Industry Advice

Sublimated sportwear is a great alternative to the more traditional embroidered or screen printed clothing. Here Andrea Evans, Sawgrass’ international sales manager, takes a look at the advantages of sublimated sportswear. Dye sublimation is the perfect solution for anyone looking to extend their product range or kickstart a new business. …

Direct to garment printing has become both trendy and cost-effective for short production runs of full-color artwork on garments. Whereas printers are focusing much on the low cost per print and output numbers, consumers would be eager to know more how to care about the garments in a proper way, …

At the start of the year Lewis Pearce, CEO of Burnley-based CMYK – Design Copy & Print, had never printed a floor graphic. Yet by the end of the summer with the economy beginning to reopen, he had printed over 30,000 social distancing graphics. In light of his success, Lewis …

As we move into autumn/ winter and start to prepare for some cooler weather, what better time to address some of the issues that can arise when embroidering knitted garments. Here Natalie Greetham, senior marketing co-ordinator at Madeira UK, explains the hows, the whats and the whys. Many embroiderers would …

Online shopping opens up a whole new world of opportunity for the grab and go type shopper and is ideal for those that enjoy browsing for those special deals. Here Charlotte Darling, director at Amaya Sales UK, looks how online shopping is providing a boost to the DTG market. No …

If we’ve learned anything from 2020, it’s this: things keep changing. Here Paul Kerins, content marketing manager EMEA at Roland DG, provides some sound advice on how you can flex up your business. You’ve probably noticed more than a few changes in your business, your customers and the trends that …

More customers are asking about print sustainability, so it’s important to get up to speed on certifications. Learn about the most common labels and what they mean. Colin Easton, large format printing channel team lead at HP UK, explains further. Buying a product with a sustainability certification can be great …

It can be discouraging for the upper thread on your sewing machine to keep breaking free and it can be tedious to rethread and fix it. Here Jas Purba, managing director of ETC Supplies, explores the reasons why and how to fix it. There are a few reasons that could …

In this insightful article, Reshma Jobanputra of Velocity Coaching Services outlines how you can make it through the coronavirus pandemic by identifying those new clients. There is no doubt that the crisis from which we are slowly emerging has been devastating. For the people who were tragically infected by it, …

This month, Ayman Omar, Brother’s area sales manager, talks jeans and why it’s a good idea to start printing on denim. No wardrobe in the world is free of it, no matter how different your home, or work is, no matter what culture you come from, you must surely own …