A while back I did a post on PosiCharge, a new technology developed by Sanmar: Synthetic fabric without the dye migration. It’s no joke, but I’m glad to see that our friends at Sanmar have sense of humor enough to produce this great commercial…
Let me say upfront that this post has little to do with screenprinting. But, I thought it was worth posting as I’m sure that most of you, like me, end up in Las Vegas on occasion to attend any one of the many trade shows in our industry. Between the SGIA Expo, PPAI Expo, MAGIC, and…
I’m here at MAGIC Market Week again, working on behalf of SGIA to educate on decorated apparel practices. My friends Lon and Jason developed this print exclusively for the show. Two things about Lon: 1. He knows that “shiny” is best way to grab attention at a show 2. He’s not afraid to print big dots Good stuff……
¿El diseño está torcido, descentrado, demasiado alto o girado a la derecha o a la izquierda? Si te lo estás preguntando posiblemente sea una muestra a desechar. Si dejas que algo llegue al cliente y éste saca la regla estás acabado. Las camisetas las hacen (y cargan) seres humanos reales y esto supone que no…
With the proliferation of fashionable garments, more and more customers that would have manufactured their own garments merely relabel an existing garment. I got a call today from an old friend in the business today and he said, “I figured my cost is $.70, but I know they won’t pay that!” Little tiny print unfortunately…
My review of the music video “Don’t You Start:” Glad to see ear protection while reclaiming, but in the printing scene maybe I would have had the screen a little more off contact using a couple cardboard tabs… I remember an old Letterman bit where he had an actual welder come on the show and…
Do you remember your first big purchase? I remember mine, it was a used (barely) Oyo Techstyler, a thermal imagesetter, and it really was revolutionized my little two-man print shop which was in its infancy. I bought the machine at a local auction that I attended with a friend/former employer for roughly $4700 dollars. This was…
I love that companies now actually try and communicate what color their shirts are. What a damn concept! I use the Hanes on-line color chart at Hanesink.com and the American Apparel on-line color chart (which I will spell out– http://www.americanapparel.net/wholesaleresources/colors.asp) all the time. Hanes has their chart front and center with a tab marked “Color,” duh! American Apparel…
Some pieces of equipment come along and they have it all – quality, price, reliability. I love our Epson 4900 and I love the film and ink we get from SPSI, I love the Wasatch RIP (well here I exaggerate slightly,) and I love our chip resetter. Basically I don’t think about film any longer. I know…
I recently met with a perspective customer. He was questioning the quality he was receiving from his current print provider and brought a couple of samples to get my take. His issue was with the heavy “hand” on the white discharge ink in his printed designs. “It looks great but it feels like shit, until you…
