Trade shows are necessary to get people in the industry together all in one place and to see new stuff. The Imprinted Sportswear Show in Long Beach is no exception, in fact it is probably the biggest gathering of the tribe. Too often it is isolating and frankly boring, but it doesn’t need to be.…
This is a post that I first did a couple years ago about a disastrous problem called ghosting. Here’s our throwback Thursday version. Ghosting is a bit subtle or is going on hidden to the eye under the printed shirts as you stack them. If you don’t watch it you will have piles and piles…
It’s well known that the decorated apparel industry suffers from some of the worst websites around. That goes for both suppliers and decorators alike. But the trend is changing. More and more companies are finally modernizing their online presence and more importantly are utilizing web technologies to the benefit of their business and customers. I…
Yesterday we started a new weekly feature called “Mis-Print Monday” where we celebrate the positives that can come out of the worst of circumstances. Today we start “Tee-Riffic Tuesday”, where we share a feel-good success story… aaaah. I’ll start it off with one straight from the heart of yours truly: Last spring the Marketing Director…
A big shoutout to Mike Parker of The Brand Design Co. (Claremore, OK) for submitting these photos showing successful dye migration mitigation. The top photo shows a print utilizing two base layers of Rutland Super Poly White which, while formulated for printing on 100% polyester, was not enough to block the dye migration on this very difficult substrate.…
Now we’re on Facebook, too!
TBT – This appeared almost exactly one year ago. Marty Bailey (left) is the CMO of American Apparel. He’s the man behind the scenes there. He is a big part of their success and also in how they treat their workers. (It is simple, he said once, “respect everyone.”) I asked him about ten years…
Mirror Image makes and prints an ink for t-shirts that is organic and so safe you can eat it.
Stuck in Dallas by a big snowstorm I took advantage of it and visited Brett Bowden and his shop Printed Threads. I saw creative prints. I saw good quality basic prints. I saw a cool guy doing cool stuff. The idea of Brett’s that I got most charged up about was his “Petey’s Secret Shirt…
I dropped by for a visit at the American Apparel factory in downtown LA today and was shown every aspect of production. Nothing was off limits. American Apparel is the real deal–a large-scale production facility making goods in the USA and treating their workers fairly. I’ll show you more later. –Rick
