What is Long Beach, California, known for? Sure, the Queen Mary is docked there. But it’s also where rapper, actor and producer Snoop Dogg hails from! It should come as no surprise then that when brain storming ideas for the Ink Kitchen’s live poster printing station...
It’s official. With three weeks to go until the show opens, the 2025 Impressions Expo in Long Beach, California, is officially SOLD OUT, with an incredible 301 companies reserving 124,000-square-feet of floor space. “It’s going to be a great show and a great way to...
Looking back over the past 12 months, the first thing that comes to mind is how both the economy as a whole and the decorated-apparel industry, in particular, have continued to thrive. This same time last year I wrote, “Barring any kind of craziness on the part of the...
In a wide-ranging Q&A with Impressions Content Director, Adam Cort, Henry Ma, CEO of Ricoma International shares his thoughts on everything from advice for entrepreneurs entering the custom apparel market to strategies for building a client base and why the custom...
Long a global leader in the area digital apparel decorating, Epson continues to push the envelope with a line of “hybrid” printers capable of both direct-to-garment (DTG) and direct-to-film (DTF) decorating. Impressions content director, Adam Cort, spoke with Tim...
With 2025 now upon us, it’s time for apparel decorators and the screen-printing, embroidery, heat-pressing and digital decorating equipment and materials suppliers of the world to starting thinking seriously about the upcoming 2025 Impressions Expo in Long Beach,...
The relationship between apparel decorators and the communities they serve has long been a close one, and nowhere is this more evident than in the efforts of the Ink Kitchen’s Rick Roth and Pam Ikegami. In recent years, in addition to the Shop Talk panel discussions...
With 2024 fast coming to a close, there’s no better time to check in with Impressions Expo show director Kayla McGarry to get the latest on what to expect at the first Impressions Expo of 2025, taking place in Long Beach, Californian, January 23-25. Impressions...
Based in Southern California, blank apparel specialist Lane Seven Apparel first made a name for itself as a manufacturer of high-quality fleecewear. However, it has since gone on to become much, much more, with a wide-ranging product line that is as easy on the...
Custom DTF (direct-to-film) transfers manufacturer Ninja Transfers recently announced the rapid growth of its Ninja Patches business—part of a comprehensive and ongoing expansion of the company’s growing number of products and services. According to Philadelphia,...
Huntersville, North Carolina-based Hirsch Solutions LLC, a leading provider of apparel-decorating equipment, has announced the expansion of its ability to supply Hirsch Premium Film and Powder products for direct-to-film (DTF) printing. The move comes in response to...
Mahwah, New Jersey-based custom heat-transfer provider 613 Originals has announced the release of what it calls its new DTF Hybrid Heat Transfers, a proprietary heat-transfer solution expressly configured for the high-demand apparel and promotional markets. Per 613...
