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Tech and Innovation
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Tech and Innovation
How to Perfect DTG Pretreatment
Anyone dabbling in Direct-to-Garment knows about pretreatment, which is an essential part of any DTG print. Applied as a base for your inks, it brings a vibrancy to your colors and enhances the quality of your prints. Nevertheless, pretreating can be a difficult technique to master, especially as there are countless application options out there. DJ Kinslow, DTG expert and founder of Constantly Create, is here today to give us some of the best pretreatment tips he’s collected over time.
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Tech and Innovation
How To: Glow in the Dark
Emmy Handen, co-founder of Bravo Screen Printing, has worked with a bunch of local businesses and clients who are on the lookout for glow in the dark garments. As one of the simplest specialty techniques around, glow in the dark is far less intimidating than it might seem. Emmy is eager to share her knowledge and tips with us today, in hopes of inspiring other printers to try their hand at this fun and creative technique.
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Tech and Innovation
DTG Printing on Difficult Fabrics
DTG printing is traditionally designed for 100% cotton fabrics. This makes printing on anything other than that a bit of a nightmare for the uninitiated. DJ Kinslow from Constantly Create Shop has become quite the pioneer in DTG printing over the years and has learned just about everything it takes to create successful, vibrant designs. DJ is here to give us some hacks and pointers for nailing DTG prints on unconventional fabrics.
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Tech and Innovation
The Evolution of Screen Printing Technology
Scott Valancy was first introduced to screen printing during his high school and college summers and very quickly fell in love with the craft. He’s been in the industry ever since, now as the COO of his own company, Tee Shirt Central. With over 30 years of experience under his belt, Scott has witnessed major changes in the way printing businesses use technology. We speak to him today about some of the most significant changes to come from the last few decades.
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Tech and Innovation
How To: Reclaim Your Screens
Reclaiming your screens is a process every decorator knows, but might not love. It’s a great way to keep costs down and be a little kinder to the planet, but the process can sometimes be unpleasant or confusing to say the least. Adam Smith, co-founder of Lucky Prints, is here to help us rethink the reclaim process. Sharing his tried and tested tips, he wants to help others reclaim in an easier and more enjoyable way.
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Tech and Innovation
Mixed Media Printing
Using a variety of different techniques on one garment is becoming more and more popular. People are always seeking new ways to make their shirts look unique, and using mixed media is a fun and creative option. Dawaud from Big Printing has done his fair share of experimentation: From embroidery and appliqué, to remixing fabrics. We speak to him today about what makes an effective mixed media design and how you can achieve one too.
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Tech and Innovation
Streamline Your Business with Better Tech
Zachary Traxler is a big advocate for using technology to improve the way he runs his business. Over his career, he’s discovered so many helpful technological tools that can revolutionize the way you work — saving time, lowering costs, and boosting efficiency. Today, he gives us a rundown of his favorite pieces of technology that could help your business too.
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Tech and Innovation
Dan Strickland: A Case for DTG Printing
When Dan Strickland invested in his Kornit Vulcan Direct To Garmet printer, he found a steady increase in production efficiency at his print shop, Garment Gear. We chat to him about some of the benefits of Direct-to-Garment printing and the ways tech could help others in the industry.
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Tech and Innovation
Creating Sustainable Business Practices
Mitch Heiman runs Perrin Resort and Collegiate Apparel, a company that prints up to 40,000 shirts a day in a warehouse of approximately 250,000 square feet. Because of the size of his company, his footprint is always at the forefront of Mitch’s mind. Sustainability can seem like a large task to tackle when you’ve got to manage a smooth operation in your print shop, but Mitch is confident that steps towards sustainability can be rather simple.
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Tech and Innovation
Keeping Up With Fashion Trends
Every year, we see new fashion trends blossom across the screen printing industry. As a decorator, adapting to this ebb and flow of constantly changing trends can be challenging. Mitch Heiman of Perrin Inc., however, was able to rise to the recent trend of simple designs and basics. He offers us some advice on how we can approach up-and-coming fashion trends, and how to match your processes to make trends easier to handle.
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Tech and Innovation
Danny Gruninger on Developing the Inks of the Future
Danny Gruninger is the Willy Wonka of screen-printing. From his Colorado-based studio, Denver Print House, the self-proclaimed 'mad scientist' develops inks at the cutting-edge of the industry. From thermo-activated to color-changing and even bacon scented inks, he's not afraid to take a leap into the unknown in order to offer his clients products no one else can.
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Tech and Innovation
How To Print on Fleece Fabrics
Lon Winters shares his advice on printing with fleece for the first time
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Culture and Trends
Predictions in 2019 Trends with Lon Winters
Master screen-printer Lon Winters takes us through his predictions for 2019
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Tech and Innovation
Mad Specials Gallery
Milosje de Groot of the Mad Specials shop is a third generation screen printer from Amsterdam. While de Groot won't reveal just how he creates his effects, he hopes that sharing them will inspire others to explore new techniques of their own.
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