Fashion Forward Friday is BACK! AI Proof Review, Revisited: From Fast Scanning to Documented QC AI posting on Friday is back, I took some time off – I’m back, and I want to share updates on my ongoing projects. Keep the dialog going, please respond, share, follow, ask questions – AI will help and change…
Gildan announced the completion of their deal and they have fully purchased Hanes. You can read the press release yourself here. They now have double the capacity, let’s hope they don’t cut their workforce in half… Chairman Chamandy states: “Today marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter. By welcoming HanesBrands into the Gildan family,…
Big Picture Gildan had a record-breaking third quarter. Sales, profit margins, and earnings per share were all very strong, even as the economy and apparel demand were “uneven.” The company also reaffirmed plans to merge with HanesBrands, which should close late 2025 or early 2026. You can read the report itself in all its glorious…
Gildan is buying Hanesbrands. They are spinning it as a “merger” but Gildan is doing all the paying and Gildan is running the show, so….. Here is the Gildan press release if you want to read it yourself. It is titled: “Gildan and HanesBrands Agree to Combine To Create a Global Basic Apparel Leader” In…
This one slipped by me. At the end of May Trump directly said he wants the USA making more tanks and “do the AI thing” and with emphasis said he does not want to make t-shirts. The National Council of Textile Organizations disagrees, but apparently is afraid of Trump because they are not very vocal…
There’s something kind of wild about watching your own design process happen through a machine. That’s exactly what I experienced with my Local AI Art Generation Project. I talk a lot about AI Generative Art here, but what have I accomplished? In 45 workdays, I created 900 AI-generated art pieces and 270 AI-assisted print separations—just…
In the fast-paced world of screen printing, equipment maintenance is often the last thing on anyone’s mind—until a catastrophic failure forces you to confront it. Drawing from years of experience in the industry, Ryan from M&R and Oliver Neff from SPSI joined Rick to share some of the most harrowing maintenance horror stories they’ve encountered,…
Lately, I’ve been exploring new frontiers in AI-assisted design, particularly in the realm of technique prints—graphics that replicate the texture and aesthetic of physical processes like embroidery, beadwork, and other embellishments. One tool that has captured my attention is the new Embroidery filter in Photoshop Beta, found under Parametric Filters > Embroidery. It offers a…
Poster printing, once considered a fading art, is very much alive and thriving, thanks to passionate flatstock printers like Andy McDougall of Squeegeeville. In a recent Shop Talk at Impressions Expo Long Beach, Andy shared insights, stories, and fascinating examples from the world of flatstock printing — screen printing focused on posters and flat materials.…
Stahls sent out a notice today warning people to be careful with emails. First to note is that scams impersonating your bank, suppliers or customers are rarely meaning that entity is compromised. It usually means some thief is just impersonating them and has nothing to do with them. The advice in the Stahls email is…
