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We will be closing today at 3:00 PM and getting ready for the big feast for tomorrow.
Once you are in your food coma and you find the need to aimless browse the internet here are a few inspirational ideas for the upcoming holiday gift giving season.
Happy Thanksgiving and we will see you when the shop re-opens on Monday December 1st. December 1st? How did it get to be December already??????
All images are courtesy of Pinterest.
Friday was a good day at the shop. Of course it was a good day because it was Friday but more importantly we completed our first decal job on the new Roland Versacamm printer.
The new printer allows us to print full color decals and perforate them in the required shape.
The best part of this process is it means no minimums! So if you have 10 decals or 10,000 we can do the job right in house, with no “less than minimum” charge, and help you save on shipping.
Our Facebook page has a video of the decals coming off the machine. Take a peek!
Hashtags…love ’em or hate ’em they are a part of our culture now. So get on board with it and have fun creating your own. With a hashtag and cool font you can make your very own shirts for just about any event: Birthday, holiday, wedding, corporate retreat. Need some ideas?
Already way ahead of the game and have your own #hashtag shirts? Share them on our Facebook page. We would love to have a peek.
#teeshirts #goodtimes #havefunwithit
All photos are courtesy of Pinterest
The top paper back book publisher in Brazil teamed up with a Brazilian fashion house and created a great marketing / branding project. As a huge reader this idea I thought was brilliant.
And just because we may not be able to get our hands on these works of art quite so easily don’t despair. Create your own by putting your favorite quote on your favorite garment: A motivational quote down the leg of your sweatpants, a short poem for the back pocket on your jeans, or a long quote for the back of a tee shirt. Oh the possibilities.
For more information on this project click here. It is worth the read. (But I say that all the time don’t I….)
Do an about face! Instead of numbers on the back of your garment put them on the front. Adds a whole different look and feel to your wardrobe.
photo courtesy via viniue.com.br
Who said embroidery was for little old ladies without anything better to do? Check this out…The heavy metal band Throne just released the first every frame by frame music video done with nothing but embroidery.
Our friends at Wilcom said in their blog post on this endeavor “With over 3000 individually stitched frames and an estimate of around 45 million individual stitches, the project was completed on an extremely tight schedule with an allocated time period of six months and an ironclad screening deadline of May 12th.”
Even if you are not a fan of heavy metal the results are amazing.
Get the full story on this project here. It is worth the read through.
Golf shirts are not just about golfing any more. We are seeing a lot of different types of businesses using these comfortable, lightweight, moisture wicking shirts for their uniforms. From country club ground crews, to restaurant waitstaff, to on the road salesmen these shirts are a great option for the warm weather.
We just received several new samples from Adidas, Nike, and Charles River with some brand new colors and details.
Take a peak at these from Adidas.
…these from Adidas and Nike Golf
….and these from Charles River.
All of these shirts offer great details such as contrasting stitching, color blocking, and subtle but elegant fabric pattern.
Sometimes it is hard to see all these details on line or in the catalogs so feel free to stop by the shop and have a look. We think you will be surprised by some new options on the old classics.
One of the great things about this business is getting to see all the great (and at times not so great) graphic designs that people are using to promote their business or event. The varitity of logos with their different sizes, shapes, and colors is what keeps interesting.
Because of the varitity however, pricing out those logos can get complicated. This is why when you give us a call or stop into the shop to inquire about pricing we always ask you to provide a sample of the logo.
The two main things that will determine the price of your logo will be the final out put size and the detail within the logo itself.
In other words, the larger the logo you need the more stitches are required which results in a higer price. The same holds true for the detail within the logo. In order to preserve the detail more thread might needed to provide the right “fill” to give the design the correct look resulting in a higher stitch count.
Here are two examples to help make things a bit clearer. 
The curl27 Fitness logo on the left is a medium size logo but with a low thread count because of its simple design.
The Humphrey’s logo on the right although smaller is a more complicated logo because of the detail in the fill and the fact that it has 4 different colors within that logo.
Both are great logos but pricing will vary between the two based on those factors.
Remeber the more information you can provide us about the applications and design of the logo the better we will be able to quote you a price for your job.
While the thumbnail is small the ideas in our Giftage 2013 Catalog are huge! From Eddie Bauer to Nike to District this little catalog packs a lot of gift options into it. Click on the thumbnail above to discover gifts for your corporate team, your golfing buddies, or your extending family visiting for the holidays. We are here to help make your holiday shopping stress free.
Oh and don’t forget to personalize it! It makes a gift all that more special.
We are enjoying the beautiful summer weather here in New England, but we know that so many of you have fall and back to school on your mind.
We set up a new board on our Pinterest site called Child’s Play. Currently on the board – a mix of play and dress clothes to help your kids transition back into a routine.
If you have been assigned the task of getting teams uniforms don’t forget to give us a call. We can get you set up with jersey’s, tee’s and sweats, baseball hats and other items to help promote your team with eye catching silk screen, embroidery, or heat transfer designs.
Here is to a winning fall season!