Curated guides and insights into the decoration and apparel industry.
Monograms i.e stitching stylish and luxurious letters onto garments is one of the most popular design styles in embroidery. Most importantly, a symbol of luxury onto a t-shirt. Unlike other printing methods, embroidery does not require machines, as it can be hand-knitted. Moreover, if you have a small shop, monograms are a natural endeavor to
It is no new for many print shops to experience a dip in sales at some moment in the year or until the last of the early springs. You may be too busy in your daily plans, while it is even more important to overcome the dip situation in business. It may be the hardest
Specialty inks are not something new in the era of custom printing. Decades back it has been in use among print shops. Like you may remember a Mickey Mouse tee of your childhood that is printed with puff ink. Specialty inks have great capabilities and that advances with time. Many ink manufacturers could understand the
With the advancement in technology, there is a shift from traditional techniques to a modern approach in DTG printing. In today’s times, the effective technique to Direct-to garment printing for fashion-based production and photo-realistic decorated apparel. If you step into the vibrant world of DTG printing, you would still find a remarkable presence of Screen
For the last 30 years, plastisol inks have been a pillar of the textile screen printing industry. While in certain applications such as high solids acrylic (HSA), silicones, discharge, and modern water-based inks, new innovations are common, plastisols are still the go-to option for most of the impressed sportswear industry. The plastisol screen-printing inks manufactured
Embedding rhinestones with Rhinestone Transfer Machines onto the products is one of the most popular custom printing methods in the market today. Suc commercial machines allow you to embed rhinestones on various items like apparel, signage, and promotional products. While you are not necessarily bound to embed rhinestone only, if you want to screen print,
Numbering on athletic apparel with heat press printing is an important aspect of the operation of this small industry for clothing decorators. Athletic authorities also have regulations that define certain number positions as well as measurements and colors, and maybe allocated to other athletes. It is necessary to have legible numbers. Applying numbers to the
Direct-to-garment printing (DTG) is a new technology in apparel decoration. In 2004, it began to hit the mainstream and was featured in screen printing, embroidery, heating, and even independently decorated enterprises. A different pricing approach came along with the innovations. When developing methods to charge the right amount of money for your wares, which consideration
There are plenty of reasons that you need to buy a large-format flatbed UV printer If your current machinery is outdated or you want to upgrade your printing business including a wide range of promotional and signage products. If you are an industry, you should finally purchase your own UV flatbed printers after years of
Not surprisingly, for numbering on athletic garments you can apply various methods to everyday garment printing to improve results. Mesh selection and tightness are important, as is starting with a dense film positive which will be addressed shortly. Emulsion thickness also is important To create good numbers, use a thicker emulsion over mesh (EOM). This
