Industry Advice

Digital decorating is an art form. Yes, there is a certain level of technical knowhow that needs to be developed in order to be a successful decorator. You will have to learn how to use some kind of graphics software. After all, you’ll be decorating products digitally. The experts at …

This month Colin Marsh, managing director of Resolute DTG, talks through how you can efficiently and effectively prepare your files for direct to garment printing. No matter what DTG printer you have, prints made from poorly prepared artwork will look dull and often pixelated. The process of DTG printing is …

Managing director for Resolute DTG, Colin Marsh, talks about a new print process for textiles that’s moving the goal posts again. Not many of us are aware that printing textiles and hard substrates on the same machine is now possible. Using a single set of inks with no changeover procedure …

Consultant to the garment decoration industry, Will Hemming, looks business strategies and how to survive the tough world of the schoolwear market. I’ve had some great feedback since my last article – thanks to everybody who has emailed – we’ve had some interesting discussions about the coming year. One thing …

The question is: do I carry on using the same machines or do I look for another manufacturer? Amaya Sales UK’s managing director, Peter Wright, answers this important question. Obviously, the easiest route is to buy the same make that you already have and from the same supplier. The problem …

There are many ways, many methods and many products that you can use to decorate activewear. What are you waiting for? It’s time to impress your customers and get active. Worth a staggering £7billion in the UK alone, the activewear market has exploded – partly down to the boundaries between …

Dip tanks, the screen reclaiming method of choice in the US, are attracting more interest in Europe. But why? William Shorter, product manager of CPS, explains. You just soak your screens in the tank of chemicals and rinse; right? With the increasing interest in this screen reclaim technique, we are …

Resolute DTG’s managing director, Colin Marsh, explains how you can successfully print onto dark polyester with the direct to garment printing process. Printing polyester with DTG, especially dark colours requires a change in the normal print process to get the best results possible. The ink used for the DTG process, …

Whether you are new to embroidery or a veteran embroiderer there’s no getting away from the fact that embroidery equipment costs money and one of the biggest investments will be your embroidery machine without which there would be no embroidery. Danielle Park and Natalie Greetham of Madeira UK explain more. …

2017 brings with it the promise of trouble in the UK school wear market. Will Hemming, consultant to the garment decoration industry, explains more. We’re already feeling the effects of Brexit as the pound/dollar exchange rate affects the cost of importing garments, with a direct impact on margins.  There’s also …