Ser responsable del producto de nuestros clientes como decorador contratado puede ser exasperante especialmente cuando el numero y el precio de las prendas es alto. Por supuesto los productos de alta gama siempre tienen dificultad añadida. Hace poco tiempo imprimimos unas chaquetas/chamarras muy caras de Lululemon. Aparte del tiempo que tomamos en tratar y planchar…
Alternative Apparel recently conducted a t-shirt contest to highlight their printed fabric products. “Prints on prints”, it’s a good concept. But, when you consider what you typically see in the established t-shirt competitions (mostly bad designs and mostly mediocre printing), the concept of showcasing clever and tasteful design, decent printing, and great blanks for a t-shirt contest is actually brilliant.…
As a contract decorator taking responsibility of your customer’s product can be nerve-racking, especially when the numbers are big or the per piece price is high. And of course high-end products always have a high-end difficulty factor. We recently ran a print on some very pricey jackets by Lululemon. Aside from taking our time to…
I nearly forgot just how gratifying it is to pull a squeegee and produce prints by hand. After nearly 10 years without a manual press we finally caved.
Out Of Print Clothing is a line of tees and products based on the imagery of classic and/or out of print book covers. I love this idea. The designs are absolutely stunning (the printing looks good too but of course it’s easy to make printing look good when you are working with great artwork. Here’s a…
We were recently audited by our workers comp carrier. The inspector seemed to be most concerned about whether or not we have a “lockout-tag-out” center and written policy. We do. During similar inspections performed by OSHA and other outside parties this always seems to be the area of highest concern. Why? Granted, automated presses are…
We recently ran a pre-production sample print on this 100% cotton fleece boxer. Our client was most concerned about achieving a clean print over the seam. Done. However, we received a complaint that the ink was cracking at the point of the seam. We didn’t have any of Rutland’s new Endurance Plus ink on hand…
Hoy en día hay una variedad de palés disponibles para imprimir sobre y alrededor de las cremalleras. Hace seis años o más no había tantas opciones así que opté por una solución casera que todavía usamos y consistía en un tablero cuya parte superior era de espuma…
A variety of specialty pallets are available today for printing over and/or around zippers. Six+ years ago the options were not quite what they are today and I chose a DIY approach which resulted in a foam-top pallet design which we still utilize today…
It’s the 4th of July! This is perhaps my favorite holiday as it presents me with a people watching paradise in the form of the East Sacramento Independence Day Parade. This parade is billed as the oldest West of the Mississippi. Here thousands of people congregate in an affluent neighborhood and walk around the block, the excitement is…
