Images Digital Edition DEC 2018

STEP-BY-STEP: HOW TO PRINT, CUT AND SEW FLAGS www.images-magazine.com DECEMBER 2018 images 47 TIPS & TECHNIQUES This design was created by the customer using Adobe Illustrator. The artwork was then checked by a member of Your Print Partner‘s design team against template guidelines using Adobe Creative Suite 1 2 The print was then fixed using the Transmatic GFO 4126 rotary print machine. Protective paper was used and it reached a heat of 190 ° C. 4 3 The hem and pole sleeve were stitched using Coats thread on a Highlead lockstitch sewing machine 5 6 7 The design was printed directly onto the 117gsm knitted polyester fabric using a Mimaki JV5 The design was cut by hand – a good pair of scissors is essential, says Stuart Wide, elasticated nylon was folded over and twin stitched to create a pole sleeve The flag and pole were sent to the client in a bag to protect the finished product The completed flag. It is a single-sided, 2.1m fibreglass teardrop flag measuring 750mm x 1700mm 8