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…
Hats off to you! Using a cap heat press for more than hats.
Part 1 of 2 by Peggy Elliott This past weekend, I attended ISS Atlantic City. Each day I demonstrated our CAD-PRINTZ™ Digital Transfers using our Hotronix® Cap Press. Although the cap press was originally designed to for heat printing onto…