NEWS HUB
Schoolwear Association answers MP’s call to help tailor school uniform for Portsmouth boy with special needs
Schoolwear Association members Stevensons, William Turner and David Luke provided tailored school uniform to suit the boy’s needs
CORONAVIRUS HEADLINES
UK government responds to GPMA call for print disaster relief fund
The Graphics and Print Media Alliance sent a joint statement calling for sector-specific support for the UK print industry as the coronavirus pandemic continues
EQUIPMENT ZONE
Telling it like it is: DTG printers
Four decorators talk to us about how their direct-to-garment printing systems are working out for them
ANATOMY
Anatomy of an embroidery: Japanese-inspired jacket
Embroidery and embellishment designer Liss Cooke was inspired by Japanese flower arranging and kanzashi head pieces worn by Japanese geisha when creating this heavily embroidered jacket for her MA degree
DIGITAL HELPDESK
Digital Helpdesk: DTG artwork and choosing graphics files
Margareta Fuchs and Everson Scheurich of DTG Merch explain why top quality DTG prints begin with top quality artwork, and advise on how to avoid the two most common mistakes when choosing graphics files
STEP BY STEP
Print your own transfers
John Lynch of Magna Colours details how to screen print water-based transfers using the MagnaTrans range, which was launched earlier this year at Expo 2020 Long Beach in the US
DECORATION SHOWCASE
Koan Sound T-shirt by The Live Ink Co
Using artwork designed by Army of Few, The Live Ink Co used its new Brother GTXpro Bulk to print the T-shirt for electronic producer duo, Koan Sound
DECORATOR PROFILE
Halloween face masks from Sarah Jane Embroidery
Sarah Jane Embroidery in Goudhurst has created scarily good Halloween-inspired face masks to keep its customers safe this 31 October
KNOWLEDGE BASE
Growing sales in today’s business landscape
Marshall Atkinson dishes out some no-nonsense advice that will help your business to survive and thrive in 2020 and beyond
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT
Ink outside the box
VinoSangre Screen Printing’s founder Mikee Parker talks to Mark Ludmon about tattoos, hard work, and building a print shop with punk rock attitude
SHOP TALK
Print Shop Pooch #57 Theo
Whether it’s pedigree pups or mangy mutts, decorators’ dogs are valued members of staff at embroidery and print shops from Barking to Furness. This month we have Theo from the Peter Drew Group in Alcester, Warwickshire
DIGITAL EDITION
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