From the time they were young, Marckendy “Marck” Jean and Jabir Ducasse both knew they wanted to be entrepreneurs. It wouldn’t be until 2013, though, that they would team up to create the custom apparel business that is VilleSide Customs in the Boston suburb of...
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Lawson Partners with Stahls’ Hotronix Heat Presses
Lawson Screen & Digital Products, Inc., St. Louis, announces its partnership to offer STAHLS' Hotronix Heat Presses. "Partnering with STAHLS' Hotronix allows Lawson to further our commitment to Make It Simple for our customers," says Taylor Landesman, vice...
Independent Trading Co. Adds Earthtone Colors to New Pullover
With its large array of the most popular collegiate and team colors, Independent Trading recently added six new earthtone shades to its Midweight Pullover Hoodie (style SS4500). Joining brown, army, army heather, saddle, sandstone, bone and solid charcoal are smoke,...
Atlantis Headwear and 3bee Unite for the ‘Pollinate the Planet’ Project
Atlantis Headwear, a leading sustainable headwear company, recently announced its involvement with the “Pollinate the Planet” initiative, a movement stressing the importance of the earth’s pollinators such as bees and butterflies. Bees are a fundamental link in the...
Sustainability in the Decorated Apparel World: It’s Complicated
Keeping us clothed is a $1.5 trillion industry that consumes a lot of resources and casts a large environmental footprint. According to the World Bank, the fashion industry uses over 24 trillion gallons (90 billion cubic meters) of water. That’s enough to meet the...
Excerpt: Screen Preparation and Reclamation for Apparel Decorators
Screen making is an area that I focus on heavily, since the quality of the print will be very influenced by, if not dictated by the quality of the screen. Many shops make the same mistakes, and the most obvious one is how they dried their screens. The following is a...
10 Strategies for Profitable Embroidery
If you’re busy, does that mean you’re making money? Or are you so focused on getting work—any work—you’re no longer paying attention to your bottom line? Are you squeezing the most profit out of every minute of your shop’s day? Or are you spending too much time on...
Which Emblem Tech is Best?
Once you have chosen the type of emblem you want to use, you must decide which application method will be best. Below, I outline the options available and what you need to know to make an informed decision as to how best to proceed. Heat Seal Whether or not you can...