I’m participating in a Shop Talk today at the Atlantic City Impressions show. It is a good time to review a few things that bear repeated attention. Here are some previous columns on curing ink, which is more difficult than one would imagine. Ink Curing. Read and Repeat How to Cure Ink: Exact Instructions Cure…
I hear a surprising amount of negativity about the Atlantic City Impressions show. If you really check it out there is a lot going on in AC both at the Expo and in the area. It isn’t the quickest ride from the Philly airport, but with traffic, most of the other shows aren’t exactly close…
Just learned this from our Saati pal Keith Perkins Check out this magical removal of a bad stain on a screen. Use a sponge of melamine foam and then in the video we used Saati IR29 though I have been advised that you can use IR1 to even greater effect apparently. The big brand name…
You would think New Era might check out their designs a little more closely after last year’s debacle with their “overlap” designs for MLB. Apparently not.
I”m not the biggest Dropkick Murphys fan, but not often are shirts big news stories. Also not enough attention is made of genuine efforts to use USA made shirts versus BS’ing about it Story related by the MeidasTouch on substack. “… Ken Casey, the lead singer of the Dropkick Murphys, stopped his concert when he…
Continuing with Illustrator SEPARATION Script CUSTOM Underbase – This week’s Separation SCRIPT update handles underbases with more complexity. It will ask you for the HEX code of any color you do not want to underbase and skip that color in processing, so now you can sep without underbasing a dark purple for example. This allows…
Leveraging ChatGPT and Tidio for building a Chatbot One of the most best aspects of working with AI tools like ChatGPT is the ability to process and analyze datasets to extract meaningful insights. This week’s project involved analyzing a dataset from specific Shopify stores, focusing on product details, links to products, product category, (T-shirt, hat,…
Embellishment Pricing Matrix: Simplifying Complex Quotes I developed an AI Python-based pricing calculator for screen printing—an Embellishment Pricing Matrix —to give businesses a solution that works seamlessly and is flexible enough to handle complex scenarios. I did this same project over a year ago using AI and wanted to try it again. My new calculator/matrix…
Creating a Multicolor Illustrator Script for Separations In last week’s blog, we looked at a simple one-color Illustrator script that helps streamline the separation process for screen printing. Let’s take things up a notch with Multicolor Illustrator Script for Separations. This tool automates the critical steps of preparing designs for screen printing, ensuring consistency, saving…
I have followed The Trend Machine in Long Beach, CA and have seen their innovative work on Instagram but in person I got to see an impressive operation. You get to pick two out of three in a business: fast turn, great quality, and price. Trend Machine gets their price because they deliver in spades…
