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Making social and environmental issues a priority in your daily operations may not seem practical when turnaround times and finances are tight. But if you follow the lead of garment printers who have researched the effects of sweatshop labor, chemically treated cotton, and ecologically unfriendly inks, you may just change your mind.

Davis explains how to identify and overcome the most troublesome characteristics of synthetics.

Review common garment defects and describes why you need to identify them before you print

Find out how to ensure a long and useful life from the tools you employ most frequently.

Find out how the characteristics of each specialty ink you use should influence your decisions in art creation, screen selection, and stencilmaking

Discover the rare interactions between cotton dyes and certain plastisol products.

In this installment, learn how dot gain manifests in garment graphics and how to compensate for it in prepress.

A specialty wash program can give your printed garments the worn look that today's buyers desire.