If you read some of our predictions for 2010 from various GroupeSTAHL people, you might be wondering how accurate they really were. Well, we’re only into February, but we have received some valuable feedback from customer service reps at Stahls’ ID Direct as to what is going on out there. On average our reps have [...]

We might have to continue our predictions into February, since the month of January is pretty much over…how did that happen? January went by quickly, with a lot happening around GroupeSTAHL, the PPAI show in Las Vegas, the Imprinted Sportswear Show in Long Beach, the launching of CAD-CUT Direct.com, …I didn’t even have a chance [...]

Predictions for the future of the promotional products industry–at least those I gleaned from GroupeSTAHL people who had the opportunity to attend the show in Las Vegas last week–sound extremely positive.  Takeaways include:

“Wow, this place is packed!” There are lines of people waiting to get in every morning and heavy traffic in both our booths.  [...]

Thanks for all the positive feedback I’ve been getting on this series of predictions for 2010 from GroupeSTAHL people around the world. So far we’ve heard from Brian Baker, Product Research and Development, Josh Ellsworth,  Stahls’ CADCUT Direct and Ulrike Andre, Stahls’ International. Now I have a submission from David Wheatley, who has been with [...]

Hope everyone is getting off on the right foot in 2010. It’s going to be an exciting year and I have more predictions, marketing ideas and trends to share with you from GroupeSTAHL folks. Thanks for all your positive feedback on my recent posting on predictions for the heat printing industry for 2010. I have [...]

As the owner of an international business, I keep my eyes and ears open for signs of economic recovery and what I’ve been noticing lately is a shift within the garment decorating industry.  Many industry contacts are experiencing all time new lows as large orders of custom garments done with the traditional methods of  screen [...]

With Halloween over, and I hope you all have recovered from your sugar hangovers, it’s time to forge ahead towards the holiday season. Don’t miss out on sales this year because you get an order for something you normally don’t print or normally can’t embroider. That’s where heat printing comes in.  If you own a [...]

Q: Do you lay the shirt directly on the platen or slip it around the platen? Is there a difference?
 
A: For most garments you can lay them directly on the platen. The reason to slip it around the platen or “thread/dress” the garment is to remove the interference of pockets, buttons, zippers, etc. Some common [...]

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