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first impressions We’re Going to Vegas!!! ave you ever been to an Imprinted Sportswear Shows (ISS) event? If not, you are missing out on the best opportunity to see new product introductions, gain knowledge through our comprehensive educational program, meet with suppliers and network with your peers. ISS events are held every few months in cities throughout the country to make it easier for apparel decorators to attend. But if you’ve been waiting for a reason to combine business with the fun and fast-paced Las Vegas scene, your wait is over. We’re proud to announce our newest event — ISS Las Vegas, which will be held Aug. 12-14 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Co-located with the Associated Surplus Dealers (ASD) show — a Nielsen event that brings the widest variety of merchandise together in one consumer goods trade show — this new ISS event offers everything you need to take your new or existing apparel decoration business to the next level. The ISS conference program is a don’t-miss opportunity to enhance your apparel decorating skills or gain new ones. Check out these workshop and seminar topics: • “Rhinestones are Still Relevant, Popular and — Best of All — Profitable!” by Jay Busselle, Digital Art Solutions • “No Limits: Increase Embroidery Profits with the ‘Wow’ Factor” by Deborah Jones, MyEmbroideryMentor.com • “Breaking the Rules of Sublimation” by Jimmy Lamb, Sawgrass Technologies • “High-End Screen Printing: Requirements for Success” by Johnny Shell, SGIA • “10 Simple Rules to Running Your Business” by Greg Kitson, Mind’s Eye Graphics • “What Retailers Want: Rapid Retail Replenishment” by Christopher Bernat, Vapor Apparel • “Communicating With Your Digitizer” by Ed Levy, Hirsch Intl. • “Special Effects Shirt Treatments & Embellishing” by Charlie Taublieb, Taublieb Consulting • “Master Photoshop the Easy Way” by Dane Clement, Great Dane Graphics And that’s just to name a few! Register early for just $99 for the full-seminar package to take as many seminars as you’d like. Or pre-register and pay just $25 for individual seminars (workshops are $99) and you’ll come away with a wealth of information to make your investment return big profits in new and repeat business once you put your newfound skills to use. We’re betting on seeing you in Vegas — odds are it is an experience that you won’t soon forget. See you there! THE DEcoraTED apparEl group Editorial Office 1145 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 355 Alpharetta, GA 30009 (770) 569-1540, (800) 241-9034; Fax: (770) 569-5105 EDiTorial EditOr in ChiEf MArciA DerryBerry | (770) 291-5574 mderryberry@impressionsmag.com SEniOr EditOr jAMAr LASter | (770) 291-5578 jlaster@impressionsmag.com Managing EditOr SArAH GODDArD | (770) 291-5412 sarah.goddard@nielsen.com aSSOCiatE EditOr LAUreN MitcHeLL | (770) 291-5487 lmitchell@impressionsmag.com COntributing writErS MArSHALL AtkiNSON, eD BrANiGAN, DANe cLeMeNt, DeBOrAH jONeS, keViN keLLy, MArciA y. kiNter, GreG kitSON, MicHAeL j. PALLeriNO ViCE prESidEnt/COntEnt DOUG HOPe SEniOr ViCE prESidEnt jOe rANDALL h arT art dirECtOr WeNDi VAN eLDik | (770) 291-5520 wendi.vaneldik@nielsen.com dESign intErn eric DAViS | (770) 291-5617 eric.davis@nielsen.com aDvErTising aSSOCiatE publiShEr LAUrie GONz | (813) 366-2877 laurie.gonz@nielsen.com SEniOr aCCOunt ExECutiVE jeANiNe MOrGAN | (813) 366-2876 jeanine.morgan@nielsen.com SEniOr aCCOunt ExECutiVE — ClaSSifiEdS DiANe keNNeDy | (770) 291-5519 diane.kennedy@nielsen.com proDucTion prOduCtiOn dirECtOr NAN McDOWeLL | (770) 291-5480 nan.mcdowell@nielsen.com prOduCtiOn ManagEr terri HiLL | (770) 291-5481 terri.HiLL@nielsen.com CuStOMEr SErViCE baCk iSSuES | (800) 697-8859 SubSCriptiOnS | (800) 697-8859 nimp@omeda.com rEprintS rAy tryNOVicH, tHe yGS GrOUP | (800) 290-5460 x148 impressions@theygsgroup.com liSt rEntal LiSt reNtAL PrODUct MANAGer BArt PicciriLLO | (848) 731-2768 bart.piccirillo@eraepd.com SCan thE COdE bElOw tO SubSCribE! EditOr in ChiEf To comment on this editorial or to express your views on other matters, address your e-mail to mderryberry@impressionsmag.com. 6 Impressions | June/July 2012 A Division of Nielsen impressionsmag.com http://www.MyEmbroideryMentor.com http://www.impressionsmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Impressions - June/July 2012

Impressions - June/July 2012
Contents
First Impressions
From the Show Director
FYI
Product Gallery
ISS Conference
Trendy Tykes
Teens & Tweens Remain Industry Style-Setters
CPSIA: The Current Landscape
CPSIA: A Screen Printer’s Perspective
Shop Spotlight
Embroidery Technique
Screen Printing Production
Screen Printing Graphics & Design
Screen Printing Technique
Digital Decorating
Business to Business
Classifieds
Ad Index

Impressions - June/July 2012