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	Small Letters Don't Have to Cause BIG Problems As embroidered designs and lettering get smaller, new problems arise. Small letters tend to cause more thread breaks, small walking stitches sometimes walk straight into the depths of the fabric, and thin lines get eaten in wool. So what makes small embroidery elements so difficult? Short Stitches... By Scott M Ritter, Written Saturday, November 21, 2015
	Digital Applique In the world of spiritwear, new, unique and different make all the difference in the world, yet working within the parameters of a school’s colors and mascot only leaves so much room for creativity. After all, how many different ways can you apply a three-color cougar paw to apparel???? Hmmmm…. ... By Jimmy Lamb, Written Friday, September 2, 2016
	When Death Do Us Part - Sublimated Memorial Products Losing a loved one is one of life’s most trying experiences; because the reality is that they aren’t coming back leaving you with nothing more than your memories. But it’s these same memories that can provide an emotional lifeline for someone struggling to come to terms with their grief while... By Jimmy Lamb, Written Friday, September 2, 2016
	Guaranteed Profits for Screen Printing or Embroidery - Part 3 <Back to Part 2 Time is Money Now that you have created your estimate for the amount of money your shop needs to generate annually, you also need to estimate the number of hours of production you will use as well. Just because you are open eight hours a day does not mean that production is... By Scott M Ritter, Written Wednesday, September 7, 2016
	Dipping Garments Illustrated! Most garment decorators, whether we screen print, embroider or apply heat-transfers, do the same things over and over. They don’t always seem to get very excited about another shirt because for the most part, they’ve been there, done that. Decorating a garment that hasn’t been printed yet... By DrPrint, Written Saturday, February 20, 2016
	Color That Pops: Simulated Process on Light and Dark Garments 'Simulated process' is the process of breaking down an image and making it look like it was printed using four color process - but without the use of the process colors, and not limited to a specific number of colors. It would usually be a raster image, meaning it was created or broken down in... By DrPrint, Written Thursday, July 7, 2016
	Embroidered Emblems and the Small Embroidery Shop Embroidered emblems can be a profitable addition to any embroidery operation. The small embroiderer can produce small emblem runs that often are not accepted by large, specialized emblem houses, and can make emblems from existing stock designs for special events. If the quantity of emblems sought... By Ruth Guenther, Written Saturday, December 12, 2015
	Sublimation Ghosting Busting Ghosting mainly occurs in sublimation when the ink is still active even after you have opened the heat press as the transfer paper could have slightly moved during this process. When opening the heat press, the substrate and paper might move slightly resulting in the image to be slightly skewed... By Aaron Montgomery, Written Sunday, February 12, 2017

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