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Richardson 112 vs Yupoong 6606 vs 6609: An Hone...

These three caps cover most of the custom trucker work that comes through our shop, and we genuinely like all of them. They are not interchangeable, though. The differences look...

Richardson 112 vs Yupoong 6606 vs 6609: An Hone...

These three caps cover most of the custom trucker work that comes through our shop, and we genuinely like all of them. They are not interchangeable, though. The differences look...

What Schools and Leagues Should Require From a ...

Ten questions to ask every decorator quoting printed kids' apparel, what a good answer sounds like, and the three responses that should give you pause. Written to be forwarded to...

What Schools and Leagues Should Require From a ...

Ten questions to ask every decorator quoting printed kids' apparel, what a good answer sounds like, and the three responses that should give you pause. Written to be forwarded to...

Is a Screen Print “Paint”? The Unresolved CPSIA...

Two rules point in opposite directions and CPSC has not resolved it. The honest version of the most consequential open question in decorated children's apparel.

Is a Screen Print “Paint”? The Unresolved CPSIA...

Two rules point in opposite directions and CPSC has not resolved it. The honest version of the most consequential open question in decorated children's apparel.

The Children's Sleepwear Trap for Decorators

Children's sleepwear is a separate and much stricter regime, and how a garment is distributed and promoted helps decide whether it is sleepwear at all. What that means for a...

The Children's Sleepwear Trap for Decorators

Children's sleepwear is a separate and much stricter regime, and how a garment is distributed and promoted helps decide whether it is sleepwear at all. What that means for a...

Youth Hoodie Drawstrings: The Rule That Gets Or...

A retailer paid a $1.5 million penalty over children's sweatshirts with neck drawstrings. The rule a print shop is most likely to walk into, and the ninety-second check that avoids...

Youth Hoodie Drawstrings: The Rule That Gets Or...

A retailer paid a $1.5 million penalty over children's sweatshirts with neck drawstrings. The rule a print shop is most likely to walk into, and the ninety-second check that avoids...

CPSIA Tracking Labels on Decorated Kids' Apparel

Hangtags do not count. What a permanent tracking label has to carry on a decorated children's garment, who is responsible for applying it, and the question CPSC has not answered.

CPSIA Tracking Labels on Decorated Kids' Apparel

Hangtags do not count. What a permanent tracking label has to carry on a decorated children's garment, who is responsible for applying it, and the question CPSC has not answered.