Situated in Camarillo, Calif., Inkwerks Screen Printing and Design is a full-service screen printer, embroiderer, and design shop. Founder Jason LaBlue began his foray into screen printing in 2008 by printing designs for local businesses. Since then, the company has grown into a bustling shop that serves both the local community and a handful of out-of-state contract clients.  

LaBlue explains how he started out in a vastly different trade than the apparel decoration industry. Before screen printing T-shirts, he worked on a wildland fire crew in the Sierra Nevada mountains. During that time, LaBlue began building a collection of custom shirts. Local screen printers would print a T-shirt to mark each major fire the crew fought, and LaBlue would pick one up at each fire he and his crewmates battled.

When printing wet-on-wet ink will always transfer to the back of the screen, a good ink on the other hand will remain wet on the screen. This small amount of wet build is actually beneficial for ink coverage and color intensity on simulated process printing. These tips are designed to help create a controlled ink build and help with successful wet-on-wet printing.

2016 is a special year for baseball, as the two teams playing for the World Series are the two teams with the largest World Series droughts in the major leagues. 1908 was the last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series. With a 108 year drought on the line, the impressive Chicago Cubs aim to put an end to the infamous curse of the Billy goat. However, they have one great obstacle in their way, the Cleveland Indians. The Indians have not won a World Series since 1948, making them the team with the second longest trophy drought in the MLB. With two cities hungry for victory, this World Series will be electric to say the least.

Follow these simple steps to achieve this trending look in printed apparel.

Article from atkinsontshirt.com. This week’s blog article is all about creating easy to use distressed pattern files that you can use to add some pizzazz to your graphic files.  Nothing fancy, just solid technique.  If you have ever bought a distressed pattern you are going to wonder why you wasted your money after you read this.  Creating your own gives you the control, but also puts your creative spin on the design aesthetic.
I’ve been creating distressed patterns for years, and have found some great ways to build new and interesting distressed graphics just from my surroundings.  What makes it even easier is that you can get started with just using your camera phone.
Ready?  Here we go!

International Coatings Company™ announces the release of its newAXEON™ High Density White 1843 Direct Print ink.  As part of its revolutionary AXEON™ line of non-PVC, non-Phthalate screen printing inks, the AXEON™ High Density White 1843 is perfect for creating dimensional and 3-D print effects on fabric.

With Fall and Halloween glooming upon us, it’s important to stock up on the appropriate inks and colors for the season.

Water-Based Inks may not be as production-friendly as plastisols, but with changing fashion trends and mounting pressure from brand owners, the time is ripe for printers to learn how to use these products properly. 

Starting this month, we will be changing the quart containers of our International Coatings screen printing inks. The products will remain the same; what will be changing are the containers.

Nazdar SourceOne is pleased to announce that Jerry Hall has joined the organization as West Regional Sales Manager for the Textile Inks Business Unit. Jerry will be responsible for leading the Sales Team and driving continued growth in the textile markets for the West Region.