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A Snapshot of the New Epson SureColor F570 Dye-Sublimation Printer

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  In order to keep up with the changing fashion trends and rising customer demands, textile printing businesses have shifted to digital printing methods to design new collections. Reports  have shown that manufacturing activity soared to a 10-year high in October 2020 in China as the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Innovative methods like digital printing is what made the textile industry more profitable—and not to mention, more eco-friendly. As a type of digital printing, sublimation printing has emerged as a popular method of producing high-quality, bright, and vivid prints that are also long-lasting and scratch-resistant. The sublimation process starts with printing the required image on a suitable sublimation printer. The dye sublimation ink is placed on the Sublimation  transfer paper , converted into gas, and then transferred onto the fabric is question. If you’re looking for a large format dye sublimation printer , then Epson’s digital textile printers...

How to Set Up Your Online Custom T-Shirt Business in 2021

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  T-shirts are a staple of casualwear across the globe, and selling custom t-shirts has become a popular choice for artists and entrepreneurs who are looking for an inexpensive business start-up idea. The global market for custom t-shirt printing is predicted to cross 10 billion USD by 2025 . So, if you’re planning to get involved in the t-shirt selling business, you’re bound to come across some stiff competition. Here’s a brief step-by-step guide on how you can set up your own business: 1.  Find Your Niche and Target Audience Determining your niche beforehand will help your online t-shirt business attract the right audience without you having to go over budget. Since the online t-shirt business is already quite saturated, take your time to come up with t-shirt ideas that are truly unique. Browse through online stores that you like, brainstorm ideas, and determine if there’s an untapped market that you can take advantage of.   For instance, a general category could includ...

Sustainable Fashion and Printing Industry: Here’s What You Need to Know

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Sustainability is no longer an option. Modern lifestyles have wreaked havoc on the environment, and the apparel industry has been ruthlessly criticized as one of the biggest culprits  in this regard. The fashion industry is one of the biggest water consumers  (and polluters) in the world, producing nearly 20% of wastewater in addition to greenhouse emissions. Experts believe that the industry consumes more of our natural resources than maritime shipping and international flights combined. Additionally, disposable clothing has become a fast fashion trend , causing millions of tons of discarded clothing  to end up in landfills in the U.S alone. This makes room for more fashion, which pollutes the air, uses up precious water , and fills the environment with  harmful chemicals . The question then becomes, how do you make the entire textile manufacturing process more eco-friendly? You start at the source, of course. Analyze how conventional dyeing and printing processes a...

Is Sublimation Printing Eco-Friendly and Sustainable?

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  There are several ways to add designs to garments, such as dyeing, screenprinting, special washes, embroidery, sublimation, appliqués, etc. But how eco-friendly are these processes? Do we need to be concerned about the high carbon footprint, dangerous chemicals, and wasted water? As the world witnesses a huge swing toward sustainable supply, digital textile printing has emerged as an eco-friendly , cleaner, efficient, and more profitable alternative to traditional manufacturing practices. The digital printing market, valued at USD 22.739 billion  in 2019, is predicted to amount to USD 31.712 billion by 2025. In this blog post, we’ll talk about a printing process that’s often touted as being environmentally-friendly and highly sustainable: sublimation printing. But first, let’s go over the basics: What Is Sublimation Printing? Sublimation is a chemical process that imprints bright and vivid designs onto garments through a chemical reaction. The process of sublimation involves...