Images_December_2019_Digital Edition

www.images-magazine.com 02 images DECEMBER 2019 SHOP TALK 04 Editorial 08 Print Shop Pooches #49 Kiki from Tidy Print, Brighton 12 Decorated product of the month 20 Readers’ choice 80 Up close & personal Pete Randall of Original FNB NEWS HUB 06 Industry news Positive Branding wins award and Workwear Express opens retail outlet KNOWLEDGE BASE 23 P&P Live!: Preview We look ahead to this year’s P&P show at the Birmingham NEC in January 24 Printing United: Review We asked Rick Roth to share his takeaways from the US’s largest printing show 26 The Business Clinic Learn about the personality traits that could hold you back in business 28 DTG helpdesk Margareta Fuchs and Everson Scheurich of DTG Merch explain how to do a wash test on DTG prints 32 Anatomy of an embroidery Pete Tarrant of Digitek deconstructs the production of a striking dragon design 34 Beyond apparel Erich Campbell explains why there’s much to be gained from non-apparel embroidery 38 As good as gold The Virus research and development laboratory team explains how to create great- looking prints using metallic screen inks 42 Stretched to the limit Garment printing expert Tony Palmer discusses how to decorate stretchy technical fabrics 44 25 things that every decorator needs to know Marshall Atkinson shares pointers on how to get the best out of your business 52 Supply on demand Michael Best considers the importance of the supplier 71 Talking bags with Matt O’Connor Beechfield Brands’ product manager explains why sustainability and security are the key trends for 2020 76 First-time workwear customers Ross Millen of Office Works discusses the company’s new staff uniform PRODUCT FOCUS 30 Trendwatch We round up a selection of the latest fitness gear and its wholesale pairs 56 Work(out)wear Our top picks from the latest gym and fitnesswear styles 61 Follow the signs Soft signage is everywhere! We take a look at how and why garment decorators should be diversifying into this growing sector of the textiles market 67 Bags of possibilities We look beyond apparel with a review of brandable bags and promo products 69 Featured product The Match Day Holdall by Chadwick Teamwear 72 Finishing touches Our annual showcase of bagging, folding and finishing equipment and consumables 75 Telling it like it is: Folding machines Alan Porter of Screenworks assesses the Dekken T Apparel from MHM Direct GB INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT 48 Automating the print shop Luke Smith of Adelco talks about the Thermotron range of automated automated folding, bagging and packing machines 50 Glittering success Suleman Gaffar talks about the many different facets of his embellishment business Packtex CONTENTS 40 32 38 12 69 28 67 50