Images magazine Digital Edition April 2018

www.images-magazine.com APRIL 2018 images 03 SHOP TALK 05 Editorial 10 Print Shop Pooches # 29 Kasey from Adelco 12 AskAdy… 14 Decorated product of the month 88 Up close & personal Rob Smith of Wilcom Europe NEWS HUB 6 Industry news BTC Group merges with Geiger; Sabur celebrates 20th anniversary; Balmoral goes into liquidation; and new professional clothing association announced KNOWLEDGE BASE 22 The Business Clinic How to build a good team 24 DTG helpdesk Peter Joyce of TOTShirts shares his DTG know-how 28 Sign & Digital UK 2018 preview 30 Fespa Global Print Expo 2018 preview 34 The ultimate guide to mastering workflow Erich Campbell completes his two-part walk-through of how to create a killer workflow system for your embroidery business 38 ThreadX – a mind- blowing experience Marshall Atkinson reports back from the hotly anticipated ThreadX conference in Palm Springs, California 72 Talking outerwear with Paul Morley-Smith The operations director and co-owner of The Outdoors Company discusses the rise of urban outdoorwear and other trends in this sector 80 Step-by-step: Cutting edge decoration YES explains how to cut fabric with your embroidery machine using Venere needles PRODUCT FOCUS 26 Trendwatch The not-so-humble T-shirt continues to hit the style headlines 52 Spoilt for choice Our annual T-shirt showcase brings you up to date with all the latest options 63 Featured product The Gildan Hammer Adult T-Shirt 66 Summer season outerwear Images rounds-up 2018’s top lightweight fleece, gilet and jacket options in advance of the warmer months ahead 73 Embroidery essentials From software updates to new machine launches, our spring embroidery showcase has all the latest developments covered 82 Telling it like it is: embroidery machines Three decorators tell us how their embroidery machines are working out for their business INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT 20 Images report: Measuring Fashion We report on the first study on the global environmental impact of apparel and footwear 32 A space for all Images visits Peckham Levels to see how 3rd Rail is kickstarting a whole new generation of printers 44 A call to action Prama Bhardwaj of Mantis World shares her hopes for a more sustainable future for the garment decoration industry 46 All we do is sustainable Brand manager Kirsten Ferrol discusses new sustainable clothing label Écologie by AWDis 48 Everything is okay Images talks to Lars Bech of Danish brand Neutral about reducing pollution and paying a proper wage 14 52 44 46 32 80 CONTENTS P O P L I N S H I R T C O L L E C T I O N K U S T O M K I T ® 66