I recently revived an old technique while doing some design development work: Faux Chenille Appliqué. Our friend Brian Lessard at Rutland taught us this technique years ago and it really holds up in terms of delivering WOW! factor while still remaining tasteful.. – We started with a killer hoody from Independent Trading Co. – Working from a vintage Pepsi…
We just tried this Albatross hot tack spray adhesive. It is as good as any we have used and even costs less! Yikes. We already use their roll-on bulk adhesive, and this stuff is great for the times you have to spray. I have had people send me flash tack samples for ten years and…
After the winter of our discontent, well at least in our Northern climes, Spring is (almost) here. Thoughts turn to verse: You can’t see Canada across lake Erie, but you know it’s there. It’s the same with spring. You have to have faith, especially in Cleveland. ~Paul Fleischman People ask me what I do in…
ISS Long Beach 2015 was another strong show. The Ink Kitchen was there of course, doing what we do. Checkout the show highlights.
Day 1 of the Atlantic City ISS show was fast paced, with lots of people coming by all day. I got out and saw a few cool things. The coolest thing I saw was Ross Balfour of Saati had a Seek add-on camera to his smartphone that both visually shows you infrared images and reads…
If you’re at ISS Atlantic City come by booth 505 and celebrate the comeback of Know-It-All Rick Roth.
The Ink Kitchen will have our “Know-It-All” booth at #505. We have many industry luminaries stopping by, some cool shirts to check out, wanted and unwanted advice, recommendations for every aspect of the garment trade and decorating garments, and a few free cool gifts. For what we don’t know, we have a Magic 8 Ball.…
Come on by and see us in booth 505 at the ISS Atlantic City show this weekend. Not only can we help you navigate the show, we can tell you good places to eat, too!
Trust Printshop recently redesigned their website to coincide with their move to a new facility in Fort Worth. Owner Matt Lucas is not only a good friend of The Ink Kitchen but is also one of the smartest and most talented people in the industry today. Congratulations to Matt and the team at Trust on their…
I was recently talking to friend in the industry about offering custom printing vs. contract printing vs. doing both. My thoughts on this matter have been consistent for the past ten years: choose one or the other, not both. I do not recommend offering both for specific reasons, i.e: the inevitable conflicts of interest that arise when you…
