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JERZEES Premium Blend Ring-Spun T-Shirts

JERZEES Premium Blend Ring-Spun T-Shirts

JERZEES® Premium Blend Ring-Spun T-Shirts feature moisture-wicking fabric for all-day comfort and are made with a 50/50 premium combed ring-spun cotton/polyester blend for superior softness. With a classic fit that allows for more dependable sizing and a tear-away...

Dialing Up DTG Prints

Dialing Up DTG Prints

Let’s be honest — direct-to-garment (DTG) printing isn’t always straightforward; there are just a few unforeseen variables. In this article, you’ll learn a relatively simple way to mitigate them and find some comfortable consistency in your production process. It all...

The Nuts & Bolts of Hybrid Printing

The Nuts & Bolts of Hybrid Printing

As you may have heard by now, hybrid printing is rising in popularity. New screen-printing chemistry is available; decoration on more specialty products is being attempted and achieved; and more new users are adopting this technology into their workflows. The large...

Kids Cozy Up to Comfort

Kids Cozy Up to Comfort

Each year, new trends surface in the childrenswear market while those from previous years persist — and 2020 is no different. What actually has changed is an apparel market that is functioning amid a COVID-19 pandemic. In the last few years, children’s apparel has...

Advantages of Supportive Software

Advantages of Supportive Software

As print shops face the new reality of workplace adaptations resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, many apparel decorators are questioning whether their everyday processes will support the new way of conducting business — specifically with regard to maintaining...

Ahead of the Curve

Ahead of the Curve

It’s not an understatement to say that when you want to talk about innovation in decorated apparel, the first person you should call is Mark Coudray. Regarded as an industry pioneer, he has extensive history in four-color-process screen printing and is respected as an...

COVID-19 Updates

COVID-19 Updates

We realize the enormous impact the Coronavirus pandemic is having on our communities, nation and world. At Impressions, we've decided to use this space as a hub that will be updated daily with information from suppliers and decorators about how they're responding to...

Managing Today’s Workplace

Managing Today’s Workplace

Two months ago, we were all enjoying the synergy typically found in most workplaces, whether it’s handing out high-fives for fellow colleagues’ accomplishments or socializing near the microwave in the break room. Conversations — mostly of the trivial nature — centered...

The Intersection of Innovation

The Intersection of Innovation

In 2020, decorators have access to a wide variety of new apparel styles, fabrications and decorating techniques to better serve other industries, particularly those centering on fitness, fashion and athleisure. However, as competition continues to heat up in these...

Pushing the Creative Comfort Zone

Pushing the Creative Comfort Zone

If you’re fortunate enough to have customers that request highly detailed prints, it can be important to consider how you can offer them. There’s a reason that few printers can handle such retail-quality graphics: Most don’t want to be uncomfortable. Printers who...

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