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Apparel Decoration

Everything for shops that decorate garments and soft goods: screen printing, embroidery, heat transfer, sublimation, DTF and DTG. Find techniques, equipment, production tips and the business advice that keeps a decorated apparel shop profitable.

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  • Computer Softwares Versus Smartphone Apps
    Graphic Design/Software

    Computer Software Versus Smartphone Apps

    These methods for editing photos have significant differences in what they can and should be used for.
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  • Tip: Hire Aspiring Graphic Designers
    Graphic Design/Software

    Hire Aspiring Graphic Designers

    Where to look if you cannot produce professional-looking artwork and don't want to pay top dollar for this kind of work…
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  • Latest Apparel Decoration News

  • Graphic Design/Software

    Color Separation: The Different Processes

    Here's a word on the main color separation processes used today. 
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  • Business and Marketing

    How to Reduce Last Minute Orders

    This is the easiest way to relieve your shop of a large amount of last minute orders…
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  • awesome graphics
    Business and Marketing

    Shop Snapshot: Awesome Graphics

    Rachel Stuckey's sublimation shop, Awesome Graphics, took off after attending THE NBM SHOW back in 2007. More on her story and why she'll be back again this year.
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  • Lisa Higginbotham
    Awards

    A&E Asks Women in the Industry: 5 Minutes with Lisa Higginbotham

    Lisa Higginbotham, president and owner of 5Star Awards, says she ended up in the awards industry by accident. Nineteen years later, she reflects on her career. 
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  • Business and Marketing

    In the Trenches: Paperboy Wonders

    I really was a paperboy, at the age of 12, and sold copies of our local daily from a green canvas bag swung over my…
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  • Graphic Design/Software

    Try This: Use Photoshop Templates for Sublimated Products

    This graphic design hack is an easy way to experiment with new designs for sublimated photo gifts.
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  • focus on the right factors
    Business and Marketing

    Focus on the Right Factors: Sublimation production costs

    If you're looking at just the cost of ink, paper, and substrates, your calculations may not be an accurate reflection of your production costs.
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  • Business and Marketing

    Take Control of Your Online Reputation: How to handle bad reviews

    While you have a small chance of preventing bad reviews, you do have ways to manage them with the goal of fending off any damage they might create.
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  • humidity
    Heat Transfer/Sublimation

    Printer Protection: Check the humidity level

    Large-format users often brush this tip aside.
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  • screen printing with vinyl
    Screen Printing

    Using Vinyl Stencils Instead of Emulsion: A Step-by-Step Process

    Explore a new screen-printing method. 
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