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20 Trendwatch All the hot trends from the spring/summer 2017 collections 22 Top picks 2017 The brands predict their bestselling new styles for 2017 27 Featured product Focus on the Sol’s Volcano 29 Tasteful trends Feast your eyes on the latest hospitality- and cateringwear 40 Pump up the volume We discuss how the high volume promowear market has changed and look at last year’s biggest selling styles 50 Kit selector: hybrid systems Our must-read guide to hybrid printing systems 58 Screen grabs We showcase the latest textile screen printing pressesSHOP TALK
05 Editorial 08 Decorated product of the month 12 Throwback to... What was happening in imprint in February 2008 15 Print shop pooches #15 Mr Kidogo from Cornwall Screenprint & Embroidery 80 Up close and personal Wocco from Fresh Air 16 Business clinic Expert advice on the business of running a garment decoration company 28 The Miller’s tale The Miller of Mansfield on the appeal of denim aprons 46 The best of both Hybrid screen print/DTG systems: how they work and why you would want to buy one 54 Mixing it up with Mooch and Amaya Mooch and Amaya demonstrate how to print a T-shirt on the Polyprint hybrid printing system 63 How to load a shirt like a pro Tips to help you master your loading skills 64 Talking screen printing presses with Peter Walsh M&R’s vice president of sales discusses what to consider before buying a press22
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06 Industry news YES celebrates Grand Opening, M&R launches its first hybrid, Gildan buys American Apparel and MagnaColours introduces new discharge basesKNOWLEDGE BASE
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32 P&P Live! 2017 preview Our preview of star attrractions at the 2017 show 66 Back to the future We catch up with Graham Ridley of Retro Activewear – cover star of the first ever issue of Images 72 A pigment of the imagination Jeff Bartley talks to Images about Comfort Colors and its unique dyeing processINDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT
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69 20/20 hindsight Marshall Atkinson shares 20 things he wishes he’d known when he started out in garment decoration 75 When the going gets tough... NEW Images columnist, the award-winning digitiser Erich Campbell on embroidering workwear