Ink Kitchen and Impressions are sponsoring hand-done poster printing at the Impressions show in Long Beach this week January 22-24. The posters produced will be sold (suggested donation $10) to benefit a great non-profit called Care Closet, serving unhoused folks in Long Beach. You can watch the posters being printed and purchase one at…
Allmade, the sustainability-focused apparel brand, has officially launched in Canada. The expansion comes through a new distribution partnership with The Authentic T-Shirt Company/SanMar Canada, making Allmade styles more accessible to the Canadian market. Through this partnership, Canadian customers can now purchase Allmade products directly through The Authentic T-Shirt Company/SanMar Canada distribution network, with nationwide availability…
Screen Issues? Screen making is one of the most important parts of screen printing, but it’s also one of the easiest to mess up. Two longtime industry pros, Kevin Kauff and Dave Meekin, say they see the same problems over and over again when they visit print shops. Here are some common problems and solutions:…
LBU Inc. and Donray Printing have joined forces creating a faster and more complete U.S. Based manufacturing platform. Despite so many statements about the death of US Manufacturing, some folks like LBU and Donray are innovative thriving businesses right here in the U S of A. Ink Kitchen has had Ray give talks on sublimation…
This project is a script that automatically automates State-Based Designs in Illustrator. The “Property Of [STATE]” apparel designs, one for every U.S. state, with no manual editing of each file. If you’re interested, these types of projects are a frequent post, you can find more: Photoshop Script for Automated Artwork Cleanup, AI proof review for…
A design measured 14 inches wide by 17 inches tall, featuring two distinct text elements: heavy bold text spanning the full image height in the left area, and fine-detail text positioned on the right side. The Problem The original separation placed both text elements on a single spot white plate. This configuration created inherent registration…
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…
