HanesBrands, Winston-Salem, N.C., recently introduced its first collection of ComfortWash T-shirts supporting the National Park Foundation (NPF) in select Walmart stores located near nine of the country’s most recognized landmarks. Each store will carry one design to...
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Tips for Creating Eye-Catching Embroidery Artwork
Embroidery continues to maintain its popularity as a reigning imprinting option for company branding. According to IBISWorld’s 2019 Industry Market Research Report, the commercial embroidery industry has seen modest growth over the last five years, even amid...
Stahls’ Offers Combining Embroidery with Digital Transfers Video
Stahls’, Sterling Heights, Mich., recently released “Embroidery with Digital Transfers,” a new installment in its “Get the Look” video series. In the tutorial, shown above, a CAD-PRINTZ Perma-TWILL digital transfer is used to achieve the look of appliqué without the...
Digitizing and Embroidering Difficult Fabrics
While you may have mastered twills and tees, other fabrics on the other hand, may still present a challenge. We are going to focus on digitizing and embroidering on the more difficult types of fabric. Pique Pique, tees’ knottier cousin, has a certain weave to it that...
FESPA 2019: A Review
Impressions recently attended FESPA Global Print Expo 2019, which was held May 14-17 in Munich, Germany. The event covered six halls of the Munich Messe, Germany, and showcased products and solutions for screen, digital and textile printing, as well as signage, décor...
Heritage Sportswear Offers Total Inventory Liquidation
Heritage Sportswear, Hebron, Ohio, is going out of business and offering a total liquidation of its entire inventory. Consumers can shop outerwear and headwear at 60% off, activewear at 50% off and tees at 40% off, including Next Level Apparel, BELLA + CANVAS, ANVIL...
Equipment Zone to Host DTG Academy in July
Equipment Zone, Franklin Lakes, N.J., has announced it will host the DTG Academy on July 11-12 at its Epson Certified Solution Center. The event is a two-day direct-to-garment (DTG) printing business course for recent buyers of the Epson F2100 printer and business...
Unifi Announces New REPREVE Our Ocean Product
Unifi Inc., Greensboro, N.C., recently launched REPREVE Our Ocean, a sustainable product that enables customers and consumers to take part in solving the growing problem of ocean plastic. REPREVE Our Ocean fiber is made from bottles collected within 50 kilometers of...
Lawson Releases LED-5000 Exposure Unit
Lawson Screen & Digital Products Inc., St. Louis, recently released the LED-5000 exposure unit with a programmable HMI color touchscreen. The unit includes up to 40 programmable exposure settings, allowing users to change exposure times with the touch of a button....
Carhartt Receives Full Swing Technology Patent
Carhartt, Dearborn, Mich., recently announced that it has received a patent for its Full Swing technology. Full Swing incorporates a concealed stretch back layer that improves mobility by providing a greater range of motion, while maintaining the integrity and...
Nazdar Ink Technologies Appoints VP of Global Manufacturing
Nazdar Ink Technologies, Shawnee, Kan., recently announced Woodrow Williams III as vice president of global manufacturing. Williams will be based in the United States and oversee manufacturing operations and materials management for Nazdar's global manufacturing...
Royal Apparel Announces 2018 Prices Through End of 2019
Royal Apparel, Hauppauge, N.Y., recently announced that it will maintain its 2018 prices through the end of 2019. According to the company, its domestic production allows it to avoid price increases, while many others are feeling tariff-related pressure. Royal Apparel...