proof and approve exactly how the flyer will print before the press runs.

See the Rest of Our Flyers

Silk flyers are one stop in a much larger lineup, and you can scan the full print product range any time or browse the whole flyers printing family. If a lighter sheet, a folded format, or a metallic finish would serve you better, the rest of the range is one tap away. Each option shows its own starting price and links straight to its product page, so finding the right fit takes seconds.

Print Your Silk Flyers Today

At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it's backed by a satisfaction guarantee and 25+ years of printing since 1999. Whatever size or ink coverage you pick, these silk flyers are built to feel good in a hand and earn a second look. Send your file straight to production or approve a free online proof first, then print your silk flyers today.

Laminated Flyer Prices by Quantity

These are the real tiers on the 16pt silk laminated stock at the default size. The configurator shows the exact figure for any size and quantity before you order.

The lamination is included in every tier. A run of 1,000 delivers four times the flyers of the minimum for well under twice the money, which is why most campaign drops order past 250.