by Cara Cherry, Public Relations Spring is right around the corner. Or at least that’s what the calendar says. In Michigan, it’s hard to believe since we’re still dealing with 30 degree temperatures. I know it is coming though since…
Appliqué for Embroidery – Part 2 Specialty Fashion Materials
by Peggy Elliott In Part 1 of this series, we discussed sewing Applique using Poly-TWILL™. Today, I want to tell you about some other materials that you can use to add a little more flair to your design. Metallic Silver…
Appliqué for Embroidery- Part 1 Standard Twill Options
by Peggy Elliott Do you have embroidery equipment? Are you using twill for appliqué? Poly-TWILL™, also known as Tackle Twill, used for creating custom appliqué designs has been an industry staple for years. The benefit is that using twill saves…
Tip Jar: Fashionable Fan Apparel
by Courtney Matlick This past football season NFL.com created a clever commercial with a strong message every apparel decorator should take tips from. The commercial showed female football fans sassily tossing their men’s jerseys back to them while the classic…
TIP JAR: Here Comes the Wedding Season
by Courtney Matlick Spring is in the air- and with that comes April showers, May flowers, and… Wedding Season? As apparel decorators, I know it’s hard to think of anything else but baseball season this time of year but don’t…
12 Things I know for sure: when heat printing.
Twelve things I know for sure will happen when heat printing. by Danielle Petroskey You will at least once: 1. burn your knuckles. 2. put the design or number on a garment backward. 3. misspell a name and not notice,…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
by Danielle O’Petroskey Top of the mornin’ to you! Hope you’re enjoying this fine St. Patrick’s Day. I wanted to share how one of our Customer Service Reps, Nancy G., used a mainstream media story for her road rally team…
Hats off to you! Part 2
Part 2 of 2 by Peggy Elliott When I originally had the idea for this blog on printing caps, my Dad’s hat collection never came to mind. After seeing his wall of hats recently, I thought, “Wow, this is the…
Born in the USA
by Danielle Petroskey Did you know that all of the Stahls’ Hotronix® heat press machines are made in the USA? That’s right, Carmichaels, PA to be exact. A borough of Greene County, in the southwestern corner of Pennsylvania with a…