Education
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How does a business know when it’s time to grow?
In general, businesses should make a move only when there are growth opportunities that can benefit your business and give…
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Upsell Non-Wearable Promo Products to Apparel Clients
I both love and loathe shopping for groceries. I’m a big fan of creative cooking, so picking up the ingredients…
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Artwork Adjustments for Sandcarvers
Check out the following example of original versus adjusted artwork. This printed artwork is an element from a wine label…
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Bring All-Over Sublimation to Promotional Items
When I think of all-over sublimation shirts and promotional products, I think of standing out from the crowd. Behind writing…
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Commit to Sales Process Improvement
Suppose you sent out a memo to your sales force and asked them, “Please describe the steps in our company’s…
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Engraving Templates: Finding the right contour
The transfer of the workpiece contours into your graphics program is a key factor in creating templates. There are several methods:…
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How is the perception of local trophy shops evolving?
Trophy shops are no longer viewed as being just a local business servicing their own community. It is common knowledge…
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Warm Up for the Winter Months: What to know before this seasonal sports market hits
We tend to clump fall and winter sports together, so for us, we consider football, soccer, cheer, hockey, basketball, cross…
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High-End Crystal and Glass Awards: A look at substrates
Glass is so versatile that it can be further broken down into different subcategories for more style options. Clear glass, as…
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The Three Rs of Image Editing: Resizing, resolution, and resampling
When we’re laying out a design, resizing images is a pretty common practice. However, the more the image is enlarged,…
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How to Whiten Smiles in Photoshop
Open the image in Photoshop and zoom in toward the teeth you want to brighten. You will create a selection…
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What is the biggest challenge to sublimating hard substrates?
The biggest challenge with hard substrates, to me, is dialing in your transfer process on all the different types of…
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What are the basic steps to engraving add-on embellishments for plaques?
For add-on engraved embellishments on plaques: Mount a wood strip (recommended: 1/8-inch thick alder wood sheet that is 4 inches wide…
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What SFX transfer options are available to decorators?
Rise above the ordinary with the addition of special effect finishes that can provide the heat transfer with an entirely…
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Pairing Embroidery Fonts with Workwear
Selecting embroidered fonts for workwear is similar to selecting fonts for any project, at least at first. You should think…
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What can apparel sublimation do for my shop?
First and foremost, adding sublimation checks a pretty unique box for the apparel decorator that allows them to offer other…
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