www.images-magazine.com 02 images APRIL 2022 SHOP TALK 04 Editorial 08 Print Shop Pooches #77 Gwen, Doris and Florence from DoomsdayCo 16 Readers‘ choice 20 Decorated product of the month 88 Up close & personal Zsolt Petrik of Fifth Column NEWS HUB 06 Industry news M&R launches Polaris DTG printer, Brother, Lynka and Result help Ukrainian refugees, DecoNetwork and TheMagicTouch launch DTF tools, and PenCarrie celebrates five-millionth order KNOWLEDGE BASE 26 The Business Clinic How to reduce the amount of debt your company is carrying, and how to improve website engagement 28 Digital helpdesk Irida Gogolou of Polyprint guides you through pretreating garments, including pretreating in bulk 30 Anatomy of a print Culture Studio uses glow-inthe-dark ink and a highdensity base to elevate its company logo from simple to outstanding 65 Printwear & Promotion Live! 2022: Preview Event director Tony Gardner tells Images readers what to expect from the first Printwear & Promotion Live! show in two years 66 Printwear & Promotion Live! 2022: The exhibitors Want to know what the hot stands will be at P&P Live! 2022? Here’s a tour of our must-see stands 72 Split the difference Custom splits are an ideal way to add dimensional effects to your embroidery, reveals Maria Palma of Wilcom 74 Ask Tony This month, Artie Pallari of Fanéla asks: “I hate seeing the guys taping up screens, it’s been a bugbear for me for years. Surely there must be a better solution?“ 76 Honourable discharge Learn how to create bright and beautiful discharge effects in this step-by-step guide from Paul Woodward of MagnaColours 79 10 things to stop doing right now Just stop it and read Marshall Atkinson‘s advice on ‘not-do’ lists instead. 81 Standing out from the crowd Dominic Bunce of digitiser David Sharp explains how best to satisfy the demand for unique retail clothes with clever embroidery 82 Purchase power Thinking of taking advantage of the super deduction in tax to buy some new kit? Take note of Erich Campbell‘s advice on how to buy the right embroidery machine for your business PRODUCT FOCUS 38 Time to tee up The T-shirt is still top of the garment decoration market, with more choice available than ever. We review the latest decorator-friendly options 45 Telling it like it is: Directto-film printers Four garment decorators tell us how their new direct-tofilm printers are working out for them 50 Go digital! From entry-level and massproduction DTG printers to hybrid and direct-to-film printing systems, we round up the industry’s newest digital garment and textile printing solutions 58 Summer lights As the weather gradually starts to warm up, it’s time to check out the lightweight jackets, gilets and fleeces on offer from the industry’s leading brands that will see your customers through the spring and summer seasons INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT 32 Creative licence Mark Ludmon discovers how licensed apparel specialist Fashion UK has branched out from screen printing with the addition of a DTG operation based on the new Brother GTX600 printer CONTENTS APRIL 2022 RETAIL INSPIRED FASHION BASICS YOU CAN TRUST 36 38 38 72 81 76 30 50
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