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Garment Printing
No minimum order: the growth of DTF decoration
Andy Rogers at Stahls’ UK and Europe, garment decoration firm based in Braintree, UK and Dillingen, Germany, on the cost and speed benefits of direct to film (DTF) printing.
Mimaki and the power of DTF printing
Marc Verveem, Product Manager EMEA from Mimaki Europe, discusses the cost efficiencies and sustainability benefits of direct-to-film (DTF) printing.
Quality beats quantity: Quentin King on fine art and screen printing
Quentin King, the founder of Newhaven-based fine art printer Harwood King, on how he achieves consistent results in a highly demanding sector.
The rise of DTF: ROQ and the Impress
Nelson Miranda, Marketing Specialist at ROQ, looks at the growth of direct to film (DTF) in the garment printing sector and beyond.
DTG printing: choose your own adventure
We speak to M&R’s Zac Biberstine and discuss the company’s Polaris high-speed DTG printer.
The DNA of design: FESPA award-winning garment printing
Sincerely Screen Co in Thailand won a Bronze FESPA Award in the Printed Garments category for this complex lenticular design using silicone ink.
Avengers assemble: superhero garments win special effects FESPA award
Monster Press blends two separate fantasy worlds to create eye-catching garments.
How to stop fakes entering your supply chain
Counterfeit garments take profits from producers, but technology can help avoid this and differentiate fakes from authentic items.
DTG (direct-to-garment), DTF (direct-to-film) or hybrid… which is best?
For decades, the accepted approach for printing on apparel has been screen printing to plain blanks or transfer prints. But the newer alternatives of hybrid transfer and direct-to-film transfers are rapidly gaining market share – and for good reasons.
The tech revolution in garment decoration
Michelle Moxley, Innovation Director at M&R, talks about the disruption of print for stock models and technology breakthroughs in garment decoration and embellishment.
Staying ahead with sustainable textiles
Mitesh Patel at Premier Digital Textiles on sourcing greener textiles and how technology will make supply chains more transparent.
Slowing down fast fashion
As the founder and CEO of London-based not-for-profit garment manufacturer, Fashion Enter, Jenny Holloway wanted to do things differently. Now, with COVID and Brexit reshaping the commercial landscape, her ideas have never been more relevant.
New heights in t-shirt design
Elixir Unlimited in India won a 2020 FESPA Gold Award in the special effect on t-shirt, garments and other textiles category. We spoke to the firm’s owner, Pradeep Periwal.
How Covid-19 will accelerate the digitization of the supply chain
In recent months the impact of the global health crisis has caused serious disruption and financial hardship across the apparel industry. But it has also presented an opportunity to evaluate the current workflow and rationalize.
Fast fashion, sportswear and sustainability: closing the circle
Debbie McKeegan, FESPA Textile Ambassador, talks about the innovations within textile printing, new techniques for sportswear production and why sustainability can be prone to greenwashing.
Be different: mass customisation in fashion and textiles
‘One size fits all’ is no longer good enough for today’s exacting consumers, so how can personalised fashion and textile products reach their potential?
5 things to consider before investing in DTG
Dmitry Sarbaev, Managing Director of Fluxmall DTG in Vietnam, addressed the key points hopeful DTG specialists should be asking themselves at the FESPA Global Print Expo 2019 in Munich.