Education
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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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How can D2 decorators optimize workflow?
Whether you’re receiving orders through an online designer or tackling email orders one by one, there are some essentials your…
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Try This: Engrave and Paint-Fill a Compact Mirror
Mirrors are all around us. From a small compact mirror to large home décor pieces and furniture – there are…
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Pitch Symbolic Awards to Corporations
Corporate awards are still a large market for awards retailers; however, pitching new ideas that they may not be aware…
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How to Create Tactile Characters
For the tactile characters, use appliqué with top-quality adhesive. Remove the plaques from the engraver immediately and weed away the…
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Advice for First-Time Multi-Stage Sandcarvers
Patience and practice are key when attempting a multi-stage sandcarving project for the first time. You’re not going to get…
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Finding Fresh Designs for Specialty Thread
Here’s a word on where you can find some inspiration for your next embroidery design using specialty thread.
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How can embroiderers start using specialty threads?
Lisa Pfeifer of Stitch It International talks about getting stuck in a rut. It’s easy to get caught up creating…
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