It’s finally time to take the next step. You’ve been embroidering for some time now, and you’re consistently working on small projects for friends or family. The thought has probably crossed your mind a few times: “Should I turn my hobby into a business?” We have to...
Pricing your embroidery for a profit is a skill that must be developed early on when creating your decorated apparel business. However, there are steps that must be followed prior to creating a profitable price list. Far too many embroiderers pull a figure out of the...
Check out the digital edition of Impressions’ 2023 “Embroidery Supplement” to help grow your embroidery business, whether you’re just starting out or looking to take your company to the next level. Specifics include everything from getting a handle on your company’s...
Donwan Harrell knows denim. His unconventional styling has achieved celebrity status among garment manufacturers as well as celebrities, including Brad Pitt and Questlove who wear his designs. In 2018, Harrell founded Artmeetschaos, a high-end denim line for men...
Roland DGA, Irvine, California, has launched its new VersaOBJECT CO Series line of inkjets—advanced flatbed and belt-driven UV printers, which print directly on an array of substrates and three-dimensional items. The new series offers customers a range of...
Among the things Austrian-born economist Joseph Schumpeter is best known for is his promotion of the idea of “creative destruction” or the “process of industrial mutation that continuously revolutionizes the economic structure from within.” Think car manufacturers...
Long-time industry expert and Impressions magazine contributor Charlie Taublieb has released a new book, The Screen Printers Handbook & Survival Guide. The step-by-step screen-printing handbook is comprised of articles and technical papers Taublieb has written...
In keeping with the state of the decorated apparel industry these days—healthy and growing fast—the apparel and equipment suppliers exhibiting at the first two Impressions Expos of 2023 presented a wealth of new products. Examples, include everything from the latest...
The future of fashion isn’t a speck far off in the distance. It isn’t even just waiting around the corner. It’s already here. Despite inflated commerce and capricious market trends fluctuating on the daily, one thing will always be constant: the apparel industry...
Sewing a patch to apparel has advantages over direct embroidery. It is less expensive, can be removed or replaced if needed, and offers a different look and feel. In general, you have two options if you want to go in this direction: an embroidered patch or a woven...
Are you interested in working smarter, not harder? Would you like to spend less time and energy on mundane business functions and more time on important things like researching new markets and strategizing how to make more money? If so, there is no faster, easier way...
Over the past decade, there has been an increasing trend of decorating companies launching their own lines of apparel. Along with this movement comes the need for providing customized neck labels to both personalize a company’s brand and deliver an upscale look. To...
