Equipment Zone, Franklin Lakes, N.J., will host a free, full-day direct-to-garment (DTG) printing training seminar designed to help business owners increase sales and decrease stress, according to the company. The seminar, to be held March 20 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at...
Equipment Zone, Franklin Lakes, N.J., will host a Lunch & Learn event on March 6 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The event, to be held at the Epson-certified Solution Center in New Jersey, will include private demonstrations of Epson printers, including dye-sublimation, the...
We’re multitaskers by nature, so it shouldn’t be surprising that we demand the same quality from our clothing, too, right? Just ask Taraynn Lloyd, vice president of marketing, Edwards Garment, who says today’s consumers love that they have choices when it comes to...
Jason Juranis is no stranger to hard work. His stepfather, a former marine who served in Vietnam, was a taskmaster who demanded perfection. “If you missed a blade of grass while cutting the lawn, he made you go over the whole yard again,” Juranis says. After high...
The latest direct-to-garment (DTG) printers make it easy for your shop to create high-quality, printed apparel without having to hire or train highly experienced operators. When you add a DTG printer to your shop, one employee can take the order, print and prep...
When 31-year-old budding hip-hop star Chad-Eric Montgomery founded streetwear line Gold and Gems Clothing, he was interning in Silicon Valley, bunking with his parents and investing each check he received in his business. “Marketing was a big hurdle we needed to...
In 2018, T-shirts were defined by versatility. This year, industry suppliers say that versatility will be coupled with the element of communicating wearers’ identities. The basic tee has a touch of fashion but can adapt to current trends, whether it’s paired with a...
Impressions gives apparel decorators from around the world the opportunity to submit their most impressive work, compete alongside their peers and show off their talents to the industry in its annual Impressions Awards decorating competition. Entries for the...
There are several details to consider when preparing to screen print a garment. The following are six that I consider of utmost importance for achieving a great print. 1. Dense Film: One of the most important prepress items to prepare is dense film. When you hold the...
In February 2018, during a lecture at Harvard Business School, Skya Nelson was asked how his company, organic sweatshop-free boutique apparel maker Fed By Threads (FBT), was going to change the minds of today’s corporate consumers regarding sustainability. The...
If you’ve ever struggled with machine embroidery, there may be numerous reasons why — including not having the proper tools for some jobs. Some tools and accessories make it faster and easier to embroider on a wide variety of items, as well as correct and prevent...
Sublimation systems come in many shapes and sizes, but each one typically falls into one of the following categories: industrial or desktop. Because they are the most common, let’s look at desktop systems. In the desktop sublimation printing world, systems are...
