Images Magazine Digital Edition October 2018

www.images-magazine.com OCTOBER 2018 images 03 CONTENTS 5 Editorial 10 Decorated product of the month 14 Print Shop Pooches #35 Minnie and Murphy from Fotofabric in Wetherby, West Yorkshire 16 AskAdy… 88 Up close & personal Phil Millar of Creative Apparel NEWS HUB 7 Industry news MagnaColours introduces Emboss Ink, Barudan and Disley join Promotion & Branding Show and Gildan creates dedicated CSR website KNOWLEDGE BASE 22 The Business Clinic How to deal with excessive sick leave, and why you should be using LinkedIn 24 DTG helpdesk Sean Barker of GS UK debunks the myths surrounding DTG prints and washability 32 Employee ghosting Marshall Atkinson examines why employees suddenly stop turning up to work, and how to prevent it 38 How to buy the right embroidery machine Buying an embroidery machine? Read Erich Campbell‘s sage advice before splashing your cash 44 A single-thread solution Coloreel launched its instant thread-colouring unit in September. Here‘s an exclusive step-by-step featuring this new technology 65 Talking wearable accessories with Matt O‘Connor Beechfield‘s product manager discusses the appeal of the trucker cap and the increasing use of alternative decoration techniques 78 May the film be with you Take vinyl decoration to a new dimension by dye sublimation printing onto Dae Ha‘s Premium Holographic and Premium Metallic films 80 Threading together sublimation blends In the second part of our sublimation special, Natalie Greetham and Danielle Park of Madeira explain how to sublimation print on embroidery PRODUCT FOCUS 20 Trendwatch Feast your eyes on warm knitwear and cosy sweats in this month‘s Trendwatch 48 Seasonal styles It‘s our annual round-up of the latest knitwear and sweatshirt styles, from corporate cardigans to huggable hoodies 57 Featured product Women‘s Cropped Sweatshirt from Continental Clothing Co 60 Reflections on high-visibility Hi-vis clothing is no longer just a throwaway item, as this month‘s showcase demonstrates 66 Essential extras From socks and boxers to gloves and beanies, there is an ever-growing range of wearable accessories to profit from 71 Under pressure Everything you need for heat-applied garment decoration, from heat presses and garment films to printers and ready-to-apply transfers 81 Telling it like it is: Heat- applied decoration Four decorators discuss how their heat transfer and vinyl printing systems are working out for them INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT 26 Driven by data Images discovers how Tshirtify has set itself apart by providing a data-driven package for the drop- shipping market that comes with an ethical edge 30 A bright idea We shine a light on Regatta Professional‘s new High Visibility range 78 30 57 26 75 1 46 80