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This submission, “Peace” by Aimee Montoya of Paramount High School, Paramount, Calif., won the Grand Champion Award and ﬁrst place in the “Best Screen Printed Design: An Artist’s Award” category. MOST POPULAR IMPRESSIONS WEB ARTICLES MOST SAVED 1. How to Ensure a Print is Correctly Cured (With Video!) 2. Sublimation Solutions 3. How to Determine a True Thread Break 4. First Aid for Embroidery Mistakes, Part 2 of 2: From Stitch Removal to Hole Repair 5. Off the Cuff: Who Really Owns Artwork, Screens and Digitizing? Part 2 of 2 Impressions Announces 2012 Student Award Winners The winners of the 2012 Impressions Awards Student Decorating Competition were announced at the Long Beach Imprinted Sportswear Shows (ISS) event this past January. The students from Paramount High School, Paramount, Calif., took home an array of honors, including the Grand Champion placement. Aimee Montoya submitted the winning design, called “Peace,” which also won ﬁrst place in the “Best Screen Printed Design: An Artist’s Award” category. The student competition is in its ﬁfth year, and was created to showcase the talents of high school students enrolled in graphic arts and screen printing programs. Impressions and ISS would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of the decorated apparel industry’s future leaders: Gildan Activewear, Newton Christ Church, Barbados; International Coatings, Cerritos, Calif.; and Franmar Chemical Inc., Bloomington, Ill. A special thanks also goes to the judges for lending their time and expertise is assessing this year’s entries: Christopher Bernat, Vapor Apparel; Dane Clement, Great Dane Graphics; Jeff Proctor, Lancer Group; Gustavo Serrano, Vapor Apparel; and Charlie Taublieb, Taublieb Consulting. Stay tuned for a feature article in the April/ May 2012 issue of Impressions that will include a sneak peek at two high school’s graphic arts and screen printing programs. — M.D. MOST PRINTED 1. How to Ensure a Print is Correctly Cured (With Video!) 2. Simple Solutions for Novice Digitizers 3. How to Determine a True Thread Break 4. How to Calculate the Real Cost of Embroidery Supplies 5. Why a Sustainability Program Makes Economic Sense for Your Shop MOST E-MAILED Gildan Tabs “I Support…” Donation Recipients For its second consecutive “I Support...” program, Gildan Activewear SRL, Newton, Christ Church, Barbados, recently announced donations in various amounts for the following charities: • Our Little Roses Foreign Mission Society — recipient of the Genuine Gildan Stewardship award of $50,000 • Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society (AARCS) — recipient of the Impact award of $20,000 • Amizade Global Service Learning — recipient of the Sustainability award of $10,000 • YESIWUAH Inc. — recipient of the People’s Choice award of $10,000 Gildan presented Our Little Roses Foreign Mission Society’s Executive Director Beverly Allison with the $50,000 check during a ceremony on the opening day of the Long Beach Imprinted Sportswear Show (ISS). Gildan reached out At the Long Beach Imprinted to the apparel Sportswear Show in January, Our and promo- Little Roses Foreign Mission Society’s Executive Director Beverly Allison tional products (left) accepts a $50,000 check for the industries to Genuine Gildan Stewardship award in get nomina- it’s “I Support” program. Gildan’s Mike tions for chari- Hoffman presents the check. ties that positively impact their communities. A “Top 10” list was determined and a panel of judges decided which of the 10 would receive donations based on each charity’s response to a questionnaire. For more information, visit gildanisupport. com. — J.L. impressionsmag.com 1. How to Ensure a Print is Correctly Cured (With Video!) 2. It Pays to Take Shirt Design Online 3. Wilcom, PikiCentral Announce Joint-Venture for DecoNetwork 4. Five Markets to Track for Artwork Trends 5. Pulse Debuts New iPad App To read any of these articles, visit impressionsmag.com. Find the Search box at the top of the page and input the article title (in full or in part) — in quotation marks — and hit Enter on your keyboard or click the blue circle next to the Search box. 10 Impressions | March 2012 http://www.impressionsmag.com http://www.impressionsmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Impressions - March 2012

Impressions - March 2012
Contents
First Impressions
From the Show Director
FYI
ISS Conferences
Product Gallery
What Women Want
Fashion Meets Function
The “Blingifi cation” of Decorated Apparel
Online Directory
Shop Spotlight
Shop Spotlight
Embroidery Technique
Embroidery Technique
Embroidery Design & Digitizing
Embroidery Design & Digitizing
Tech Tips: Embroidery
Tech Tips: Embroidery
Screen Printing Production
Screen Printing Production
For Screen Printers Only
For Screen Printers Only
Tech Tips: Screen Printing
Tech Tips: Screen Printing
Digital Decorating
Digital Decorating
Business to Business
Business to Business
Classifieds
Classifieds
Ad Index
Ad Index

Impressions - March 2012