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Special effects are a strange topic, and when I was asked to cover this subject I was a little lost for focus. This is mainly because its such a large broad area, we could argue that every time we decorate...

It’s the hottest thing in textile printing right now DTF (Direct-to-Film) printing. Since this is a fairly new process, there is a lot of conflicting information and it is hard to decipher what steps you should take. Before making the investment we...

Color is always a big part of what we do as screen printers and having a conversation with our customers on color, can be tricky. Color is at the heart of what we do as reproduction artists. Correct color communication is...

The majority of high visibility vests are made from polyester so they can be direct printed, heat seal transferred or embroidered, meaning they are a perfect little item to include as an add on sale. The back of a hi-vis...

The screen printing industry is in constant change and there are a multitude of ways to print onto t-shirts. It takes most of us long enough to master the art of pushing sticky plastisol ink through a mesh, and yet our customers...

Everyone thinks they want Hot Peel film when they get into DTF printing.  However using Hot Peel means you have to have a better grip on your settings all the way through the process to find traction.    I have...

Carl Bradford asks: "How best to avoid ink drying in with water-based jobs above four colors (The spiral of doom)?"  The onset of these high temperatures in the summer months will always strike fear into screen printers, we work two...

  I would love to meet the guy who invented polyester and have a few stern words with him in a dark quiet room. I am not a scientist; I am a printer! On a sliding scale printer is nowhere...

What specifically causes pinholing when printing on an underbase and how do you best avoid it?" Pinholing is a strange phenomenon, do we really know what causes it? The short answer is no. Let's take a look at what we...