Workhorse Products, Phoenix, has added Spot Color Supply and One Source to its national network of distributors. Spot Color Supply, Winston, Ga., offers parts and service, inks, frames, mesh, emulsions and other consumables. To contact Spot Color, call (678) 838-7712...
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How PCI Compliance Can Help Your Business
I get calls daily about this topic, which centers on the regulations that all merchants who accept credit card transactions must follow to ensure they’re best protecting their customers’ credit card data. While these standards have been in place since 2005,...
Gildan to Promote Retail Brand With Super Bowl Ad
Gildan, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, will launch a campaign for its retail brand with a commercial during this Sunday’s Super Bowl game. With the 30-second spot, Gildan hopes to reach the core customer for the retail side of its business and create exposure for the...
NNEP to Host Embroidery Mart Trade Show in July
The National Network of Embroidery Professionals (NNEP) is hosting its 12th Embroidery Mart trade show July 26-27 in Nashville. The annual trade show, which will be held at the Nashville Convention Center, will include two days of exposure to top suppliers, products,...
Air Waves Opens Fulfillment Services Center
Air Waves Inc., Lewis Center, Ohio, has opened a new fulfillment operations center in Columbus, Ohio. The new center is the first of three planned locations to open. “Our garment decorating and finishing business is seeing increased demand due to the expansion...
Workhorse Sponsors Screen Printing Workshop
Workhorse Products, Phoenix, will host a workshop on starting a T-shirt screen printing business in March. Terry Combs, a veteran screen printer and educator with more than 30 years experience, will teach the course, which will be held March 2-3 at the company’s...
Screen Printing Tip of the Week: Avoid Unwanted Images on Prints, Part 2
There are a variety of factors that can impact a print, resulting in an unwanted line, mark or ghost. Here are some to consider: Dehazing/degreasing: It’s important to dehaze and degrease a screen to ensure the mesh is clean before reusing it to print a new design....
River’s End Trading Introduces Pocket Embroidery Technology
River’s End Trading Co., Medina, Minn., recently introduced a pocket embroidery device designed to create a wider embroidery field on woven shirt pockets. The new technology increases the ornamentation field on a pocket from a 1-inch maximum width to 3-inch maximum...
Perfecting Printing on Poly/Cotton T-Shirts
Historically, a majority of the textile screen printers in our industry have strived to print primarily on 100% cotton apparel. Cotton offers fewer challenges, as fabrics containing polyester pose a problem controlling the potential for bleeding that polyester dyes...
Wilcom, Corel Introduce New Design Software
Wilcom Intl., Sydney, and Corel Corp., Ottawa, Canada, recently introduced the latest versions of Wilcom DecoStudio e3 and EmbroideryStudio e3 integrated with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6. The new modular product range features a revamped user interface, smoother...
Tri-Mountain Celebrates 20 Years
Tri-Mountain, Irwindale, Calif., is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Since the company’s founding by Chief Executive Officer Daniel Tsai in 1993, the original Tri-Mountain line has grown to include more than 500 styles across its five collections, which...
Brother Announces GraffiTee Product Upgrades
Brother Intl. Corp., Bridgewater, N.J., introduced two free firmware upgrades for its GraffiTee series of digital garment printers at the most recent Imprinted Sportswear Shows (ISS) event, held Jan. 18-20 in Long Beach, Calif. The first firmware upgrade increases the...




