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National Take Your Child To Work Day – T-Shirt Project

April 26, 2013 by Josh Ellsworth

Technically yesterday was national take your child to work day…but I had my daughter Madalyn visit for a long lunch today and we did some t-shirt decorating. I wanted to share our finished product. Now let me give you some background on these shirts… The dance school she attends sells a shirt each year for the dance recital. All of the kids wear them and apparently “bling” them up. When I joined her at dance class the night she received […]

Categories: Customization, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut) • Tags: customization, dance shirt, glitter flake, heat transfer film, personalized, rhinestones, take your child to work

A Great Day to Share this Photo and a Birthday T-Shirt Idea

March 21, 2013 by Josh Ellsworth

I wanted to share a photo of my beautiful niece Delilah Jane wearing a personalized t-shirt. We made the onesie for her 1st birthday celebration which will be this Saturday:) Customizing t-shirts for birthdays and other special events is a great opportunity. For this design, my sister sketched out the concept and we recreated it with CADWORXLive.com. Printing the cupcake on Express Print for the zebra pattern effect and then dropping the Pink Glitter Flake on top for the icing. […]

Categories: Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Thoughts On The Go • Tags: birthday, customization, down syndrome day, express print, fashion film electric, glitter flake, personalized, photo, t-shirt

Multi-Color Applications Made Easy with Heat Transfer Film

March 14, 2013 by Josh Ellsworth

While talking to business owners at the Atlantic City trade show I’ve found that a lot of folks are still confused about how to heat apply a multi-color heat transfer film application. And so, here is a 5 minute video that should take some of the confusion out of it. More soon on thoughts from the recent ISS Atlantic City show.

Categories: Customization, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Videos • Tags: 2 color, 3 color, heat press film, heat transfer film, how to, multi-color, video, vinyl

Sprint to On-Site, Mass Customization with Heat Printing

March 5, 2013 by Josh Ellsworth

I wanted to share a video that shows the power of heat printing customization. No other technology, other than heat printing could have filled the need for on-site, mass customization at this event. And of course, no other press other than a Hotronix could have offered easy Threadability™ for printing of back packs at such a fast pace. CAD-CUT® Premium Plus is the purple material utilized in the video, cut on demand for each pack. The black is a screen printed […]

Categories: Bags, Customization, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Plastisol Transfers, Videos • Tags: event printing, heat press, heat printing, hotronix, hotronix fusion, mass customization, on site printing, premium plus, screen printed transfer, threadability

2013 Factory Direct Heat Transfer Vinyl Catalog

February 28, 2013 by Josh Ellsworth

As many of you know, I work for the heat transfer film manufacturing division of Stahls’. I’m excited to share our 2013 Stahls’ CAD-CUT Direct Catalog! The inside cover includes a letter sharing some of my very favorite heat transfer films we offer, with a brief explanation of each. I think you’ll find the catalog beneficial as it lists all of the factory direct products, colors, Pantone references, application instructions, online pricing, material compositions and more! View the PDF by […]

Categories: Heat Applied Film (Cadcut) • Tags: 3M, cad-color, catalog, factory direct heat transfer vinyl, flex, flock, glitter transfer material, heat press, heat transfer film, print cut media, reflective, stahls, supplier, t-shirt material, thermofilm, wholesale

The Smart Way to Weed Heat Transfer Vinyl

February 12, 2013 by Josh Ellsworth

Weeding is the most time consuming part of using heat transfer film. My goal with this post is to save you more time on weeding during today alone than you spend reading/watching this tip. In this video, you’ll pick up a couple quick, simple tips to reduce your weeding time (often substantially), specifically when dealing with text. Thanks for reading/watching.

Categories: Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Videos • Tags: cad-cut, ez-weeder, flex, heat transfer vinyl, speed up production, stahls, weeding

Heat Press Solutions for Player Names & Numbers: Video

February 4, 2013 by Josh Ellsworth

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Films are polyurethane based materials that are laminated with an adhesive for permanent and durable adhesion to a textile. As the inventor of this style of material and the world’s largest manufacturer, Stahls’ has a variety of film styles for varying fabric demands. We also employ a wide variety of production techniques yielding varying styles of “film” transfers suited to a range of workflows and demands. In an effort to explain a major portion of those solutions […]

Categories: Customization, Finance, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Team Uniforms • Tags: heat transfer vinyl, lettering, letters, numbering, player names, player numbers, pre-cut numbers, stahls, team uniforms, vinyl cutting

New Ideas, Inspiration and Training for Heat Printers Around the World

December 28, 2012 by Josh Ellsworth

A late Merry Christmas to all of my faithful readers and an early Happy New Year! I’m prepping for one of the busiest travel months of the year and I hope to see many of you at the ASI show in Orlando, Florida next month or the Imprinted Sportswear Show in Long Beach, California! Readers of this blog range from experienced decorators to aspiring entrepreneurs all with a shared interest in apparel decorating. I wanted to give you all access […]

Categories: Customization, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Performance Apparel, T-Shirts, Team Uniforms, Videos, Vinyl Cutters • Tags: cad-cut, education, flex, heat pressing, heat printing, heat transfer, heat transfer vinyl, josh ellsworth, Roland GX-24, stahls, training, videos

Five Dollar Yard Long Heat Transfer Vinyl

October 31, 2012 by Josh Ellsworth

I’m writing to share an extra special online promotion on our CAD-CUT® Fashion Film product. We’ve recently converted Fashion Film to 15″ roll widths and added some additional neon colors. Now we are running a manufacturer direct special of $5 per yard when you order online. The price shows up when you add a 5y roll size or larger to the cart on the website. Here is a link to the product page: http://stahls.com/heat-transfer-material-fashion-film The video below will tell you […]

Categories: Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), HPY General Discussion • Tags: best deal, cad-cut, fashion film, flex transfer, heat transfer vinyl, manufacturer, price, stahls, t-shirt film, thermo

Heat Transfer Vinyl – 5 Years Later on YouTube, 20+ Years Since Invention

September 7, 2012 by Josh Ellsworth

Over 20 years ago Stahls’ created the category now known as heat transfer vinyl. The product was invented so businesses could cut graphics on a carrier and have them be pre-spaced in alignment for placement and application with a heat press onto a textile. A lot of the folks at Stahls’ were around when this product category was invented, including Ted Stahl. I can’t imagine the excitement and buzz of showing this product, and probably the challenges of explaining the […]

Categories: Customization, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Heat Press Tutorials, HPY General Discussion, Roland GX-24, The Heat Press, Videos, Vinyl Cutters • Tags: film, flex, flock, glitter, heat press, heat transfer vinyl, josh ellsworth, package, Roland GX-24, stahls, training, transfers, tutorial, video, vinyl, vinyl cutting

Happy 4th of July – Ready for the Summer Olympics?

July 3, 2012 by Josh Ellsworth

I’ve been watching the Olympic trials over the past few nights and with the Summer games approaching we’re starting to excited about the possibilities for Team USA in the various sports. One sport that I haven’t watched too much until now is Gymnastics. My 3-year-old daughter is just starting to try dance classes like ballet, jazz and tap as well as gymnastics at our local YMCA. Given her interest in these, she (as well as my wife and I) enjoyed […]

Categories: Apparel Constructions, Customization, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), T-Shirts • Tags: 4th of july, electric, fan wear, fashion film, glitter flake, gymnast, olympics, pride, team usa

Video Guide to Decorating Team Uniforms for High School Athletics

May 22, 2012 by Josh Ellsworth

This 1.5 hour intensive video guide teaches you how to decorate team uniforms for high school sports with a heat press. Learn the recommended heat transfer materials for varying fabrics and how to create trendy team uniforms while complying with required NFHS rules for each sport. Jerseys covered include; Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Football, Softball & Volleyball. Lessons include; printing mesh, printing reversible jerseys, customizing split front baseball uniforms, accommodating stretch fabrics, dealing with dye migration, using heat transfer vinyl in […]

Categories: Customization, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Heat Press Tutorials, Team Uniforms, The Heat Press, Videos, Vinyl Cutters • Tags: customization, heat printing, high school sports, jerseys, mesh, names, numbers, reversible, split front, sporting goods business, sports business, stahls, start your own business, team uniforms, transfer vinyl

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