Lane Seven, Los Angeles, has debuted its newest offering: Future Fleece, a 100 percent regenerated yarn hoodie. The hoodie is made from yarn that is composed of post-consumer waste, as well as scraps left over from the cutting stage of the garment manufacturing...
Lawson Screen & Digital Products, St. Louis, will be hosting an exclusive Open House on May 12, focusing on DTF (direct-to-film) and DTG (direct-to-garment) garment printing. Attendees will be able to immerse themselves in hands-on experience and expert training...
In Parts 1 and Part 2 of this three-part series, we talked about how the three main variables in heat pressing are temperature, time and pressure. We then went on to look at what to look for in a heat press to ensure you meet these conditions consistently. As part of...
Avoiding problems early on in your color separations will cascade down into gains at every step of the screen-printing process. Fewer screens, for example, will need to be recreated to accommodate last-minute changes. There also will be less press downtime and savings...
Direct-to-Film (DTF) has been hailed as a revolutionary embellishment process. No longer an abstract idea wistfully floating along within the decorated-apparel think tank world, DTF has infiltrated the industry, setting up shop and ready to upend the great...
Next Level Apparel (NLA), Los Angeles, has announced a partnership with Grupo M, a leading textile manufacturer, to provide nearshore production while supporting NLA’s move to 100% U.S. cotton for its entire apparel line. With this strategic move, NLA will be able to...
Fruit of the Loom, Inc. (FOTL), Bowling Green, Kentucky, is among the top eight percent assessed for supplier engagement on climate change, based on their 2022 CDP disclosure. CDP is a leading non-for-profit organization that runs a global disclosure system for...
For those of us in the decorated apparel business, a cap is a lot more than just a cap. This is true whether your specialty is embroidery or heat pressing. For those who aren’t, one look at the heft and endless selection available in any headwear manufacturer’s 2023...
Seemingly ubiquitous as a cliché (e.g., the dawn of time), embroidery possesses a rich, ancient-like history. A timeless classic, the art can be traced back to the Cro-Magnon days, roughly around 30,000 B.C. Derived from the French term broderie, meaning...
A love for aviation took Rocky Smith on a lifelong journey from pilot to apparel decorating specialist. Smith, who earned his private pilot’s license in 2001, has had a lifelong love of airplanes—World War II planes especially. Unfortunately, the week Smith was...
When it comes to your shop, what are you most effective at doing? Here’s what I mean. Let’s say you place two social media marketing posts on Instagram to boost sales. One of them gets several hundred likes and dozens of comments. The second one translates into over...
Today’s athletic teamwear is a fusion of fashion and function. Comfort reigned supreme at the height of the pandemic, and there are carryovers from that lifestyle for today’s brands. People are, of course, also demanding performance out of their athleticwear,...
