Jim Seery is a drummer in the bands the Coffin Lids and Triple Thick as well as the chef at the Plough and Stars in Cambridge, MA. I’m not sure whether he is athletic, but I’m sure he’s got a good shirt. Like most good shirts, it is simple and to the point. The word…
If you have printed shirts that are out of register, there is a good trick to fixing them. Get a permanent marker and color the white underprint that is showing with either the ink color, or in this case it was easier to color with the shirt color. Better yet, pay attention and don’t let…
At Motion Textile we are revamping our print staging protocol and I figured it would be fitting to share as we go though this process. Step 1 Completed: New Job Carts We ordered 30 of these beautiful carts from GSF to replace the flat shelf utility carts we have been using for years. While the utility carts are ideal…
We got a “cool” new sample in a cool piece of packaging from San Mar and Hanes today. A water wicking shirt inside of a water bottle. The shirt is my new favorite, the X-Temp which has the nice feel of some of the thin fabric shirts that are 60/40 but it is cut so…
I just attended the Human Rights Conference of Amnesty International. There I heard of case of Mahmoud Hussein who is a 19-year-old student in Egypt. He has been languishing in an Egyptian jail for wearing a “Nation Without Torture” t-shirt. He was arrested but not been charged or tried for any offences. He has been tortured and…
We spelled “Hopkinton” wrong the other day. Luckily it wasn’t that many shirts. Hopkinton is a very small town, which is primarily known for being the starting place of the Boston Marathon. Our artist put a “G” in there making it Hopkington, which looks correct unless you know otherwise. I just noticed that the autospell…
Sanmar asked us to do some print testing on the new tri-blend tee from District Made®, the Mens Perfect Tri™ Crew Tee DM130. First we tested each color in the style for both dye migration and discharge reactivity (images and results below). Once testing was complete we proceeded to develop a vintage styled surf print to compliment the ridiculously…
This month I wrote an article for the very good trade journal called Printwear. I’ve done that for many many years, through a host of good editors starting with Mark Buchanan right through my pal Emily Thompson and to the current talented Carly Hollman-Long. When you go to China, you can just speak English and…
Question: Our printing doesn’t seem to be getting better, what are the best ways to go about improving our printing abilities? Answer: My two cents? Stop being penny wise and pound foolish. Saving twenty dollars and buying a gallon of inexpensive but inferior emulsion is a terrible idea. Inferior emulsions don’t have the resolution…
This is a first of maybe some more posts about dealing with the “social” elements of your business. When I jumped into this social media role at The Ink Kitchen a couple years ago I wasn’t really aware of what I was getting myself into. Take some photos and post them somewhere “online”, right? Yeah, something…
