What Value Do You Add? By Mark Coudray
In general, the public sees apparel decorators as "just another t shirt guy." We must be recognized as the premiere authority of decorated apparel in our market or niche. Our credentials must be unchallenged. Our technical ability recognized by the marketplace. Our reputation must go beyond our local market/niche to encompass everything about how our product is used. But how do we accomplish this?
Wall Street Journal Article and Video – Finding the Perfect T-Shirt
On June 4, 2014, The Wall Street Journal had a great article and video titled Finding the Perfect T-Shirt. It was very informative and...
ISS Long Beach Show Review with Fresener and Greaves
Commentary by Scott Fresener. Doing T-Shirt industry trade show reports has become a tradition and I have been teaming up with my good friend...
But the Experts Say…
Most of us who have been in this industry for a while can name those people we feel are the experts in the field....
Being Your Own Consultant
Terry Combs tells how to be your own consultant.
Fresener-Greaves T-Shirt Report is Back! Check out our latest show.
Don't miss our latest show from Thursday, October 26. Our special guest was Bruce Ackerman from Printavo.com. We also had a final review of...
Fespa Munich Show Review
Although we did not attend Fespa in Munich this year (May 20-23, 2014), our friends at Stitch & Print in Holland posted a nice...
LIVE from SGIA 2016 in Vegas!
In 2016 the SGIA Expo in Las Vegas was HUGE (September 14-16) and it was as great show. Better yet.....we did 14 Facebook LIVE...
How to make Artwork Color Separation Friendly
It’s Time For An Artwork Resolution to Help Make Separations Easier and Better
The title of this article says it all. For high-end color separations...
The Future of Clear Inkjet Film by Terry Combs
“Why is this clear film so hard to find these days?”
Life Changes by Aaron Montgomery
It has again been a while since you all last heard from me. Sorry for that! As with most people I had the greatest...
Printing Photoshop Channel Separations in Illustrator or Corel Draw
It is very common to create "channel" color separations in Adobe Photoshop. This is how automated color separation programs like T-Seps make separations. And, if you...
Congrats to Tom Rauen for Wearing 247 Shirts!
A huge congratulations to industry member, Tom Rauen, of EnvisionTees.com in Dubuque, Iowa for beating the Guinness Book of World Records for the most...
Hey..#51 out of 75 in the Stitches Magazine Power 75 is not bad!
In the December issue of Stitches Magazine they came out with the Power 75 list of industry movers and shakers. The Power 75 list is...
Third Party Inks for Film and Direct to Garment
Someone quizzes me on this subject three or four times a week. So here’s the scoop on those third party...
The Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act and You
This one has been bouncing around for a few years and was stayed a year ago pending review and defining the guidelines better. This...
Time to get with it! Hats are WAY in!
Scott Fresener still has a thing for hats.
Important Photoshop Display Settings Change – Don’t miss this.
Starting with Photoshop CS4, I noticed that often on jobs that were color separated as a typical "channel separation" that they would not display...
Sensory Overload – Training in Today’s World of Garment Printing by Terry Combs
Much of the free screen printing information on YouTube and in the forums and the blogs is based on opinion and a limited, sheltered experience.
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...
Happy Birthday Adobe! 25 Great Years
Adobe - the makers of Photoshop - is celebrating their 25th year! Who would have thought that a little company and simple program to...
Twitter 101 – Time to “Get It” by Scott Fresener
As more and more people use Twitter in their business and more and more people are confused by it.....I thought I would post an...
Cotton Prices Go Through Roof – UPDATE (again) by Scott Fresener
This article keeps getting deeper and deeper. It has been updated three times now as cotton prices continue to soar and everyone is raising...
Five Things to Know about DTG
Five Things to Know Before Jumping into Digital Printing
This article is very PRO direct-to-garment or DTG. While some of the comments may sound negative...
NewBie or Not NewBie? That is the question by Pat Fresener
Hey, the good news is that this article is really for those who are thinking of joining the revered group called “newbies” so “experts”...
The Real History of Inkjet Printing on T-Shirts
This short article is one that was first posted on the U.S. Screen website a long time ago to show that none...
Some thoughts about working from home
So as I sit here in my office which is less than 20 paces from my bedroom, I think about the ups and downs...
The Eagle Has Left The Nest
Have you been to the mall lately? Other than WAY TOO MANY neon colors - what did you notice that was missing?
Finally..... prints...
Small Business Marketing Tips – Second Edition by Aaron Montgomery
Marketing without being a Fortune 500 company.
Inksoft Business Software and Online Designer is Looking Very Good!
Comments by Scott Fresener: Over the years I have watched the online designer guys work to be relevant to this industry. The problem has...
Why I read the Wall Street Journal
Call me a traditionalist. I still love the smell of coffee in the morning and a good newspaper to get my day started. As...
Who is printing Super Bowl shirts? UPDATE
Every year T-Shirt printers in certain regions of the country gear up to print Football Championship shirts and then - if the stars are...
Maximum Production
MAXIMUM PRODUCTION20102015
Probably 15 years ago, one of my sons was working on that report all our kids have to write at some point in...
Heat Transfer as a start to Direct-to-Garment
Direct to garment printing has come a long way since it first hit our industry as a decorating method that is here to stay...
My Social Networking History (Part 1)
First off let me start by saying I am far from being an expert on Social Networking. I am a bit of an addict,...
Union Ink Closing/Moving New Jersey Factory – after 87 years
No, Union Ink is not closing. But, their parent company Rutland Holdings, has moved the Union Ink production/manufacturing to their Pineville, NC facility. Wow!...
Understanding White Ink Options
White plastisol is white plastisol, right? On the surface it all seems simple, but there are a variety of whites on the market and...
Examples of Good Marketing Tools by Aaron Montgomery
This article was written back in 2010 by our good friend, Aaron Montgomery, and the information is timeless. Enjoy.
After a long break from writing...
Twitter Pet Peeves
Aaron Montgomery's Twitter pet peeves exposed.
Stop Ruining Great Artwork by Scott Fresener
This is a topic I deal with every day as I do high-end photorealistic color separations for the industry. The original artwork is often...
Customer Service – Does anyone know what it means? By Aaron Montgomery
Aaron Montgomery talks about customer service.
Is The Future Here? – Watch Interview with Pete Bolsoni
We were thrilled when one of our very first students - and youngest - Pete Bolsoni told us he had upgraded his shop to...
Don’t we all want to work with professionals?
Commentary by Aaron Montgomery......I continue to be surprised by how some people stay in business. I do my darnedest to make sure that my...
Spray on T-Shirt… Life Will Never Be The Same – by Scott Fresener
This is what it has come to. You go to your closet. All your shirts are dirty. You pick up a can of "Shirt...
Scott Fresener Interview with The Print Life
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Cam Earven of the Facebook/YouTube channel The Print Life. The topic was "Buying Your First Automatic...
Why I smoke cigars
OK, this has nothing to do with business..... or does it? I first started smoking cigars in high school.
They were called Swisher Sweets...
The Four Day Work Week
Terry Combs talks about going to a 4-day workweek. Good ideas!
Woodstock…I was there … or was I?
This is a "reprint" of a fun little article I wrote on the 40th anniversary of Woodstock in August of 2009. I thought I...
The Work Order Flow Through Typical Production
I talked last week with printers in Florida, discussing how a physical work order progresses through a production shop. Here's how it works for...
T-Seps Now 64-Bit on MAC
It is often hard to keep up with technology and companies like Apple and Adobe don't make it easy for small software developers like...