Vantage Apparel (PPAI 113235, Platinum), PPAI 100’s No. 12 supplier, now offers Direct To Film (DTF) decoration capabilities in all three of its U.S. facilities: Avenel, New Jersey; St. Louis, Missouri; and Santa Ana, California.

• The company says this expansion ensures that customers across the U.S. can access the fastest-growing decoration method in the branded apparel space with faster turnarounds and unmatched quality.
• Direct To Film is recognized for its ability to produce crisp, detailed designs on a variety of fabrics and colors. It also combines precision with scalability and customization at any order size, including single-piece orders.

“Expanding DTF to all our U.S. facilities reflects our commitment to providing the most advanced and versatile decoration options in the industry,” says Rob Watson, CEO of Vantage Apparel. “With the ability to support single-piece orders, DTF allows our customers greater flexibility while maintaining our promise of superior quality and service.”

Allmade (PPAI 743984, Standard Base) has released its new Decoration Recommendations Guide – an easy-to-use, comprehensive guide that simplifies the decoration process for its sustainable garments.

• The guide combines step-by-step advice, practical tips and a dedicated video library, that have been tested and refined through printer feedback to support higher-quality decoration without the guesswork.
• Allmade’s new resource covers information and techniques for screen printing, heat pressing, DTG and DTF applications and provides video library access for each recommended technique with free pdf download.
• Access the guide and video library at https://allmade.com/pages/decorationrecommendations

“Allmade was initially created by screen printers to make a better shirt to print on. To continue that promise, we created the Decoration Recommendations Guide to give any decorator or PPD a tool to get the best result possible,” says Ryan Moor, Allmade CEO. “Whether it’s dye migration or discharge ratings, or what DTF transfers work on which fabrications and colorways, you’ll find how to specify and execute decoration on Allmade Apparel in this easy-to-follow guide.”