Industry Advice

Amaya Sales UK’s managing director, Peter Wright, outlines how you can make easy work of embroidery framing, even in those difficult places. Framing up garments to be embroidered is a technique that must be mastered when being trained to operate an industrial embroidery machine. Good, accurate framing will give you …

Encarna Luque, product manager, textile & inks, Roland DG EMEA, outlines how you can grow your business by diversifying into personalised products. In Smithers’ 2018 report The Future of Dye-Sublimation Printing to 2023, it was suggested that the consumer demand for personalised items was far from satiated. The personalisation market has remained …

In this month’s embroidery column, Natalie Greetham, marketing manager at Madeira UK, provides some sound advice for getting your embroidery onto towels right first time. Fabrics with a high pile like towels and bathrobes can be difficult to embroider as the stitches can easily disappear among the loops of the …

In this extended article, Dmitry Sarbaev, managing director of FLUXMALL DTG, details the ins and outs of direct to film printing and why this method could be a great add on to your direct to garment set-up. The DTF printing method has rapidly entered the garment decoration industry over the …

So, what exactly are promotional products?  Pretty much any item that advertises an organisation’s brand, logo, slogan, product or service. There are currently over 750,000 different types of promotional products in the marketplace according to ASI (Ad Specialty Institute) with thousands of items being imprinted and handed out every week. …

Charlotte Darling, director at Amaya Sales UK, explains why DTG printing is the most sustainable solution and why it continues to gather pace in the textile industry. Over the years that the textile industry has evolved and decoration and or customisation has been demanded, manufacturing and printing processes have been …

Garment fabrics evolve and new technical fabrics are being used all the time. You will see lots of advertising for ‘stay cool’ and many more new types of fabrics. Jas Purba, managing director of ETC Supplies, asks why don’t you change your embroidery backing to keep up with these fabrics? …

Learning how to isolate fusing areas is key skill to master in taking the step up from beginner level. While the sun is shining now, your customers will be thinking about the products this autumn/ winter. And with this season comes zips, pockets, buttons and un-even pressure! Find out more …

Tom Owers, pro graphics manager at Epson UK, provides five reasons why you should adopt dye sublimation printing today. The textile manufacturing industry is on the cusp of significant change. It is being shaped by an increased focus on sustainable practices, the move towards reshoring and local production to reduce …

Natalie Greetham, senior marketing co-ordinator, and Julia Redfern, industrial sales executive, at Madeira UK, provide some invaluable basic machine maintenance advice. Your embroidery machine is the single most important piece of equipment for any embroidery business and undoubtedly the most expensive of investments within the business – after all, no …