With the end of summer, it’s time for apparel decorators and the screen printing, embroidery, heat pressing and digital decorating equipment and materials suppliers of the world to starting thinking seriously about the 2024 Impressions Expo in Fort Worth, Texas. Keep an eye on this page for the latest information on everything you need to know to make the Southwest’s premier decorated-apparel trade show and your own business a success, including: registration deadlines, conference session info, networking opportunities, Shop Talk with Ink Kitchen updates, exhibitor news and debuts, and much more.
Getting Ready for the 2024 Impressions Expo in Fort Worth, Texas!
With about a week to go until the start of the 2024 Impressions Expo decorated-apparel industry trade show in Fort Worth, Texas, (Oct. 24-26) what better time to get your ducks in a row in order to making the most off all this year’s event. First and foremost, for those who have already registered to attend, be sure and download the newly designed Impressions Expo Fort Worth app by clicking here.
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2024 Impressions Expo Fort Worth Overview
With only a couple of more weeks to go until the start of the 2024 Impressions Expo in Fort Worth, Texas, (Oct. 24-26) we were thinking this might be a good time to take another look at all this year’s event has to offer.
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Impressions Expo Fort Worth Live Printing Design Unveiled
Impressions Expo has unveiled the design that will be screen-printed live at its 2024 event in Fort Worth, Texas, Oct. 24-26—an image truly befitting the city’s wrangler roots. Long one of Impressions Expo’s most popular activations, the event’s live screen-printing station will be hard at work out on the show floor each day from the moment doors open to the moment they close again. Attendees and exhibitors are all encouraged to swing by for a free shirt.
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Q&A with Impressions Expo Show Director Kayla McGarry
With the Impressions Expo in Fort Worth, Texas, right around the corner, we thought we’d check in with Impressions Expo show director Kayla McGarry to get the latest on what to expect. In short, she’s predicting what she believes will be the “best show to date” with more than 125 exhibitors set to take part. To see the complete conversation, click here.
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Impressions Expo Fort Worth Educational Conference Sessions
At the end of the most important piece of equipment you and every other apparel decorator out there possesses is your brain. Enter the 2024 Fort Worth Impressions Expo Conference series, a smorgasbord of sessions designed to take both your career and your gray matter to a whole new level, with topic covering everything from basic screen-printing and heat pressing to the latest in online marketing and generative AI.
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Yet More Decorated-Apparel Industry Leaders Coming to Impressions Expo Fort Worth
With a little over a month to go, the 2024 Impressions Expo in Fort Worth, Texas, (Oct. 24-26) promises to be better than ever, with dozens of big names showing off the latest the industry has to offer for those decorated-apparel professionals looking to take their business to the next level.
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Don’t Miss Happy Hour at the 2024 Impressions Expo in Fort Worth!
For those feeling footsore—or thirsty!—by the end of the first day of the upcoming 2024 Impressions Expo in Fort Worth, Texas, there will be a complimentary Happy Hour, sponsored by leading blank-apparel manufacturer Tee Styled, to help you get on your horse again. For details, click here.
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Industry Sponsors Lining Up for Impressions Expo Fort Worth
As in past years, in addition to reserving exhibition space, more than a few of the companies taking part in this fall’s Impressions Expo in Fort Worth, Texas, (Oct. 24-26) will be getting the word out via various activations and sponsorships as well. Among those companies taking part are Sanmar (Booth 209 – sanmar.com), Lane Seven Apparel (Booth 527 – lanesevenapparel.com), Smart Blanks (Booth 101 – smartexapparel.com), custom heat-transfer manufacturer STAHLS’ (Booth 500 stahls.com). For details, click here.
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Industry’s Biggest Brands Coming to Impressions Expo Fort Worth
In addition to being bigger than ever, this year’s Impressions Expo in Fort Worth, Texas, (Oct. 24-26) promises to be a who’s who of some of the most exciting companies from across decorated-apparel business. In all, the expo organizers anticipate welcoming more than 110 companies displaying their services and wares across 29,000-square-feet of show space.
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Video: 2024 Fort Worth Impressions Expo Preview
What’s in store for Impressions Expo Fort Worth in 2024? Check out this highlight reel from Impressions Fort Worth 2023 for a glimpse at what you can expect this Oct. 24-26.As always, expect to see and meet with dozens of the decorated-apparel-industries top suppliers, network and meet with thousands of attendees like yourself, attend hands-on workshops and educational conference sessions.
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Record Numbers of Exhibitors Signing Up for Impressions Expo Fort Worth 2024
Following in the wake of an outstanding 2023 Impressions Expo Fort Worth, this year’s event, set for Oct. 24-26, looks to be bigger than ever with a record number of exhibitors already committing to setting up booths there.
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Registration Open—and FREE!—For Impressions Expo Fort Worth 2024, Oct 24-26
Join thousands of industry professionals for the South’s leading decorated-apparel trade show. Act now to take advantage of a free expo pass rate. (Prices increase on July 2nd.)
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Impressions magazine Announces Awardees as Part of its Inaugural Impressions Industry Impact (III) Awards
The newly created Impressions Industry Impact (or III) Awards highlight the best of the best in terms of the industry’s latest advances. Categories include everything from the best new heat-pressing technology to the best in blank apparel and everything in between. Look for details to come with the 2025 III Awards program as well!
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Fort Worth Shop Talk: Apparel Decorating, a Guide for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
In this Shop Talk discussion, recorded at last year’s Impressions Expo Fort Worth, host Rick Roth, founder of New England’s Mirror Image Screenprinting & Embroidery and the Ink Kitchen, talks with Dallas-based La Tonna Roberson aka Lady Print Boss, a veteran business coach and decorator in her own right, about what it takes to get a successful decorated-apparel business off the ground. To see the complete video, click here.
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The Future of AI is Now at the 2024 Impressions Expo in Fort Worth, Texas
It seems like only yesterday generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI in general were being described as the technology of the future. But if the experience of the first two Impressions Expos of 2024 is any indicator, the future is now. Whether it was on the conference side of things, the Shop Talk stage or across the show floor as a whole, it seems AI is now everywhere, with more to come at Impressions Expo Fort Worth this October. For more click here.
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Special Report: New for 2024 at Impressions Expo
If there was ever any doubt the decorated-apparel industry was back following the trials and tribulations of the past few years, those doubts were put to rest by the first two Impressions Expos of 2024, in Long Beach, California, and Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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Expo Scene: Fort Worth Texas 2024 for Decorated Apparel
Given the current strength of the custom decorated-apparel industry, there’s never been a better time to check out the industry’s latest and greatest at Impressions Expo Fort Worth, set to take place Oct. 24-26. As always, the event will feature an unparalleled assortment of suppliers and hands-on conference sessions (the latter beginning Oct. 23), all expressly designed to help you grow your business. For details, click here.
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Impressions Expo Fort Worth Booking Record Numbers of Exhibitors
Following up on an outstanding Fort Worth expo in 2023, this year’s event has already broken the century mark, with 104 exhibitors reserving 27,000-square-feet of floor space, and more coming in weekly. For details, click here.
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Fort Worth Shop Talk Video: Heat-Transfer Apparel Decorating
In this Shop Talk discussion recorded as part of Impressions Expo Fort Worth in 2023, host Rick Roth of the Ink Kitchen talks about how to avoid a few of the most common heat-press decorating mistakes with heat press and heat transfer expert Dave Conner of STAHLS’ Transfer Express. To watch the entire conversation, click here.
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Ink Kitchen, Impressions Exhibitors/Attendees Help Out with Local Charity, More Planned for Fort Worth
In addition to the abundance of commerce that took place at last month’s Impressions Expo in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the Ink Kitchen, with the help of supporters throughout the decorated-apparel industry, was also able to help give back to the local community: specifically, by helping out Adelaide’s Place, a not-for-profit dedicated to providing safe place for women who are otherwise without a home. As in year’s past, Ink Kitchen will be doing that same at the upcoming expo in Forth Worth. For more information, click here.
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Fort Worth Shop Talk Video: Focus on the Business side of your Embroidery Business
In this Shop Talk session from last year’s Fort Worth Expo, Jennifer Cox of the National Network of Embroidery Professionals says embroiderers (and decorators) need to be sure they don’t get so bogged down with the technical side of the business they fail to address issues like pricing and placing an accurate value on their work. To watch the conversation video, click here.
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Impressions Expo Forth Worth: Conference Presenter Deadline Fast Approaching
The deadline for those interested in presenting as part of the Impressions Expo Fort Worth conference program, Oct. 23-26, only have a few more days to register. Organizers are looking for expertise in any one of seven primary educational tracks: screen printing, embroidery/digitizing, heat-applied graphics/DTF, DTG, graphics/design, sublimation, business best practices and the role of generative artificial intelligence in the area of design. For more information, click here.
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Impressions Expo Forth Worth 2024: Save the Date!
All three Impressions Expos have been on a roll of late and Impressions Expo Fort Worth, set to take place Oct. 24-26 (with the event’s attendant conference program kicking off Oct. 23) looks to continue the trend. Conference presenters continue to sign up; the Ink Kitchen, with industry veteran and Mirror Image CEO Rick Roth, is busily lining up participants for its celebrated Shop Talk panel; and expo organizers are fast running out of prime show space due to the number of exhibitors throwing their hats into the ring. This is a show that screen printers, embroiders, digital decorators and heat press specialists of all stripes are not going to want to miss out on—whether they’re in the market for a new piece or equipment, looking for the latest in thread, inks, dyes or transfer equipment or getting the skinny on the latest business and management practices. Attendee registration will be opening in early June. So, keep an eye on this space!
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Impressions Expo Fort Worth 2023 Another Success
Impressions Expo and the decorated apparel business remain on a roll, with crowds and the overall feel at last week’s Impressions Expo Fort Worth confirming the industry continues to sustain its post-COVID momentum. In terms of raw numbers, this year’s Impressions Expo Fort Worth saw a show floor chock-o-block full, thanks to a 25 percent increase in the amount of exhibitor space and an 8 percent increase in attendance compared to 2022—a year that was already seeing the event returning to pre-COVID levels. For more on the Impressions Fort Worth 2023, click here. For more on Impressions Expo Fort Worth 2024, click here.
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