No longer satisfied with it’s major fashion brand specialising in colourful knitwear, hotels in Edinburgh and Kuwait, designer pushchair line and even having it’s mark stamped on candles, ambitious brand Missoni is now going into the property business. The Italian label has unveiled plans to give a building complex in the Philippines the unique Missoni [...]
Sublimation printing gets its name from the way the dye behaves during the process, changing from solid to gas without going through a liquid stage. Special transfer dyes are used to reproduce a high quality digital image on specially treated transfer paper. The printed image is subsequently taken to a heat press where the high [...]
Direct to garment (DTG) printing is accomplished with specially modified inkjet printers. As the name suggests, these printers ink the design directly onto fabric. In comparison with traditional screen and transfer processes used for T shirt printing, DTG technology eliminates the need for an extensive set-up that inflates prices. With DTG, customers are no longer [...]
For people wanting to learn about t shirt printing and test the waters without making a long-term commitment of time and money, contracting out may be a reasonable option. Once you have determined that you have a design that will sell, you will find that there is any number of local and online businesses like [...]
Winter tends to mean extra layers for warmth but being bundled up does not automatically mean ditching fashion. In fact, Mulberry, Daks, Ferragamo, Burberry and Yves Saint Laurent all showcased their autumn/winter lines with tartan pieces being the headliners. Other designers also revealed their looks for the upcoming 2011/2012 season with tartan as a favourite. [...]
It seems t shirt printing has really taken off; we are now looking forward to another season which utilises prints on clothing. For Autumn/winter a range of clothing hit the catwalk’s featuring printed designs. Pictures from animals to retro prints were used as well as repeated patterns. As we have mentioned in the past you [...]
The second most popular method of t shirt printing is probably vinyl transfer. Special polyurethane vinyl is cut using a computer-controlled cutter. The vinyl has a backing sheet that needs to be removed before it is put on the t-shirt using a heat press. This type of printing is often used for work clothes, as [...]
The 2012 fashion collection from luxury designer brand Alexander McQueen is all about ‘bold prints and luxe fabrics’. The range was displayed in June 2011 at Men’s Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, and has inspired many people for next year. Clothing featured at the show included a red-and-white striped long-sleeve shirt with wrap around tie/scarf [...]
The most well-known form of t shirt printing, and indeed the most popular form, is screen printing. This type of printed t-shirt is what you would usually find available from most clothing shops. The printing feels slightly rubbery and a little rough due to the plasticol inks used and the non-contact heat-tunnel curing that fixes [...]
A popular and inexpensive method of t shirt printing is transfer printing. Transfers can be purchased cheaply from stationery shops and then all that is needed is an electric iron to stick the transfer onto the shirt. When done professionally by online printing specialists such as Adlogo, the transfers are printed using a laser printer, [...]
