Tom Davenport is part of the DNA of Motion Textile. A 75+ employee shop with a 50,000 square foot facility in California, Motion Textile is known as one of the industry's standard bearers for contract printers. Focused on "high-volume handmade" contract screen...
Luke Gardner
How to Order T-Shirts and Garments for Screen Printing From Vendors Like SanMar, AlphaBroder, and S&S
We're back with a super helpful tutorial about how to order the right t-shirts and garments from wholesalers like SanMar, AlphaBroder, TSC Apparel, S&S Activewear, and more. We'll provide you with a "vendor cheat sheet" listing around 200 common t-shirt and...
What Statuses Should I Have In Printavo?
Every print shop is different. It's almost a cliche, right? There's not one way to print – and there's certainly not one way to run your business. Whether your shop does screen printing, DTG, embroidery – or all three (or something else entirely!)...
Screen Printing Inks: Who Makes Ink, Which Inks to Use, and What You Need to Know
Screen printing ink is the tool that you will use to make your customers' ideas become reality. While screen printing presses are typically thought of as the biggest investment in screen printing, your investment in knowledge about your inks and garments is where you...
Zachary Traxler from Traxler Printing and Alma Mater Wear: Officially Licensed Screen Printing
Zachary Traxler is a Millennial screen printer and business owner that's got custom printing in his DNA. Owner of Traxler Printing, Alma Mater Wear, and several other brands, Zachary is a leader and entrepreneur whose clout is rapidly expanding. The generational...
From Manual to Automatic Screen Printing, All in a Shipping Container: Success Print Shop®
Smack in the middle of Texas is San Angelo, a bustling community with 100,000 people that's hundreds of miles from the nearest big city. On a 16 acre homestead in a metal shipping container, Success Print Shop's Jonathan Ornelas has build something special from...
Integrate Allmade and Printavo: Ethical Clothing for Screen Printers (Download Inside)
UPDATE: these instructions are now out of date. It's easier than ever to order Allmade! No need to upload a custom catalog. You may now purchase Allmade directly from Sanmar! Sanmar's catalog is integrated with Printavo. Learn more about this partnership here: Allmade...
Hiring on Indeed for Screen Printing Shops: Use the Right Keywords
Subject lines make all of the difference when you're hiring on Indeed. Here's how we know. Indeed has moved to a pay-per-click (PPC) model that charges you for leads that they generate. What does that mean for employers? You have to treat it just like a paid search...
Hiring Workers for Your Screen Printing Shop? Speak Spanish and Use Advertising Strategies
Job ads are advertisements. Seems obvious, right? But job ads for people that want to work in your screen printing or embroidery shop must be written and targeted correctly. Go where the group you're trying to reach hangs out. Speak their language: Spanish! Deciding...
Rick Roth Printed Millions of Custom T-shirts. You Want to Hear What He Has to Say.
Rick Roth is one of screen printing's stalwart truth-tellers. A veteran of the trade, Rick is a trusted advocate for the entire custom apparel printing industry. He writes extensively and hosts discussions on The Ink Kitchen – hands-down one of the most detailed...
A Guide to DTG Printing With Ryonet’s Direct to Garment Printer Expert Luke Ryerkerk
Luke Ryerkerk is Ryonet's direct to garment expert. He helps his wife Elizabeth with Trendy Cactus, her on-demand Etsy-based brand focused on baby clothes and baby shower gifts. Luke hails from Waco, TX, but is also involved with his family's print shop in Knoxville,...
Chicago’s Rowboat Creative Are Expanding What It Means to Be a Print Shop in the New Age of Branding
Editor's note for 2020: Check out our new 2020 interview with Joe and Lucas from Rowboat Creative here! “A magic shop. Screen printing, embroidery, dye sublimation, direct to garment, fulfillment, alterations. You name it, we do it.” Bruce...