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	Fountain Blends add Color & Drama About a month ago I was cleaning out the laundry room of our house and I came across four T-shirts from the mid-1970's that stirred a lot of memories. The shirts were from an iconic Minneapolis radio station that I'd been lucky enough to score a job at, and I was likely wearing one of these on... By Scott M Ritter, Written Friday, October 9, 2015
	Sublimation - The Short Run / On Demand Solution Have you ever had a customer spend an hour (or more) of your time placing a highly-detailed custom order only to announce that it needs to be filled by lunch time? It’s tough enough getting people to spend money in today’s challenging financial climate, but then to have them place a set of... By Jimmy Lamb, Written Tuesday, February 2, 2016
	Winners of the DAX 20th Anniversary Logo Contest! For our tenth anniversary in 2007, we asked renowned industry artist Dane Clement if he would like to design a special logo for us, and he not only heartily agreed to the task, but he also spent numerous hours creating concepts before creating a final masterpiece of art. It was unveiled at the... By Dec Ap Admin, Written Friday, August 12, 2016
	Screen Printing on Umbrellas There are some items that are easier to print than expected if you understand the potential problems before you start. Umbrellas are really easy once you have the proper items in place and work out the procedures. The first thing to realize is umbrellas are usually made of nylon. When nylon is... By DrPrint, Written Thursday, October 6, 2016
	5 Tips for Every Embroidery Shop Looking to reduce headaches and speed production? Who isn't? Here are 5 quick, down and dirty tips you might not know that will make your machines run better, keep your embroidery looking great and keep you sane! Backing sandwiches I get more questions about backings than any other embroidery topic... By Scott M Ritter, Written Tuesday, December 8, 2015
	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
	Guaranteed Profits for Screen Printing or Embroidery - Part 2 <Back to Part 1 Part 2 - Making Cents of it All: How Manufacturers Arrive at the Prices They Charge The whole idea behind the costing process is to arrive at an annual profit figure that the company can be happy with. They try to look at the big picture. Instead of looking at the cost of... By Scott M Ritter, Written Wednesday, September 7, 2016
	Success in Direct-to-Garment Printing Direct-to-Garment printing is like any other business. It’s more than just buying the equipment and supplies, and hanging out your “Open for Business” shingle. If you’re not already running a business, you’ll need to look at the big picture… pricing your product, marketing, setting up a business... By Terry Combs, Written Sunday, January 17, 2016

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