February 27, 2024
Decorating Roundup: Ninja Transfers Launches Decoration & Blind-Ship Service
Also, Stahls’ creates a free online designer, and World Emblem offers new color swatch books.
Philadelphia-based Ninja Transfers (asi/73060) wants to make it easier for distributors to get custom apparel to their customers. To that end, the decorator has launched Ninja Printhouse, a service it says can rush any size custom apparel order, blind-shipped, directly to end-users.
Ninja Transfers notes that the service takes advantage of its 100,000 square feet of production area, as well as its online design studio and order system. “Users can put together any order in just minutes and choose the deadline that suits their needs with rush options as quick as two business days,” according to the company. Ninja Transfers also says it stores designs and orders in one place, making it easy to monitor order status and place reorders quickly. Ninja Printhouse offers more than 2,000 apparel products with rush capability, carrying styles from Top 40 suppliers Gildan (asi/56842) and Next Level Apparel (asi/73867), as well as other brands.
Stahls’ Announces Free Online Designer
Stahls’ (asi/88984) has launched Easy View LTE, a free online designer that allows decorators to create unique artwork from a library of professionally designed templates, without any graphic design experience needed.
Users can choose from a variety of customizable fonts, clip art and layouts to offer distinct designs and personalized logos for any customer. The designer is free to anyone with a Stahls’ account. There are no restrictions, subscription fees or membership commitments, according to the company. To access the designer, decorators simply log in to their Stahls’ account; if they’re not already registered, users can create an account for free on Stahls’ website.
Easy View LTE includes over 10,000 pieces of clip art, 7,000 customizable layouts and 200 fonts. Users can also upload their own clip art and logos to incorporate into existing layouts.
World Emblem Offers New Color Swatch Books
Top 40 supplier World Emblem (asi/98264) now offers color card swatch books for five of its most popular patch materials: PV+, genuine leather, faux leather, faux suede, and chenille. The color charts provide a tangible, accurate representation of the colors and textures of each material and will help customers better visualize how a finished product will look.
The PV+ book includes six pre-selected colors, though World Emblem notes that it can Pantone color match any shade a customer needs, including glow-in-the-dark, with this material. The leather swatch book includes genuine, faux and faux suede, with a combined 30 colors to choose from. The chenille swatch book features a selection of 53 thread colors and nine felt colors, including gold and silver glitter. Every swatch in each book is laminated with a low-melt backing and printed with a code and name for easy reference.