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Creating Raster Print/Cut Designs

Creating Raster Print/Cut Designs

The print/cut process is not only a great way to create designs for heat-printing wearables, but you also can create decals for cups, windows, walls and all kinds of hard surfaces. This full-color printing capability also is ideal for using raster images, such as...

On Design: Animal Kingdom

On Design: Animal Kingdom

“Paws” was created by Quality Punch, a Torrance, California-based embroidery-digitizing and vector-art supplier. Created in-house, the cushion-cover piece was designed to show the company’s customers that embroidered patches are compatible with more than just...

ROQ.US Introduces #ROQTogether Movement

ROQ.US Introduces #ROQTogether Movement

ROQ.US, Vancouver, Wash., has unveiled #ROQTogether, a unified movement to implement and embrace diversity inside and outside the apparel industry. An expansion of the company’s #WomenROQ movement and Facebook Group launched last year, ROQ.US sees #ROQTogether as a...

Vantage Apparel Celebrates Mom & Pop Business Owner Day

Vantage Apparel Celebrates Mom & Pop Business Owner Day

Vantage Apparel, Avenel, N.J., is celebrating small businesses across the nation with its “Local Love” campaign. As the nation reopens, many small businesses are gearing up for a comeback after being sidelined by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Vantage’s “Local Love”...

AWT Unveils New Stretch-Lok Screen Stretching System

AWT Unveils New Stretch-Lok Screen Stretching System

AWT World Trade, Inc., Chicago, now offers the new Stretch-Lok manual screen stretching system. The Stretch-Lok is a sensibly priced, all mechanical screen fabric stretching system that delivers precise mesh tensions and can stretch multiple screens simultaneously,...

DTG Fills the Void

DTG Fills the Void

In the ever-changing world of garment and product decoration, a new category has emerged — somewhere between the one-off decorator and volume screen printers. On one side is the instant satisfaction of direct-to-garment (DTG) printing, cut vinyl, transfers and...

Digitizing for Thin Fabrics

Digitizing for Thin Fabrics

Embroidering on fashionable fabrics — especially the thin varieties, such as tri-blends — is a little less forgiving than when it’s done on heavier fabrics. No matter what, the design should look like it belongs on the garment. That means it should be pliable and...

Epson to Host High Production DTG Printing Virtual Event

Epson to Host High Production DTG Printing Virtual Event

Epson America, Inc., Los Alamitos, Calif., will be hosting an upcoming virtual event for direct-to-garment (DTG) customers on April 7. The event, “Redefining High Production DTG Printing with the Epson SureColor F3070,” will showcase how Epson’s newest DTG printer is...

Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series