August 2007 Blog Posts (3)

Here is a quick rundown of standard print/cut materials for garments that I am familiar with. Please feel free to add any additional materials that you know of for garments in the comments section. Part 2 of this post will go over the specialty finish materials such as metallic and flock.

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Colorprint Classic - slightly thicker material that is mounted on a mylar carrier. Can be used for…

I have been working with some different print/cut materials for garments over the last few days, trying to become a bit more familiar with their characteristics. After working with our 3 main products for dark colors, I found my favorite for basic t-shirts to be Colorprint II. The reason that I like this particular material is because I found it to be the softest on the garment for the price and pretty much the easiest to work with.

When working with a printer/cutter…

So have you been through the research phase of print/cut technology? Maybe you've compared it to Direct to Garment printing? Maybe you have some tips about servicing a particular machins or even how to determine whether to lease or buy a piece of equipment of this caliber.....

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