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Take Advantage of Texture

Translucent ink can add depth and character to a simple t-shirt design, creating effects that opaque inks often cannot achieve.

Getting Back to Basics

Need a strategy to recover and rebound quickly after the pandemic? Keep it simple: simplify. One word can make all the difference.

Secret of Printing on 50/50 T-Shirts

Many shops avoid 50/50 blanks due to printing myths, but with the right approach, screen printing them is easier than you think.

Print-Friendly Artwork

Not all art translates to screen printing but the more you know about the process, the better you will be at creating print friendly art.

Maintaining Ink Formula Logs

Don’t find yourself in this situation. A customer called and wants to reorder a large job you did three months ago. Terrific!

Protecting Original Artwork

In this day and age, it’s more and more difficult to protect intellectual property, especially images and custom designs.

Marketing Your Screen Printing Business

Marketing is more than sales or advertising—it also includes PR, networking, and other ways to grow your business.

Printing on Synthetic Blended Fabrics

When printing on synthetics, avoid heavy ink coverage and complex designs, as extra flashing and curing can increase dye migration.

Screen Printing on Stretchy Substrates

Athleisurewear is more than a trend, it has become a lifestyle, with substrates that are made of lightweight, soft and stretchy fabrics.

Printing Tips for Utilizing Our Products

Always follow supplier and manufacturer guidelines, but these tips offer a helpful starting point for printing our collections.

Tips for Curing Plastisol Inks

Best practices for curing plastisol inks: white ink needs the longest cure time, while lighter colors generally require more time than darker ones.

Color & Fabric Trends 2020

Fruit of the Loom has always been ahead of the game when it comes to color choices and, this year, it seems the industry is in agreement.

Screen Printing Near a College Campus

If you have a screen-printing business and you're located anywhere near a college campus, you have a huge leg up on the competition.

Tips For Working From Home

Working from home has pros and cons. Many feel more productive and get more done at work and home. The key is setting yourself up for success.

What To Wear: Work From Home Edition

2020 has started in an unprecedented way. COVID-19 stay-at-home orders across the world have forced many office workers to work remotely.

High Volume Printing for the Merch Industry

Discover how Chicago-based Culture Studio uses its 200,000-square-foot facility to produce custom retail and tour merchandise at scale.

Client Sample Kits with Mixed Media Designs

See how Sharprint transforms apparel with screen printing, embroidery, and digital printing, offering limitless customization options.

Promotional Marketing Fulfillment

Learn how Lasting Impressions delivers custom promotional products and seamless order fulfillment while handling every detail for clients.

Supporting Communities with Multiple Retail Locations

Sandlot helps teams, schools, businesses, and events build community through custom apparel decoration and promotional services.

Mixed Media Efficiency for Contract Printing

Impress Designs delivers decorated apparel and fulfillment solutions, building strong partnerships with clients of every size.

Contract Printing from Order to Fulfillment

PXP Solutions is a global leader in apparel, merchandising, and branding, known for large-scale printing, graphic design, and special effects.

Tagbot Printing System for Quick Turn, Large Volume Orders

Explosion Sportswear specializes in retail and contract screen printing, creating sports and event merchandise for organizations nationwide.

Designing Shirts for a Mission

Design A Shirt provides online custom apparel services, specializing in screen printing and embroidery for customers nationwide.

Maintaining Brand Consistency in Casual Uniform Programs

The Icebox is a full-service branded apparel and merchandise agency serving leading corporate clients nationwide.

Leveraging Custom Apparel to Maximize Profits

Booster Gear helps schools nationwide raise funds through spirit wear, online stores, fun runs, and other custom programs.

Consistently Turning Screenprint Orders Within 24 Hours

BlueCotton is a custom apparel shop specializing in quick-turn screenprint and embroidery orders.

Using High-End Graphics to Yield Sought-After Fanwear

Replica Screenprinting is Kentucky’s top woman-owned custom apparel shop specializing in high-end, intricate prints.

Maximizing Efficiencies in Quick-Turn Replenishment

Axelrad Screen Printing specializes in custom apparel, band merchandise, and advanced screen-printing solutions.

Underbase to Increase Softness of Plastisol Ink

Gorilla Joe Printing Company shows us how they utilize a discharge underbase with a plastisol top print on a poly-rich, textured garment.

Embossing Sweats for a One-Of-A-Kind Look

In this episode, Logo Unlimited shows us how they use an embossing technique to create a one-of-a-kind look.

Exploring the Versatility of Direct-To-Film Printing

Beegraphix shows us how direct-to-film printing allows them to take apparel customization to a whole new level.

Inclusive Staffing for Screenprinting

Discover how Spectrum Designs built a successful screen-printing business while creating meaningful opportunities for people on the autism spectrum.

HSA Water-Based Ink for Maximum Detail

See how Night Owls transforms customer artwork into print-ready designs and brings creative visions to life with water-based inks.

Custom Lasered Patch with Felt Backing

See how Zome Design elevates branded apparel with handcrafted faux leather patches for a unique, premium retail-inspired look.

Water-Based Inks & Special Effects

Learn how Lone Mountain Printing uses water-based inks to create special effects like suede and metallic textures for added impact.

Digital Squeegee Hybrid Printing System

Integritees is a custom apparel company specializing in high-volume orders, using technology to boost speed, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

Producing Custom Frocket Tees

See how Trinity Graphics creates a custom “Frocket Tee” by adding a pocket and applying creative prints for unique branded merchandise.

Using Foil Resist Additive & Adhesive

See how Southeast Impressions uses foil resist additives and adhesive techniques to enhance designs, add value, and achieve higher selling prices.

Tackling High Volume Personalization

See how Tiny Little Monster uses a multi-media process to create custom t-shirts for thousands of participants in an annual charity walk event.

Live Printing Events

Get a behind-the-scenes look at Barrel Maker Printing’s mobile setup and how they run live printing events and daily screen-printing operations.

Laser Bridge Applique Technology

See how Envision Tees uses laser bridge applique techniques to create high-end custom apparel designs popular in retail markets.

Producing Water Based Designs

See how Rockford Art Deli uses waterbased inks to deliver a unique design and how they engage their customers within their production process.

Transforming Discharge Printing

Learn how Oklahoma Shirt Company uses discharge printing to create custom tees that keep customers coming back for more.

Printing on Textured Fabrics

Learn hoe to simplify the challenge of printing on textured fabrics and produce a cool design with our friends at Stoked On Printing.

Mixed Media Designs

Rush Order Tees is a leading online custom apparel decorator specializing in fast-turn, low-volume orders and mixed-media design techniques.

Creating a Distressed Metal Texture

Watch our friends at the eagle promotions walk us through creating a distressed metal texture on our Premium Blend Ring-Spun fabric.

Quick-Turn Production for Retail

LKWID is a screen-printing powerhouse producing branded apparel programs for retailers nationwide with fast, efficient rush-order workflows.

Color 102: Color Themes for Every Occasion

We break JERZEES 102 colors into palettes—Core Basics, Neutrals, Brights, and Pastels—to explore fresh ways to inspire customers in 2023.

NEW JERZEES Eco™ Premium Blend Fleece

Learn more about JERZEES Eco™ Premium Blend Fleece—our newest, softest premium fleece collection and how it’s made.

Key Colors for 2022

At JERZEES, we stay on-trend but not trendy. Explore our Top 3 Color Themes for 2022 with our Design & Merchandising team.

Sketch to Garment Part 1: Concept Development for 2022

Watch our Design & Merchandising Team create seasonal trends through sketches, fabric development, and advanced 3D design software.

Sketch to Garment Part 2: Making the Garment

Take a look inside our offices and learn about sampling, testing, and the design process involved in creating our apparel.