Industry Advice

Sublimation printing meets embroidery and 3D foam

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In this article, Natalie Greetham, Madeira UK’s marketing manager, explores the merger of sublimation printing and embroidery and the processes involved in creating beautiful pieces of artwork. Combining sublimation printing with embroidery is a technique developed by garment decorators to overcome the issue of printing onto non-synthetic clothing. The process …

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Five top tips on how to kickstart your clothing brand

Kickstart clothing pic Five top tips on how to kickstart your clothing brand

The clothing industry is a vast and innovative one, and it can be difficult to stand out in such a rapidly growing market. Owner of Money Merch, Blake Reed, shares top tips on how to effectively kickstart your clothing brand. Creating a standout clothing company in a fast-paced and growing …

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Tips for saving time and money in your print shop

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Below are a few points from Dave Roper, managing director of Screen Print World, on how you can save money in your print shop as the cost of living crisis bites. As we all know, times are tough, and unfortunately, they will only get tougher through winter. Many of us …

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Getting to grips with DTF

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Nick White, pro graphics business manager, Epson (UK), explores how direct to garment printers can capitalise on the growing direct to film market by using their existing hardware. The direct to film (DTF) market has grown significantly in the past year buoyed by future forward operations that can see the …

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Winter workwear warmers

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Adrian Burton of Ask Ady tackles the subject of outdoor working this month, and how you can make sure you are wearing the right garments for the right conditions. One of the biggest challenges for our tradesmen working outdoors during the winter is finding good quality, hardwearing functional workwear, products …

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Print, press, profit – with white printing

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Michelle Joseph, head of marketing communications at Oki Europe explains how easy it is to offer new services with transfer media printing. ‘Print, press and profit’ summarises how easy it is to offer new services through digital transfer printing. Applying ‘print’ from a single printer to the widest range of …

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Evolution and growth of the workwear market

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In this month’s article, Adrian Burton of Ask Ady, takes a look at the current state of the workwear market and what brands are doing to make sure their products are seen. The global workwear market is huge and is estimated to be worth approximately $17 billion by the end …

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The importance of balance in embroidery

Pic 1 Picasso PolyneonGreenThread v3 The importance of balance in embroidery

Madeira UK’s marketing manager, Natalie Greetham, outlines how you can establish the right balance required for consistent, reliable and attractive embroidery results. Balance is important in all areas of our lives and embroidery is no exception. Beautiful designs, clear logos, and amazing works of art can be produced when the …

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