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This custom-order design — called “Out of the Box” — combines screen printing and direct-to-garment printing techniques. Created by Tiffany Rader for Allusive Butterfly, Kissimmee, Fla., a Hopkins 6-color 4-station with Ultimate Micros screen printing press was used, along with Rutland inks and a Brother 541 direct-to-garment printer. (407) 433-5747; allusivebutterfly.com.
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“Airship Multimedia,” a design by Airship Printing, Castle Rock, Colo., was created for personal use with an M&R Diamondback screen printing press, QCM inks and Adobe Illustrator. (303) 814-1501; airshipprinting.com.
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To see how well he could line up a screen printed design with a separate embroidered design, Mark Kindermann, Normal, Ill., created “Dance to the Music.” This garment was produced using a Tajima embroidery machine and Pulse digitizing software. (309) 268-0853.
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A custom-order design, “Forgive Father,” by Shockwaves, Arlington Heights, Ill., was created using a Hopkins Manual screen printing press, Rutland inks and Adobe Photoshop. (847) 981-8661; shockwavesapparel.com.
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Using a manual screen printing press, Iqra inks and Adobe Illustrator, along with a Tajima embroidery machine, Madeira thread and Wilcom digitizing software, Quality Punch, Torrance, Calif., married screen printing and digitizing techniques to produce “Dancing,” specifically for the Impressions Awards competition. (310) 909-8948; qualitypunch.com.