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The Benefits of American-Made Embroidery Supplies
While apparel is one of the most common goods decorators seek out in the Made-in-USA category, Chris Meyers, Hab+Dash by…
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Create Vintage and Retro Images for Sublimated Photo Gifts
Using layers in Photoshop with various transparency settings and layer blend modes makes experimentation with retro image effects easy. The…
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A Tale of Registration
Once upon a time… Some people viewed it as an art that could not be taught. To others, it was…
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Try This: The Flip Sheet Technique
The good thing about engraving is that it is permanent. The bad thing about engraving is that it is permanent.…
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Changing the Culture of Your Business: Harmonizing new and mature employees
Often, we talk about the necessity to keep your lines fresh, showrooms clean and representative of what you want to…
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Assembling Perpetual Plaques
Custom perpetual plaque assembly includes applying the header plate, drilling holes, and attaching all the plates. The drill bit I…
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In the Trenches: Easter Bunny Signman
I had met the priest of Longview’s largest Catholic church, and his volunteer helper, Linda, there on the church grounds…
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Let’s Th(ink) About It: Wide-Format Textile Inks
Here’s a look at ink technologies common for wide-format textile printers, their strengths, and their primary applications. Dye-sublimation (also called…
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Engrave Away the Background for a Gift Decorated with Laser Foil
In CorelDRAW, apply a white fill color to the logo. Next, use a solid back color-fill to create a background…
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Strategies to Sell Wholesale Items to Organizations for Fundraising
My suggestion is to promote two different strategies to an organization: selling inside and selling outside. Inside campaigns focus on…
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Keeping Up Business Volume During the Summer Months
The biggest challenge for many awards and recognition businesses during the summer is business volume. School has ended, organized sports…
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Additional Tools for Sandcarving Stone or Wood
If you’re working with stone or wood, I recommend having additional adhesive to apply to the back of your stencil…
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Custom Jig for Engraving a Baseball Bat on the Rotary Indexer
My shop recently ran into a problem engraving handmade baseball bats. The first issue was that when we laid the…
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Intro to CorelDRAW Brushes
Brushes allow you to make more complex vector graphics quicker than is possible using just the Bezier tool. In the…
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The Importance of Properly Leveled Screen Printing Platens
It’s a part of the screen printing press that is known by many names – platen, pallet, shirt board –…
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Designing Award-Winning Signs: Masonry Makeover
You receive a call from a local HOA who has a significant sized stone monument. They feel it’s time for…
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