Lynka, Cracow, Poland, has been awarded the Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) Gold Certificate of Compliance. WRAP is a benchmark compliance body of the apparel industry. WRAP works with manufacturers and decorators to verify that they are in...
Brother Intl. Corp., Bridgewater, N.J., recently announced that Microgeo-USA, Miami, has been named an authorized distributor for Brother’s GT-3 series of digital garment printers and PR series of embroidery machines. Microgeo-USA will be marketing Brother digital...
How often do you show embroidered samples to prospective customers? Hopefully, the answer is more often than you show blank samples. If you’re frequently showing embroidered samples, you could benefit from increased sales. Why? Embroidery is a visual medium, which...
This year’s offering of embroidery machines and supplies doesn’t disappoint, with machines that are lighter, faster and more efficient than ever. Beyond that, embroidery manufacturers have introduced new accessories and supplies that are designed to help streamline...
One of my favorite movie quotes is from “Top Gun.” The character played by Tom Skerritt says to the class of the top Navy fighter pilots, “You’re the best of the best. We’ll make you better.” You may think you know a lot about your embroidery machine. After all, you...
Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA), Fairfax, Va., recently held its 2014 Congress of Committees in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Leaders in the specialty imaging community convened to provide insight and direction by focusing on strategic issues important to the...
Woven shirts dominate the corporate market and have for decades. Beyond a wide variety of basic options, suppliers introduce new styles every year with fashion details, expanded color options and performance technologies. And with unique features, such as...
On Feb. 13, GSG, Dallas, hosted an open house event at its Houston location. Attendees went home with free goodies, product samples and a variety of door prizes, according to the company. Event vendors included Oracal, Avery, Brother, Wilflex, American Biltrite,...
There’s always something new to see when we hold our annual Impressions Awards competition, and this year was no exception. From screen printed production pieces to fashion items, the 2013 Impressions Awards submissions offered an array of unique and detailed designs...
InkSoft, Albuquerque, N.M., offers art approval tools as part of its online, e-commerce and business tools program. Designed for apparel decorators who need to create, send and manage art approvals, the art approval tools segment provides users with the means to make...
Transfer Express, Mentor, Ohio, has released a new video on catering to teams. In the new video, shown above, viewers will learn how to fulfill orders for adding team names and numbers to uniforms and practice jerseys. Screen printed names are prespaced, and come in...
Editor’s note: To read Parts 1-3 of the “Controlling Variables” series, visit our website at impressionsmag.com and search the Impressions digital edition archives for the August, September, and October/November 2013 issues. To start this series on controlling the...
