Integrating "Garment Graphics" Cutters into Your Decoration Business

A vinyl cutter can create numerous new opportunities for your apparel decoration business. Here's how to pick the perfect one.
Jan 2, 2008

By Josh Ellsworth

At first blush, it might not seem obvious how a sign vinyl cutter can improve your apparel decoration business — less obvious than, say, an embroidery machine that embroiders textiles or a screen printing press, which applies ink to them. Well, did you know that a sign vinyl cutter can actually cut different types of materials to be applied to apparel with a heat press or an embroidery machine? This method of indirect garment decoration is now recognized by manufacturers, dealers and businesses like yours, revolutionizing this traditional sign-making tool into an indispensable piece of equipment for garment decorating.

January 2008 — Part I: Using a 'Garment Graphics' Cutter for Apparel Decoration

February 2008 — Part II: Shopping for a Garment Graphics Cutter

March 2008 — Part III: How to Select Software for a Garment Graphics Cutter

April 2008 — Part IV: Living in a Material World

May 2008 — Part V: Selling More with Garment Graphics Cutters

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