Charles River Apparel, Sharon, Mass., has been named a finalist in the 10th annual Massachusetts Family Business of the Year Awards. Run by the Northeast University Center for Family Business, the awards program celebrates top family businesses across Massachusetts....
BERNINA of America, Aurora, Ill., recently announced it is the exclusive sewing partner and sponsor for Etsy’s Global Craft Party. A weekend celebration that encourages the crafting community to create projects and connect, the craft parties will take place at select...
The National Network of Embroidery Professionals (NNEP) will host its Embroidery Mart event in Nashville, Tenn., at the Music City Center Aug. 5-6. The event will include dozens of embroidery and apparel decorating industry suppliers showcasing embroidery equipment,...
American & Efird (A&E), Mount Holly, N.C., celebrated its 125th anniversary this month. Founded in 1891 as Nims Manufacturing, the company has grown to become a major manufacturer and distributor of industrial and consumer sewing thread, embroidery...
Easiway Systems Inc., Delano, Minn., recently named Jordan Atkinson as its new marketing and sales assistant. In this role, Atkinson will be responsible for implementing brand marketing, as well as market research, social media, promotions, web development, graphic...
Insta Graphic Systems, Cerritos, Calif., has announced a contest for customers to win a new heat press. Through June 30, customers can enter the contest by sending a short video or pictures of their working vintage Insta heat press with a brief comment about why they...
Kornit Digital, Rosh-Ha'Ayin, Israel, recently appointed Sabur Ink Systems, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, as an additional distributor for the United Kingdom. The distribution agreement between the two companies includes all of Kornit’s direct-to-garment (DTG) printers....
Dickies, Fort Worth, Texas, and licensee Strategic Partners Inc. (SPI) recently announced an expanded partnership for a new line of chef wear, including shirts, coats, pants and aprons. The partnership between the two companies already includes performance workwear...
(Editor’s Note: This article is the first in a four-part series on realistic designs.) Approach is everything when you want to digitize realistically. This four-part series, “Digitizing Realistic Designs,” will cover how to approach digitizing so your work comes out...
There are a few ways create a security mark — something that isn’t obvious to the naked eye but can be pointed out or revealed when an authentication is required — on a screen-printed garment or image. One method is to use clear ink that contains an invisible optical...
Transfer Express, Mentor, Ohio, now offers a video on custom printing on felt bags. The video, shown above, shows why felt bags are ideal for boosting a custom printing business when positioned as new additions or upselling items, according to the company. It shows...
Ryonet, Vancouver, Wash., has launched a membership program that allows members to save money on product purchases and more. The program rewards members with points that can be applied to future purchases, discounts on products and education, free shipping and...
