Industry Advice

In this month’s Embroidery Column, Darcie Mullins and Natalie Greetham of Madeira UK, share their knowledge on appliqué embroidery. Appliqué has fast become a popular form of garment decoration in the fashion industry. Appliqué is a French term which means to join or attach different pieces of fabric and was …

With many different kinds of ink available, choosing the right ink type can be a complex and important decision for today’s screen printer. Mark Smith, managing director of Adelco, explains further. The main two types of ink used in textile printing are plastisol and water-based ink. By looking at both …

As your DTG business grows you are faced with big decisions with regard to which printers you purchase. Here, Peter Wright, managing director of Amaya Sales UK, outlines what avenues you can take in 2020. You probably have one or two of the entry level printers such as Texjet, Brother, …

Tommy Newton, production manager and Adam Salter, artwork manager at Screenworks offer their insights into transfer printing trends for 2020 and tips on how companies can focus on these trends and deliver the best quality possible. Over the last few years we have seen the popularity of transfer prints increase …

In this month’s Embroidery Column find out more about under thread and why it is more important than you think, with Jas Purba, managing director of ETC Supplies. In my experience, most embroidery companies have very little technical reason to influence the choice of under thread they use. It is …

Do you know your laser transfer printing from your vinyl transfer printing? Peter Wright, managing director of Amaya Sales UK, explains the difference. Transfer printing is an integral part of most garment decoration businesses. Transfer printing is a term used to describe textile and related printing processes in which the …

With badges becoming more popular, regardless of the industry sector it is now vital that all embroiderers can produce high quality badges. Danielle Park and Natalie Greetham of Madeira UK explain further. There are a variety of options for badge creation: Direct to garment badges. Appliqué. AS B film. Direct …

In the world of sublimation, pricing is a challenging subject. There is no simple solution but some simple rules will help you price for profit. Here, Andrea Evans, Sawgrass’ international marketing manager, explains all. Each business has unique costs and operational characteristics to be taken into consideration and each market …

DTG printing has grown rapidly over the last few years, mainly because of the feel, photo realistic quality and low cost set up compared with screen print. On the back of this, the amount of fulfilment centres is growing. Peter Wright, managing director of Amaya Sales UK, reports. DTG fulfilment …

Why not combine embroidery with direct to garment printing to increase your product range for being ahead of your competition? Here, Folker Stachetzki, Brother’s marketing manager, explains why this should be the next step for your production. Direct to garment printers are becoming more and more popular. The reason for …