Low Bleed #0003: Aaron John Gregory, of Cotton Crustacean, talks about art, music, and bringing it all in-house. Recorded in Aaron’s backyard on a most windy day in beautiful Pacifica, CA during Fogfest. *Recorded 09/28/2019 Listen now on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify.
Low Bleed #0002: Dawaud Muhammad talks about building a brand and a business. Starting with a few hundred dollars, loads of ambition, and tireless drive, hustling t-shirts on the streets of Oakland, CA turned into the thriving operation and social media juggernaut that is Big Printing. Listen now on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify.
We finally did it! Low Bleed, the official podcast of IK, is launched and available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify. Our first episode, recorded pre-pandemic, features flat-stock printing legend, Andy MacDougall. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed our time recording with “Andy Mac”.
In this edition of Executive Dialogue, Tito Echiburu, General Manager of Avient Specialty Inks (formerly PolyOne), talks COVID-19, a corporate name change, and diversity as a company core value. I’m guessing that when you took the job at PolyOne, you never could have imagined we would be in the situation we currently are in? First…
Last month IK interviewed Mike Mossman, General Manager at Colour Evolution in Auckland, New Zealand… June 7, 2020 How long have you been involved with printing and/or garments and how long since you have been “in” the industry? 28 years in Clothing, the first three years more in knitting fabric and garment manufacturing, decoration production…
In this edition of Executive Dialogues, we caught up with Hanes VP, Rachel Newman to talk about the Hanes response to the COVID-19 crisis… Rick: When did you and Hanes know this COVID 19 would be such a game-changer? I know that you were one of the first companies I heard to take serious measures.…
The always informative and entertaining Bill Garvin, of BG Tech Services, joins Shop Talk at Impressions Expo Long Beach 2020 to discuss the importance of bobbin tension in embroidery.
In this edition of Executive Dialogue we talked about COVID-19 and the industry with Danny Sweem, CEO of M&R… Rick: I remember being shocked when you announced at the end of February that M & R had decided to pull out of the FESPA trade show. I thought you were being overly cautious, and I…
In Episode 5 of Press On we talked to industry suppliers to get their take on the challenges presented by the COVID-19 crisis. #LETSPRESSON
No doubt that printing loads of bandanas will be part of our “new normal”. Here are some tips for success… 1) Iron or Steam Buy a commercial iron and/or steamer and treat every piece prior to printing to flatten wrinkles in the fabric. It sounds like a lot of work, but it’s not as…
