THREADX Conference is the TED Talk for Printers
Have you ever seen or been inspired by a TED Talk? I know I was after seeing Simon Sinek’s "Start With Why." Now, imagine you had the opportunity to go to...
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Why Should I Go to a Trade Show?
Lots of trade shows exist. When you think about them, do you imagine people up in your face, trying to sell you stuff that you don't want or need? Yeah, sounds...
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Finding Your Niche
Niche or be Niched Below is an excerpt from my book, “Made to Make It: A Guide To Screen Printing Success.” Learn helpful tips and tricks on how to run...
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Get Your Prints Lit With Gold Foil Transfers
Why Gold Foil Popping your prints with gold foil transfers is a great way to spice up your shirts for the upcoming holiday season. The flash of the foil will...
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Turning Lemons into Lemonade: How to Reuse Misprints
Mistakes happen. Even the best of us occasionally produces a misprint or two. But there is a way to turn those proverbial “lemons” into lemonade. Reuse those rejects to save...
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Water:The Achilles Heel of the Industry
If you remember your Greek mythology, Achilles was the hero that was dipped into the water of the river Styx as an infant by his mother Thetis to give him...
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Quality vs. Quantity: Why it Pays to Spend More
As a guy who got his start printing shirts in his mom’s kitchen, I understand exactly what it’s like to bootstrap a business. When you’re still running in the red,...
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Screen Printing Your Own Ugly Holiday Shirts!
Happy Holidays! Tis the season for hot cocoa, white elephant gifts, yule log videos on loop and (if you recall the most famous of all): truly hideous holiday sweaters. Wearing...
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Vocabulary Lesson: T-Shirt Edition
[Guest Post from Bella+Canvas. Check out their blog for more great garment-focused articles!] A t-shirt is a t-shirt, right? Not quite. When selecting a blank garment to print on, we...
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Can The ROQ Do One Stroke Plastisol Printing?
It has come to my attention that there are rumors about the ROQ being incapable of printing with one stroke for each color. It’s a preposterous assumption that such a...
