The Decorated Apparel and Promotional Products Resource

Enter the Impressions Awards Today
July 02, 2009

Apparel decorators, this is your chance to have your work displayed and assessed in the industry's most prestigious apparel decorating competition — the 2009 Impressions Awards. The 31st annual contest will be judged at the Fort Worth Imprinted Sportswear Show, September 25-27, 2009. Winners will then be announced on Sunday, September 27.

stitch-FX Acquires Corporate Promotions
July 02, 2009

stitch-FX, a Greensboro, N.C.-based company that offers custom embroidery, screen printing and promotional products, recently announced that it has acquired Corporate Promotions Inc.

Join Impressions' discussions on LinkedIn!
July 02, 2009

Join the latest discussions or start your own on the Impressions Magazine Network LinkedIn page! Recent topics include recession-battling strategies, advice for newbie decorators, going green and more. Become a member today to discover the latest news and most popular discussion topics in the decorated apparel industry.

July 01, 2009

Decorators on Impressions' annual list of top-volume shops prove that an economic downturn doesn't necessarily mean a slump in production, sales volume or mindset. Find out what it took for this year's list of high-volume decorators to make it to the top.

	Tech Tip: Achieving Crisp 3-D Embroidery July 01, 2009
	How to Apply Oversized Heat Transfers July 01, 2009
	Off the Cuff: How to Measure Key Barometers of Business Health — Part 2 June 22, 2009

This site requires flash player 8 or higher.


Digitizing for Specialty Fabrics In this two-part series, industry expert Pat Williams guides you through fast and efficient techniques to use when digitizing and sewing on various substrates, including deep pile fabrics, tackle twill, stretchy materials like Lycra spandex and more. Check out parts one and two here.	Impressions on LinkedIn Join the Impressions Magazine Network group on LinkedIn to keep up on the latest news, discussions and happenings in the industry of decorated apparel. Jump onto the group page and add your thoughts, start your own discussion and invite industry peers!	Tech Tips: How to Print SFX on Heavy Cotton T-Shirts The latest supplier-sponsored Tech Tips edition is all about printing special effects inks on Heavy Cotton T-Shirts. In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to print three different special effects inks: burn out, high-density ink and gel, and discharge ink. Check out this recent issue and the Tech Tips archives now!

	NEWSLETTERS The Impressions Newsletter is a bi-weekly e-newsletter packed with the latest decorated apparel news, articles from the magazine, tradeshow updates and much more. The newsletter also offers tips specific to your business' specialty interest areas. These specific communities include High Volume Decorator, Retail Decorator, Home-Based Decorator and Tech Tips.		FORUM Welcome to T-shirtforums.com, a partner of Impressions magazine and the Imprinted Sportswear Shows that provides an online discussion place for the decorated apparel community. Users of this free forum also can get help locating hard-to-find apparel items and promotional products in the "Wholesale T-shirts and Other Products" discussion group.
	2009 TOP-VOLUME DECORATORS Decorators on Impressions' annual list of top-volume shops prove that an economic downturn doesn't necessarily mean a slump in production, sales volume or mindset. Find out what it took for this year's list of high-volume decorators to make it to the top.		IMPRESSIONS UNIVERSITY Impressions University, an online learning program designed to meet the continuing education needs of commercial embroiderers, screen printers and promotional products distributors in the decorated apparel industry, has added Trump University classes to its product offering. Classes focus on the skill sets of operating a successful small business today.

Plan now to attend ISS New England!
Rhode Island Convention Center
Conference: July 10-11, 2009
Exposition: July 10-12, 2009
Click here to register.

Impressions University, an online learning program designed to meet the continuing education needs of commercial embroiderers, screen printers and promotional products distributors in the decorated apparel industry, has added Trump University classes to its product offering. Classes focus on the skill sets of operating a successful small business today.

Welcome to T-shirtforums.com, a partner of Impressions magazine and the Imprinted Sportswear Shows that provides an online discussion place for the decorated apparel community. Users of this free forum also can get help locating hard-to-find apparel items and promotional products in the "Wholesale T-shirts and Other Products" discussion group.

NEWSLETTERS

FORUM

2009 TOP-VOLUME DECORATORS

IMPRESSIONS UNIVERSITY

The One-Stop Source for Decorated Apparel Industry Professionals