Simply put, a business plan is a roadmap to success. It maps out who your most important customers are, how you can help them, how you will make money, what it costs you to service them, and what separates your business from everyone else. Equally important, a...
A T-shirt is an essential component of many a wardrobe. As the country moves forward from the pandemic, expect colors to become a little brighter, fits to become a little more relaxed and weights to become a little heavier. All of these trends tie into comfort, which...
One of the most appealing things about heat-pressing as a means of apparel decorating is its relatively low barrier to entry in terms of the skills required and equipment costs. At the end of the day, successful heat-pressing depends on the consistent, predictable...
The imprinted sportswear and apparel industry continues to thrive, continually fueling new apparel-decorating startups, ranging from small mom-and-pop shops to much larger capital-intensive operations. Entrepreneurs have always been attracted to the garment-decorating...
It’s one thing to build a single successful business in a half-dozen years…but four successful businesses? That’s been the reality for Nikkie Chadwick, president of Walnut Creek Apparel & Gifts, Walnut Creek Awards, Walnut Creek Campus Collection, and Walnut Creek...
For years now, Impression Expo Long Beach, set to take place January 20-22 at the Long Beach Convention Center, has been known as the place to catch the latest on offer across the decorated apparel industry—whether it be a cutting-edge digital printer, an innovative...
Kornit Digital Ltd., a worldwide leader in sustainable, on-demand digital fashion and textile production technologies, recently published what it describes as its “Impact Report” for 2021. Highlighting the company’s performance with respect to a number of...
Screen-printing veterans Danny Gruninger, of Denver, Colorado, based DayBirds Printing, and Rick Roth, founder of New England’s Mirror Image Screenprinting & Embroidery and Ink Kitchen, talk fast, efficient setups as part of the Shop Talk education series at the...
Infinity Images, Portland, Oregon, has added the Durst P5 350 to its production lineup. “We selected the P5 based on its output quality, reliability, flexibility and the outstanding service offered by Durst,” says George Gross, CEO and founder of Infinity Images. “We...
Filling orders on time has always been a priority for shops, and right now, that’s become an even more significant challenge thanks to labor and supply chain shortages. You can’t control delayed shipments of supplies, like blank T-shirts, ink and embroidery thread....
Heat transfers have become an increasingly effective and affordable means of apparel decoration and custom brand identification. Opportunities to use transfers are expanding daily, as are opportunities for using a heat press as a tool for greater customization and...
STAHLS’, St. Clair Shores, Michigan, has released a new line of PVC Patches as another custom heat-transfer option in the company’s Emblems & Patches product line. The PVC Patches are high-end, dimensional patches that will appeal to a wide range of markets,...
