One area of apparel decoration that lends itself to heat-transfer embellishment is micro-sized textile imaging. Small micro graphics, tagless labels, identification/hang tags, badges and emblems, to name a few, are ideal for the micro-size...
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Thinking Outside of the Hoop
Sometimes you have a garment that is awkward to embroider. In this example, the toddler’s small denim jacket is between hoop sizes. It’s too small for a larger hoop and too big for a smaller hoop. If you are familiar with appliqué work, this is a very similar...
InkSoft Adds Online Product Catalogs
InkSoft, Albuquerque, N.M., recently added live product integrations with Augusta Sportswear, Holloway Sportswear and High Five Sportswear, letting users offer a wide range of athletic attire from these companies to customers. Each of the three brands, owned by...
Printavo Launches Blog
Printavo, Chicago, has launched a blog called “Lessons & Learning,” which seeks to educate decorated apparel shop owners. The blog also includes a bi-weekly podcast that allows listeners to hear from fellow shop owners, executives and industry experts about how...
TSC Apparel, Charney Launch New Brand
TSC Apparel, Cincinnati, has announced an exclusive partnership with Los Angeles Apparel, a new brand founded by Dov Charney, founder and former CEO of American Apparel. Exclusive to TSC Apparel, Los Angeles Apparel brings back the popular industry basics and has...
Atkinson Joins InkSoft Team
InkSoft, Albuquerque, N.M. recently announced that Marshall Atkinson, a 24-year veteran of the decorated apparel industry, has joined its team. At InkSoft, he will put his technical, art and business expertise to use in software development and in furthering...
MagnaColours Announces MHM Distribution Deal
United Kingdom-based MagnaColours has signed a distribution deal with screen-printing hardware and technology business MHM Direct GB to supply water-based inks with its machines. The move will provide MagnaColours with the ability to reach a wider audience with its...
Printavo to Launch Printing Conference
Printavo, Chicago, recently announced the launch of PrintovationConf 2017, an annual Chicago-based conference for the printing industry. PrintovationConf invites print-shop owners and team members to take advantage of a unique learning opportunity, to be held June 24....
All in the Family
More than 200 years of experience. It sounds even more impressive when you say it out loud, which is something Josh Hewitt loves to do. Ask the owner of 3JG Printing what makes this family business tick, and he’ll rave about the proficiency and talent surrounding his...
Custom Patch Embroidery
The resurgence of embroidered patches is evident. While these perfectly edged pieces currently are in vogue, you may find that making custom patches can be rewarding, fun and easy to produce with your embroidery machine. Whether it’s to get a foot in the door with a...
Fresener Offers New Online Courses
Scott Fresener of T-Biz Network Intl. is now offering online training courses and “Master Classes” at his new T-Shirt Printing Master Classes website. Classes include High-End T-Shirt Color Separations in Photoshop, T-Shirt Graphics with Adobe Illustrator, T-Shirt...
Ryonet to Launch Apparel Line
Ryonet Corp., Vancouver, Wash., is teaming up with 10 textile screen-printing founding partners to create a new apparel line: Allmade. The line is being launched in an effort to combat global challenges, including apparel workers earning less-than-living wages in...
