All Entries in the "Scott Fresener Blog" Category
Let Them See You Sweat
The Wall Street Journal had a great article today about “smart” clothes made from new fabrics that react to changes in the body. They are talking about fabrics that can track blood pressure, pulse rates, and more.
The item that caught my eye was a line of shirts that have slogans appear only after you have [...]
Chaos in Arizona Turns to Profits for Printers by Scott Fresener
The chaos in Arizona over the immigration bill along with our dysfunctional state government has at least helped a few local printers. Our nightly news (which spills over the national news) shows protesters and guess what? They are all wearing printed shirts, hats, signs and more. There are so many marches and protests that someone [...]
Trade Show Season is Here – How do you choose? By Scott Fresener
There are two trade show seasons in this industry. Fall and spring. The show season in the U.S. kicks off this week with the NBM (formerly Printwear) Show in Long Beach California. But, with shows in Long Beach, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Fort Worth, and Charlotte coming up – where do you go?
Here is the “Scott” [...]
Fespa Mexico City was a GREAT Show – commentary by Scott Fresener
Fespa had their Fespa Mexico City show, August 26-28 at the Centro Banamex in Mexico City. We had not exhibited at a show in Mexico in four years and not since Fespa bought the show from ST Media three years ago. Pat and I went with minimal expectations based on the economy and the fact [...]
I finally got a little “ink”
With rumors of my “retirement” rampant for the last year, it was refreshing to go to Fespa in Munich and at the same time get a little “ink.” That’s trade talk for getting my name in print. I had the great pleasure of being featured in four different magazines over the last few months. Over [...]
Who really uses T-Seps and FastFilms?
Some days I feel like a hairdresser. I know much more than I should. Over the years I have had the great pleasure of seeing a LOT of great shirt images of famous people, places, and things that came from FastFilms and now T-Seps. If you look at some of the samples on the T-Seps [...]
T-Seps 2.0 for MAC and Windows Now Shipping!
T-Seps 2.0 for Mac and Windows has finally been released. T-Seps 2.0 is a major upgrade that makes the popular color separation software now compatible with all versions of Adobe Photoshop including the new CS5 in 64-bit mode on both Mac and Windows platforms. There are a number of new routines [...]
Using Foil for Great Effects!
By Scott Fresener
In the early to mid 90’s, foil on shirts was HUGE! We use to teach it in our classes and the students really ate it up. About 1996, we stopped showing it because no on cared. Guess what? Like so many other things in this industry, foil made a giant [...]
What a show – Fespa2010 Munich!
This was THE show and it proved that people are in a buying mood and ready to get the recession behind us. We shot over 100 hours of video and have lots to edit. From the Innovate theater presentations to the huge Gala Night celebration and the presentation of the People’s [...]
Color Separation Tips in Corel Draw by Scott Fresener
Over the years I have learned that one of the major secrets to good screen printing is good color separations. As you become a better printer, it doesn’t take long to learn that in most cases if the separations are done correctly, the print looks great. Yes, yes, you need to use properly tensioned screens, [...]
Screen Printing Plastisol Heat Transfers
By Scott Fresener.
I was reading a recent post on another forum where the conversation was about how to screen print your own heat transfers. The responses made it sound like rocket science. I cut my teeth screen printing millions of heat transfers in the 70’s and regardless of what anyone says (who was probably [...]
T-Biz Presents….”Fist Full of Squeegees”
Back in the mid ’90s Images Magazine in the UK had a great guy named Peter Rose doing their website. Peter was also a screen print supplier. He had his own site named Zodd’s Law. It was out of this world with typical Monty Python humor with a screen print edge. I have not talked [...]
T-Biz TV Haiti Shirt Project Mark Coudray Interview
In this episode of T-BizTV I interview Mark Coudray about his participation in the Haiti Shirt Project. This is a very worthwhile cause and one that is ongoing even though Haiti seems to have faded from the news. For more details go to www.HaitiShirtProject.com.
Super Bowl Edition of T-Biz TV
If you want to see how the larger companies do printing for major sporting events, take a look at T-Biz TV interview I did recently with Adam Cohen from Atlas Embroidery & Screen Printing who did pre- and post- game shirts. This is a very interesting interview and you will learn a little about how [...]
NFL Tries to Ban “Who Dat?” T-Shirt Sales
Feb. 2 – DON’T MISS THE UPDATE TO THIS STORY IN THE COMMENTS…..Last week the NFL sent out cease and desist letters to a number of retailers and vendors claiming they were among the growing members of Who Dat Nation violating an NFL trademark “Who Dat?” The letters sent out by the the NFL ordered [...]
