About The Gildan Company A Canadian apparel manufacturing company started in 1946, Gildan has grown from crafting basic children's apparel to the worldwide leader that it is today. Gildan's Ultra Cotton t-shirts are the de facto industry standard for an affordable...
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The Next Level Apparel Company’s Phone Numbers and Support Hotlines
About Next Level Apparel Fabric blending, super-soft ringspun cotton (ideal for printing), tremendous quality control, and a deep inventory of millions of t-shirts has been the backbone of Next Level Apparel's success. Next Level are one of the top suppliers of...
The SanMar Company’s Phone Numbers and Support Hotlines
About SanMar This family-owned and operated apparel distributor was founded in 1971 by Marty Lott. What was once a small business selling t-shirts from a basement has become a prominent multibillion dollar company with 4,000+ employees and 21+ brands. The company...
Alphabroder Phone Numbers and Support Hotlines
About Alphabroder Founded in 1980, alphabroder is a prominent wholesale distributor of t-shirts, garments, and outwear. They handle millions of pieces of apparel every year with a focus on the custom apparel industry: screen printers, DTG printers, embroiderers and...
Greg Kitson Shares 45 Years of Screen Printing and Embroidery Wisdom
Greg Kitson from Mind's Eye Graphics started with heat transfers in 1979. His print shop is known for impeccable quality. Over time, the Mind's Eye team became an industry leader through hands-on workshops and educational programs out of Decatur, Indiana. Greg...
Stop Worrying About Custom Ink
About the author: Steven Farag is co-owner of Campus Ink in Champaign, IL. He regularly writes for Printavo and works closely with us to offer feedback, advice, and guidance for how to make Printavo even better. Steven's focus on improving processes and workflow – as...
5 Expensive Mistakes Screen Printing Shops Make (And How To Fix Them)
About the author: Matt Marcotte works at Printavo on the Customer Success team. Matt managed a high-volume contract production print shop with national retail clients like Target and Threadless. Matt's experiences offer valuable insight into developing management...
A New Kind of Screen Printing Press? Meet EzPress: Open Source Semi-Automatic Screen Printing
EzPress + is a bolt-on unit designed for automated screen printing on a manual press. The goal is simple: create an attachment for manual presses that is affordable ($1,000), useful, and based on open-source principles like the 3D printing community. But actually...
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,...
ROQ Phone Number and Customer Support
About ROQ: Portuguese Screen Print Machine Manufacturers Serving 70 countries, employing 450 people, and in business for more than 30 years, ROQ (formerly S. Roque) is the Portuguese screen printing press maker that's taken the world by storm. 20% compounding growth...
The M&R Companies’ Phone Numbers and Support Hotlines
About The M&R Companies M&R manufactures some of the world's best screen printing presses. Known for the distinctive blue color of their equipment, M&R is an industry leader that crafts world-class custom printing solutions for garment decorators across...
Ryonet Screen Printing Class Reviewed
On a snowy January weekend, Printavo sent its team to Barrel Maker Printing in Buffalo Grove, IL (just outside Chicago) for Ryonet’s Screen Printing Experience. Located in a large suburban warehouse facility, Barrel Maker is one of Printavo’s earliest...