Industry Advice

Halloween is no longer just about pumpkins, costumes and trick-or-treating. From personalised decorations and customised clothing to promotional merchandise and eye-catching signage, the spooky season presents a frighteningly good opportunity for print providers to explore new applications and revenue streams. Chris Davies, head of product marketing C&I, Epson Europe, tells …

It may sound silly and simple, but simply checking your transfer’s placement before applying could save a lot of hassle and reprints. Andy Rogers, marketing director at Stahls’ UK, has a list of tips to get you positioning right. You’ve chosen the garment, sorted the artwork, and you’re ready to …

Knowing when to upgrade a system is as important as knowing what to upgrade, especially when it comes to screen printing. It is a task that, as long as it may take, is vital to all, but if it starts clogging up your day, you may need to look at …

Artificial Intelligence is taking over almost every aspect of our lives, and it’s easy to see why. Who would pay for a graphic designer when ChatGPT could create something for free and, in a lot of cases, quicker? However, these artworks come with different problems that decorators need to overcome. …

As much as printing technology changes so too does our purchasing habits. Instead of a bulk buy clients are now asking for samples and one-off pieces. It’s a habit that doesn’t perhaps suit the new wave of DTF that has become popular in recent years but, DTG fits almost idyllically, …

To ensure your prints are flawless, it may be worth looking beyond the physical print. Sometimes all problems can be solved before you even send the job away by making sure all settings are right in the creation software. Beppe Quaglia, CEO and founder of Virus Inks, explains. When a …

On sites in offices, at stockings or at corporate events, beanies are always one of the most popular ways to get a logo or brand out there. But as good as they are for promotion, they provide unique difficulties in embroidery, but Natalie Greetham, marketing manager at Madeira UK, has …

Threads, machines, needle – all important things in embroidery; but sometimes the things most overlooked can be the most important. Liz Woodhouse, founder and owner of the Embroidery Academy, explains how focusing on underlays could improve your end products. When people first get into embroidery, most of their attention goes …

There is perhaps nothing more common and more frustrating than puckering when working with threads. But it’s not worth fussing over; rather, find the cause of the issue, as Natalie Greetham, marketing manager of Madeira UK explains. Puckering is one of the most common and frustrating challenges in machine embroidery. …

Understanding the process can turn any printing from a good product to a great one. When it comes to dye sublimation, there are three main things to consider as Anuj Ghaghada, director at Longforte, explains. There’s a familiar moment in sublimation printing. You lift the heat press, remove the transfer …