The introduction of digital technology to the garment decoration industry has made a significant impact over the last ten or more years. The methods are numerous and well documented, but what about hybrid technology? First of all what is it?Hybrid...
This is a question asked every day on social media, "Why is my printer acting weird when I try and print a gang sheet." Or, "I printed all day yesterday, but today the computer just sits there processing the images,...
Special effects are a strange topic, and when I was asked to cover this subject I was a little lost for focus. This is mainly because its such a large broad area, we could argue that every time we decorate...
It’s the hottest thing in textile printing right now DTF (Direct-to-Film) printing. Since this is a fairly new process, there is a lot of conflicting information and it is hard to decipher what steps you should take. Before making the investment we...
Color is always a big part of what we do as screen printers and having a conversation with our customers on color, can be tricky. Color is at the heart of what we do as reproduction artists. Correct color communication is...
The majority of high visibility vests are made from polyester so they can be direct printed, heat seal transferred or embroidered, meaning they are a perfect little item to include as an add on sale. The back of a hi-vis...
The screen printing industry is in constant change and there are a multitude of ways to print onto t-shirts. It takes most of us long enough to master the art of pushing sticky plastisol ink through a mesh, and yet our customers...
Everyone thinks they want Hot Peel film when they get into DTF printing. However using Hot Peel means you have to have a better grip on your settings all the way through the process to find traction. I have...
Carl Bradford asks: "How best to avoid ink drying in with water-based jobs above four colors (The spiral of doom)?" The onset of these high temperatures in the summer months will always strike fear into screen printers, we work two...
