Notes from the production line.
Field notes, technical explainers and product news — the thinking behind how we print, pack and ship. Written for brand teams and designers, in plain language, with no jargon you don’t need.
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7 Common Textile Print Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
Seven textile printing mistakes that cause reprints — resolution, colour expectations, print method, base choice, seams, repeats and skipping the sample — and how to avoid each one.
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Cotton vs Linen for Reactive Printing: How Each Takes Colour
Cotton and linen both take reactive dye into the fibre, but cotton renders crisp and saturated while linen reads softer and textured. Which base suits your…
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How to Design Seamless Repeat Patterns for Fabric
A seamless repeat is a tile whose edges continue into each other perfectly. How to choose a repeat type, build the tile, and test it before…
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How Colour Works on Cotton: RGB, CMYK and the Reactive Gamut
Screens make colour from light; cotton makes it from dye bonded inside the fibre. Why RGB, CMYK and the reactive gamut differ, and how to design…
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Placed Print vs All-Over Print: When to Use Each
A placed print sits in one area of a finished garment. An all-over print covers the whole panel before cut-and-sew. How to choose between them.
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Why Reactive Prints Don’t Crack or Fade: Wash-Fast Printing Explained
Reactive prints don't crack or fade because the colour is bonded inside the fibre, not laid on top of it. What that means over 600+ wash…
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DPI, Colour and File Formats for Textile Printing: What Matters
PDF, TIFF, JPG or PNG all work — what decides print quality is resolution at finished size. The DPI rule, format table and a 60-second pre-flight…
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How to Prepare Artwork for All-Over Print (Designer Checklist)
Design at panel level, keep 200–300 DPI, extend past every cut line and mind the seams: a practical checklist for preparing all-over print artwork.
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The Best Fabric for All-Over Print: A Base-by-Base Guide
Jersey for tees, French Terry for hoodies, percale and sateen for bedding: how each cotton base takes reactive colour, and how to choose yours.
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Reactive vs Pigment Printing: Which Is Right for Your Product?
Choosing between reactive vs pigment printing comes down to one question: does the colour need to live inside the fabric, or is it acceptable sitting on…
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The mental model, before the articles.
If you read one thing before you brief a print run, make it the reactive print guide — the chemistry in plain language, and how to design artwork that takes advantage of it.