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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

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2012 CADCUTDirect.com Catalog Released

February 24, 2012 by Josh Ellsworth

It’s that time of year when we start releasing new catalogs.  I’m excited to share with readers the 2012 digital edition of the CADCUTDirect.com catalog.  It has all of our latest products, colors, tips and photos. Click to view: Stahls’ CADCUTDirect.com Catalog Some noteworthy changes that took place in this edition are:  The launch of CAD-CUT Premium Plus and its success for performance apparel applications (page 7)  The continued growth of Thermo-FILM as the best material for mesh jerseys and more […]

Categories: Heat Applied Film (Cadcut) • Tags: 2012 heat transfer, cad-cut, cadcutdirect, catalog, flex, heat press material, premium plus, sportfilm, thermofilm, transfer film, transfer vinyl

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2012 Trade Shows Kick Off – Check out the videos

January 25, 2012 by Josh Ellsworth

It’s always a lot of fun to attend the Imprinted Sportswear Show in Long Beach every January!  It seems like the exhibitors are showing their latest and attendees are buzzing with interest, hope and the promise of a new year. At Stahls’ we usually pump out some new products at this show and some for the Atlantic City show in March.  This year will be the same. In Long Beach we formally introduced CAD-CUT® Premium Plus and Glitter Flake to […]

Categories: Customization, Fashion T-Shirts, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Performance Apparel, T-Shirts, Team Uniforms • Tags: film, glitter flake, heat press transfers, heat transfer vinyl, imprinted sportswear show, premium plus, samples, special effects, stahls, thermofilm

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New Stahls’ CADCUTdirect.com Materials Catalog – Heat Transfer Vinyl

February 21, 2011 by Josh Ellsworth

It’s an exciting time as we release our new CAD-CUT® & CAD-COLOR® materials catalog for Spring. This edition of the catalog features lots of new heat transfer vinyl materials all at manufacturer direct pricing. Some of our highlights include – CAD-CUT® Glitter Flake (page 16) CAD-CUT® Hologram (page 12) CAD-CUT® Pebble Puff (page 15) CAD-CUT® Metallic II (page 16) CAD-CUT® Flock (page 11) If you currently source heat applied film elsewhere it would be a great time to do a […]

Categories: Customization, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Print/Cut Process • Tags: cad-cut, cadcutdirect, film, flex, glitter, glow, gorilla grip, heat press, heat transfer vinyl, hologram, material, neon, solutions, stahls, thermofilm

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Creating 2 Color Names and Numbers with Heat Transfer Film

April 20, 2010 by Josh Ellsworth

Creating 2 color names and numbers with heat applied film – Thermofilm. I’ve been spending  a lot of time speaking with customers like you who own a vinyl cutter and  a heat press.  I’m trying to uncover some of the top challenges you are facing…so far I’ve received a ton of feedback.  Thanks! Based on your feedback – your challenges are: Creating artwork Knowing what film for which fabric How to price items. Sound right?  Of course other than weeding:) […]

Categories: Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Heat Press Tutorials, Team Uniforms, Videos • Tags: 2 color lettering, cadcut, cadworx, cadworxlive, coreldraw video, flex, gx-24 tutorial, heat press film, heat transfer vinyl, josh ellsworth, stahls, thermofilm

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The Scary Truth About Decorating Team Sports Uniforms – Heat Press Vinyl

February 15, 2010 by Josh Ellsworth

The Scary Truth About Decorating Team Sports Uniforms with Heat Press Vinyl Heat applied film gets a bad name sometimes.  It’s easy to understand why when you look at the photo below of one of the most popular brands on the market (not Stahls’). Washed just 2 times and put through the dryer on low heat. The photo above can teach us quite a few lessons about decorating: There are countless brands of heat transfer vinyl materials on the market […]

Categories: Customization, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Team Uniforms • Tags: flex, heat press, jerseys, lettering, numbering, team sports, thermofilm, thermogrip, transfer, uniforms, vinyl

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CAD-CUT® – It’s really that simple

February 12, 2010 by Josh Ellsworth

I wanted to take a moment to share a video that we have recently produced on the process of using heat applied film. As you’ll see in the video it’s really a simple, clean technology that has a great ROI. Enjoy the video and please take the time to rate it 5 stars – this will help me share the video with more people…. Also this would be a cool post for you to take time to comment on how […]

Categories: Customization, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Heat Press Tutorials, Videos • Tags: flex, gcc, graphtec, gx-24, heat press vinyl, roland, thermo, thermofilm, us cutter, vinyl cutter

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2 New Decorated Apparel Webinars Announced

January 19, 2009 by Josh Ellsworth

Thanks to everyone who joined me on my initial webinar on Sales Opportunities for Customized Apparel.  Thanks to the great attendance and response 2 new webinars have been scheduled for February. Here they are – just click the title of each webinar in order to sign up.  We can accomodate 1001 attendees. February 12th 2009 @ 2:00pm EST Design it, Cut it, Sew it or Seal it – Decorating with Twill Starts Here Description:  Learn how two powerful software programs […]

Categories: HPY General Discussion • Tags: cadcut, easyweed, heat applied film, heat press education, heat press webinar, heat transfer vinyl, hotmark, spectra, thermofilm, thermoflex, vinyl cutter

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Leverage Your Purchasing to Reduce Costs of Heat Press Transfer Vinyl

July 2, 2008 by Josh Ellsworth

The below post will recommend an example of how you can benefit from purchasing supplies in bulk. With the rise of gasoline increasing freight costs and the general state of the economy everyone can afford to save – this is just one way that can benefit your business’ bottom line. When purchasing cad materials or heat transfer vinyl for your vinyl cutter it is imperative to leverage pricing from your supplier. Brands of material can have a cost difference of […]

Categories: Finance, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut) • Tags: cadcut vinyl, easyweed, heat press, heat press vinyl, hotmark, money saving tips, spectra, thermofilm, thermoflex

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Just Say No To Heat Press Vinyl; Try Urethane Imaging

March 13, 2008 by Josh Ellsworth

Just Say No To Heat Press Vinyl You might have noticed that a lot of my latest posts have been about cad-cut materials that can be cut with a vinyl cutter and applied with a heat press.  Since there are a lot of readers interested in this product it is important to discuss how to relate cad-cut to your customer or retail terminology. ____________________________________________________________ When marketing and promoting Cad-cut materials it is important to understand how your customer perceives the product they […]

Categories: Business, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Heat Press Tutorials, Marketing, Sales • Tags: heat applied film, heat press vinyl, hotmark, naming cad-cut, spectra eco-film, t-shirt vinyl, thermofilm, thermoflex

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