Boxercraft, Mableton, Ga., recently announced its Fight Against Pancreatic Cancer Scholarship, with a July 15 deadline for fall-semester applicants. The $3,000 scholarship was created in 2017 to honor the memory of Tod Rastello, former vice president of sales, who...
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Carhartt Partners with Chevrolet
Carhartt, Dearborn, Mich., recently partnered with Chevrolet to be the official workwear of Chevy Trucks; in turn, Chevy Trucks will be the official partner of Carhartt. This partnership is a celebration of two brands committed to providing consumers with rugged,...
SPSI Prints Local Back-To-School Shirts
SPSI, Maple Grove, Minn., recently printed more than 400 T-shirts on June 18 for students and staff at Park Brook Elementary School in Brooklyn Park, Minn. The T-shirts were donated for the 2019-20 school year. In 2018, SPSI partnered with the school, which has 93% of...
DRI DUCK’s VP to Compete on New Amazon Prime Reality TV Series
DRI DUCK, Overland Park, Kan., recently announced that Vice President Nicole Parker is joining new Amazon Prime reality TV series “The Social Movement.” Parker will join 40 thought leaders, entrepreneurs and investors to address socio-economic issues impacting the...
Stahls’ Announces July ‘Workshop Wednesday’
Stahls’, Sterling Heights, Mich., continues its “Workshop Wednesday” educational series on July 17 with “SPARK: New Heat Printing Ideas for the Summer.” The class will present new concepts and information on how to replicate top industry trends, with attendees...
Lids to Increase Focus on Fashion Caps
Lids, Indianapolis, plans to reduce its mix of caps tied to professional and collegiate teams to half of sales from 75% within two years, in favor of fashionable headwear, according to CEO Tom Ripley’s recent interview with the New York Post. The fashion mix is...
Imaging Spectrum Opens Epson Certified Solution Center in Texas
Epson America Inc., Long Beach, Calif., recently announced Imaging Spectrum, Dallas, has opened an Epson Certified Solution Center in Plano, Texas. The location will showcase Epson printing solutions and applications, leveraging the Epson professional printing...
HanesBrands Launches National Park Foundation T-Shirt
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...
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...











