ImagesMagUK-July-2020

www.images-magazine.com 02 images JULY 2020 SHOP TALK 04 Editorial 08 Print Shop Pooches # 56 Otto from Gilt Edged in Northampton 12 Readers’ choice 16 Decorated product of the month 64 Up close & personal Alex Taylor of I-Sub NEWS HUB 06 Industry news Kustom Kit introduces campaign for NHS Charities Together, Dimensions uniform stars on Vogue front cover, Amaya moves into new premises, and YPS launches ‘Business in a Box’ KNOWLEDGE BASE 22 The Business Clinic What to do if you can’t pay your rent, and the new Facebook Shops feature 24 Digital helpdesk Margareta Fuchs and Everson Scheurich of DTG Merch explain how to avoid the two most common mistakes when working with graphics files for DTG printing 26 Anatomy of an embroidery Jade Haworth of Allsorts Embroidery describes how she combined a picture of a truck with handwriting for an intricate piece created in memory of a client’s father 36 Know your enemy Tony Palmer examines the nemesis of printers – fibrillation – and provides a solution 38 Efficiency in a crisis At times such as these, it’s important to prioritise efficiency. Erich Campbell explains how to refine your shop’s processes and be as productive as possible 40 Chaos theory Will Pearson of Phantom Screenprint continues his advice on how the Toyota Production System and lean culture can be applied in your print shop, with an explanation of the PDCA (plan, do, check, act) cycle 42 Raise your game Lisa Craddock of Barudan explains how to create standout 3D embroidery 49 The beauty’s in the detail Images uncovers the uniform and PPE needs of the beauty industry post-lockdown, and highlights the opportunities that exist for decorators to win orders from these businesses 54 On the ball Ryan Sutherland of Barrow Association Football Club discusses the importance of sports merch revenue while matches are suspended, along with the advantages of using local suppliers PRODUCT FOCUS 46 Premium service Our annual showcase of contemporary health, beauty and hospitalitywear styles 50 Winter warm-ups With professional sport making its return and an increased emphasis on health and fitness activities, we showcase a line-up of top performing brandable sports and teamwear styles 55 Wide appeal As demand for wide format digital printing continues to grow, we review a selection of top performing digital printers that enable garment decoration businesses to expand and diversify their product and service offerings 58 Telling it like it is: Wide format digital printers This month, three textile decorators talk to Images about their latest wide format digital printer purchases and how the machines are working out for them INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT 28 Covid-19 diaries Five UK decorators recount their very different experiences during the coronavirus outbreak, the impact it has had on their businesses, and how they have responded 44 Behind the mask David Sanders-Smith of Result Clothing talks to Mark Ludmon about the challenge of bringing a new range of PPE and non-medical face masks to the UK in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic CONTENTS JT004 ElectricTri-BlendT 34 38 38 58 26 42 44