Hot off the Press and Distressed

Hot off the Press and Distressed

Distressed times call for distressed prints, an un-fading apparel-decoration trend.

Get creative with Custom Packaging

Get creative with Custom Packaging

Race across the order-finishing line with confidence and style.

How to Land New Clientele

How to Land New Clientele

Get in their heads, not on their nerves.

Marketing Direct-to-Substrate Services

Marketing Direct-to-Substrate Services

Make your D2 decoration capabilities known and demanded.

Making Footprints Across the Market

Making Footprints Across the Market

With a shoe on the promotional foot, footprints can be a good thing.

This Week

From consulting a computer monitor to match colors to utilizing the wrong side of the wrong paper, sublimation decoration can prove perturbing for embellishers. Not to worry, in most cases, your suppliers are able and more than willing to help troubleshoot and provide solutions.

See David Gross’ straight talk about sublimation transfers, with the top 10 worst dye-sub mistakes and myths.


FAIRFAX, Va.—SGIA will be presenting at Graphic Solutions Group’s upcoming seminar “Phthalates in Textile Printing: Regulations and Practical Applications” on Feb. 9 and 11, 2010, 9 a.m.–1 pm. Held at Graphic Solutions Groups’ facilities in Dallas and Houston, this seminar is an educational opportunity for anyone who produces children’s products or a product for the consumer marketplace.


MANALAPAN N.J.—Performance Screen Supply is offering hands-on screen-printing workshops at its facility in Manalapan N.J. These comprehensive two-day classes, taught by 60-year industry veteran Bill Hood, offer basic training along with advanced technical information for intermediate and advanced printers. This workshop combines real-world hands-on experience with supporting theory. Upcoming dates at the N.J. location include March 27–28. Visit www.schoolofscreenprinting.com for additional dates and locations.


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Upcoming Webinars

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 11:00am
John K. Barker, Jr. takes you behind the sublimated curtain as he “reverse engineers” several product lines, walking you step-by-step through each one. Illustrating three different levels of production, including “one-off’s”, mid-level and high-volume production, this webinar is appropriate for current sublimation users of all abilities.

Glossary Term of the Day

A separate piece of fabric, making the placket, is sewn onto the shirt.

See also: Plackets