Education
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A Decorator’s Canvas: Printing on Common Fabrics
Decorating 101 tells us that not all fabrics should be treated equally. The way you print determines how your print…
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Turn a Mundane Plaque into a Piece of Art
Let’s say your customer is purchasing awards for a construction company. Consider using a faux brick backer plate available at…
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How do you cut a glass bottle into two pieces?
Underneath a bottle cutter, you can cradle the bottle on a couple of rubber rollers, which are adjustable. The cutter…
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Is there more than one way to fabricate a raised-character or Braille sign?
It’s true that there are several methods of fabricating raised-character and Braille signs. As an engraver, if you want to…
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When is the best time for sublimation shops to prepare for the holiday season?
Though the winter holidays are still several months away, I find that August and September are smart times to think about…
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Setting Up Your Screen Drying Space
To set up a proper space for drying screens, we first need to understand why we need a specific environment…
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What fabrication equipment can an engraving shop benefit from?
This equipment could come in handy in your engraving shop: Beveling Machines – great for beveling the edges on cut tags, signs,…
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Streamline Production with Sandcarving Film Dispensers
Large-production sandcarving businesses can benefit from investing in film dispensers paired with cover paper dispensers. The dispensers can streamline preparation…
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How to Sublimate Wood
Full-color printing is becoming an increasingly popular method to decorate wood substrates and can be applied to any species of wood. Here…
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Your Guide to Underlay Stitching
Underlay has four primary functions: Increasing the coverage of the topstitching to prevent the garment from showing through Lifting stitching…
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How do I know when to offer screen printing and when to offer direct-to-garment printing?
If a customer needs a one- or two-color job at a quantity of 1,000, screen print it. You’ll want to…
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The 411 on Your Emulsion Options
Deciding on which emulsion to use in your prints can be a tricky equation, especially for beginners. There are two…
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I’m not great with RIP software or design suites, can I still do D2?
Generally, all direct-to-garment manufacturers will train you on the RIP software that is needed to run your printer, so don’t…
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How many people are “too many” for a meeting?
All-employee meetings should afford everyone an opportunity to attend, participate, and benefit. But not every meeting should include everybody. Invite…
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Shop Talk: Better Installs, Better Profits
No matter how good one is at designing and making signs, the rubber doesn’t really meet the road until those…
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