There are so many ways to add value and make your garments stick out from the competition. I’d suggest experimenting as much as you can and networking with professionals throughout the industry.

If you’re tired of standard, basic prints, your customers are probably bored too. Try some of the different methods suggested here and then pair them with another that will make a huge impression on your customers.

Explore these six popular, but unique special effect techniques for screen printing:

New article from Marshall Atkinson at atkinsontshirt.com. One of the greatest things about the decorated apparel industry is the diverse spectrum of customers that we can appeal to for our services.  We literally can do anything for anybody.  This is such a true fact that I think a lot of shops get lost when trying to figure out who they should be marketing to in their area.
I’ve asked plenty of shop owners this question: “What is your perfect order?”  A good chunk of them will come back with the “Oh, we’ll take anything!  We sell to everyone!”
Does that sound like you?

I visit hundreds of print shops a year - teaching, training and sharing. I also visit a few trade shows and distributors' open houses. One thing I see in the trade shows and open houses that I rarely see in professional print shops is printers who are pushing the squeegee instead of pulling.