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Hanes Announces New Beefy-T Hall of Fame Inductee (L-R) Jim Hendrix, president and co-owner of The Graphic Cow; Dave Carter and Clayton Hunt, co-founders of The Graphic Cow; John Marsh, president of Hanes Activewear; Andrew Verga, Hanes Branded Printwear marketing manager Hanes Branded Printwear, Winston-Salem, N.C., recently announced that screen printer The Graphic Cow, Greenville, S.C., has been inducted into the Hanes Beefy-T T-shirt Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is located at the Hanesbrands corporate headquarters and recognizes screen printers, distributors and others within the decorated apparel industry. Known for its creative ﬂair, the invention of “cowtagging” and a strong entrepreneurial spirit, The Graphic Cow was presented with the 2013 Hanes Beefy-T Hall of Fame Award at a celebration event at its plant in Liberty, S.C. Dave Carter and Clayton Hunt, company founders, along with Jim Hendrix, co-owner and president, accepted the award. Hunt and Carter started The Graphic Cow in the 1980s. With experience and vision to build a successful company, they eventually adopted the motto “great art plus a Beefy-T equals a top-notch T-shirt.” They hired local artists and built an employee base of expert printers. In 1999, they began operating under the principle “art in 24 hours, shirts in ﬁve days.” With a strong focus on the college market, the company invented individual packaging for custom group orders, which it later trademarked as cowtagging. This attention to service has helped The Graphic Cow grow from a local operation to a national business. “The Hanes Beefy-T has always been an instrumental part of our success,” Carter says. “We built our company with the mindset of excellence, offering a quality product — from T-shirt to design to delivery — that is what helps set us apart from our competitors.” For more information, visit haneslocator. com. — L.M. Stahls’ ID Direct Customers Join the Great Race Stahls’ ID Direct, St. Clair Shores, Mich., recently offered customers the opportunity to join Ted and Mary Stahl for the 2013 Great Race. The Great Race, an annual cross-country antique car race presented by Hemmings Motor News and Hagerty, is open only to preWorld War II vehicles, and challenges drivers and their guests to meet speciﬁc timelines in efforts to get a perfect score. Electronic devices are not permitted, and each driver must rely solely on a compass and map. The route for this year’s race, to be held in late June, spans from St. Paul, Minn., to Mobile, Ala. Ted and Mary Stahl created a contest for their customers to join them on a leg of the trip, announcing the winners June 10. “We had such a great time in the race last 10 Impressions | June/July 2013 Ted and Mary Stahl invited customers to join them on a leg of June’s Great Race. year we wanted to invite our customers to ride along,” says Ted Stahl, chairman of the board, GroupeSTAHL. “Our customers are great American entrepreneurs, and [we wanted] to have them join us on the route through the heartland of America.” For more information, visit stahlsid.com. — L.M. | Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF), Irving, Texas, recently announced that Polyconcept North America has pledged $120,000 to the PPEF Tomorrow Fund, which supports PPEF scholarship programs that promote education and achievement within the promotional products industry. Funded by Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) and donations from the promotional products industry, the PPEF scholarship program enables youth and professionals to continue their education on a collegiate level. Last year, 65 new and 29 renewal scholars were awarded scholarships totaling $100,000. | InkSoft, Albuquerque, N.M., recently added new design templates and clip art designs to Design Studio, its online designer program. The new additions include 1,300 design templates in 15 categories and 7,000 clip art designs in 19 categories. The categories include: sports, mascots, Greek letters, holidays, military, ﬁrst responders and many more. Additionally, the company has added new cheerleading clip art to its cheer design idea library. | The DreamWeaver XE 6200D machine, manufactured by Brother Intl. Corp., Bridgewater, N.J., recently was selected by the Vacuum Dealers Trade Association/ Sewing Dealers Trade Association (VDTA/STDA) as its 2013 Product of the Year in the sewing machine category. The DreamWeaver XE, a combination quilting, sewing and embroidery machine within the V-Series lineup, offers Brother-exclusive and industry-ﬁrst features, according to the company. A new ﬁfth-generation chassis offers an oversized 5" x 11.25" of workspace, the largest workspace ever from Brother. impressionsmag.com http://www.haneslocator.com http://www.haneslocator.com http://www.stahlsid.com http://www.impressionsmag.com

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Impressions - June/July 2013
Contents
First Impressions
From the Show Director
FYI
Product Gallery
ISS Conferences
Outfitting Tots & Teens
Is the Price Right?
Heat Printing for Friday Nights
Shop Spotlight
Embroidery Design & Digitizing
Online Directory
Embroidery Production
Screen Printing Production
Screen Printing Technique
Tech Tips
Classifieds
Ad Index

Impressions - June/July 2013