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What are the reasons a design might lift or peel after being heat printed?
In a Stahls’ Q&A video, educator Bob Robinson touches on some important heat printing topics. His insights for a failed…
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How can businesses expand without relocating?
Offer your business model as a franchise or business opportunity. Sure, there are tens of thousands of screen printers and…
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Stitching Caps
Tear some caps apart and place the brim on the curve of your cap gauge and check for gaps. The…
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Starting an Embroidery Business: Keys to Success
Once you’ve done your research and you’ve made it past the “10 Steps to Start Your Business” offered by the…
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The Art of the Overlay
Where to begin … all vehicles are different and each customer’s needs and design specs are going to vary. So…
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Building Your Impressions: Grow Your Business by Being About More Than Signs
The day a customer called to ask for a “building impression” instead of just another sign was an important day…
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Go with What They Know: Font selection
As a designer, you may think you’re making a creative choice, when in reality, the answer can easily be defined…
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Red Flags When Producing VIN Plates
When a client came into our shop, I thought we were supplying blank VIN trailer tags to replace his old…
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Pay Attention to Polyester
For those that aren’t aware, sublimation is a poly-specific technology, which means all of the thousands of hard substrates available…
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What is the difference between CMYK and RGB color mode?
The colors you see on your screen never exactly match the colors in your prints. This is because the colors…
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What design strategies can my shop employ to make one-of-a-kind awards for each client?
Great design and layout might make an award unique; however, the ultimate service is to make any product truly identifiable…
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What type of work is a galvo laser best suited for?
Galvo laser machines generally have smaller marking areas, which are optimized for specialized applications. Workstations can be configured in different…
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What are the advantages of using green glass acrylic for engraving?
Green glass acrylic has a distinctive green glass-looking edge when laser cut. It looks just like real glass but engraves…
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Create a Gradient Effect in Photoshop
In Photoshop, open your color image file and the Layers window palette. With the open file, you can find this…
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Handle with Care: Providing Garment Care Instructions
A common and inexpensive way to get your company name out there is to add an easily removable sticker to each item…
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Try This: Laser Marking Stainless-Steel Cutlery
Cutlery is continuously a best seller for shops equipped with laser technology – so how can you take it to…
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