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Commercial custom machine embroidery shop

Commercial Embroidery 101: Getting Your Business Off on the Right Foot

A well-organized embroidery is critical to a commercial shop’s longterm sucess  Think through what you want out of your custom embroidery business ensure success Price your custom machine embroidery according…

Build Your Business September 11
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Speed is the New Advantage: How AI is Changing the Custom Decorated Apparel Industry

From websites and quoting to sales and operations, AI is helping commercial apparel decorators move faster and make smarter decisions. Customers today don’t think in terms of your shop’s production…

Build Your Business September 11
Next Level Apparel 9303 Santa Barbara Hoodie in forest green featuring a pullover design with drawcord hood and kangaroo pocket.

From Blank to Branded: Designing Apparel with Decoration in Mind

Next Level Apparel’s Michael Niemann explains how fabric, garment construction and manufacturing decisions shape decoration performance across screen printing, DTG, DTF and embroidery

Build Your Business September 11
Nazdar SourceOne team at ribbon-cutting ceremony for new Solutions Center in Shawnee, Kansas

Nazdar SourceOne Opens Solutions Center for Hands-On Printing Equipment Testing

The new 5,000-square-foot facility in Shawnee, Kansas, lets printers test wide-format, textile and finishing technologies with their own files and substrates before investing

News September 11
Specialty threads for use in a commercial custom embroidery business

Custom Commercial Embroidery: Working With Specialty Threads

With a little foresight and planning, you, too, can take your commercial embroidery business to the next level Quality embroidery produced using traditional threads is lovely, but why not spice…

Process and Technique September 10
An example of 3D puff machine embroidery

Taking on the Challenge of 3D Custom Foam Machine Embroidery

Though it may seem daunting, there’s no better way to take your commercial custom embroidery work to the next level, both literally and figuratively When customers want noticeably bold embroideries,…

Process and Technique September 10
SuperGamut Super Hydra commercial DTF printing system for high-volume apparel decoration

SuperGamut Expands Industrial DTF Lineup with Kraken, Super Hydra and Sentinel Scout

New printing, expanded-color and automated cutting technologies target higher-volume DTF production with greater efficiency, consistency and reduced manual labor

News September 10
Hotronix Threadable LowRider Auto Clam Heat Press with threadable platen and bottom access for small-format decoration

Hotronix Updates Threadable LowRider Heat Press for Small-Format Decoration

The compact 6-by-6-inch Auto Clam heat press features a new threadable platen design for easier two-sided printing, plus four interchangeable platens

News September 9
EmbTrak software

Is Your Custom Embroidery Production Schedule Costing You Money?

Smarter, embroidery-specific production scheduling can reduce downtime, improve machine utilization and help decorated-apparel shops uncover significant untapped production capacity

Build Your Business September 9
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series