Printwear & Promotion coming up once more….

[Peter Mindham]

Be there Sunday, you can buy me a Birthday drink!!

Peter

[John Wilson]

We are driving down on Sunday late afternoon so won’t see the show but will be up fresh on Monday morning

Buy drink at P&P?? What do you think it is?? SignUK? 😮 :lol1: :lol1:

[Kevin Flowers]

Going on Sunday, wife is coming to see what i want to send my money on

Kev

[Neil Speirs]

Managed to pick up cheap flights so me n the missus are going down on Monday. Really looking forward to it this year because we now have the shop up and running, last year we were just window shopping.

Need to find a pink hi-vis supplier and also check out the new xpres rhinestone system, might even look for some shop stuff 😉

[John Wilson]

Well Kevin what did you buy today?

We’ve just checked into a hotel in Birmingham and looking forward to the show tomorrow

[Kevin Flowers]

Hi John
looked at a few Embroidery machines, very impressed with the ZSK Sprint (i think) and its capabilities to do different items. Purchased R Wear software & starter kit from Xpress for my girls to run as a side line on the TShirt side. Like the DyeSub & imported a system in from the USA back in 2004 but clogging issues so puts me off going that route now days even though systems & inks have probably moved on. How you getting on with your machine.

Kev

[Neil Speirs]

Grafityp were also doing a rhinestone starter pack for £375 less than the xpres kit 😮

[Neil Speirs]

quote John Wilson:

Personally going down to have a look at embroidery software
http://www.printwearandpromotion.co.uk/

John, try and catch the seminar on "The power of vectors" at the training suite, really interesting regarding digitizing from within Illustrator or Corel, no need to learn a whole new piece of software from scratch.

[Earl Smith]

If your looking for Rhinestone kits try Printequipment here in Germany. They do a starter kit for 360€.
http://syshop.printequipment02.com/SyEn … Shop=suche
Have to be registered to get the price. Good service too.
Tel 0049 722328150. They speak good English .
Hope I can post web links and tel numbers. If not, sorry Rob.

Earl

[John Wilson]

quote Neil Speirs:

quote John Wilson:

Personally going down to have a look at embroidery software
http://www.printwearandpromotion.co.uk/

John, try and catch the seminar on “The power of vectors” at the training suite, really interesting regarding digitizing from within Illustrator or Corel, no need to learn a whole new piece of software from scratch.

Sadly I missed that one 🙁 Maybe worth the drive back down? :lol1:

Personally I thought the show was rather weak this year… just seems to be getting worse and worse each year with very little suppliers turning up 😥

Felt it was a little padded out with clothing brands which were shown again on the suppliers stands and very little in the line of DTG machines

That said I still came away with some very useful information

[Neil Speirs]

Sorry John my mistake, the way I read the post I thought you were going today 🙄

Know what u mean about the show, a hell of a lot smaller, suprised to see Toyota pulling out 😕

Good show for me because I finally managed to find a pink hi-vis supplier, got the £125 rhinestone starter kit from Grafityp and gonna go for the "Fun Factory" kiddie transfers which should do well in summertime (touristtime).

[John Wilson]

I seen there rhinestone kit but personally I use swarovski stones so none of the kits are any good for me 😥 Guess I’m stuck to the good old hand picking fun :lol1:

Fun factory??? Did I miss something? 😮

[Earl Smith]

Hi,
Just Googled "Fun Factory" . All I got was sex toys??? .
Do tell.
Earl

[Neil Speirs]

The kiddie transfer alphabets http://www.funtransferfactory.co.uk

If you have a retail shop in the right location I reckon they will be a good impulse buy for the parents of wee Tia, Caleb, Shiniese, Liana etc I think u get the idea 🙄 oops just remembered little Armani from last week that had a mug done (a girl)

[John Wilson]

quote Neil Speirs:

The kiddie transfer alphabets http://www.funtransferfactory.co.uk

If you have a retail shop in the right location I reckon they will be a good impulse buy for the parents of wee Tia, Caleb, Shiniese, Liana etc I think u get the idea 🙄 oops just remembered little Armani from last week that had a mug done (a girl)

Not bad, kinda do the same thing with my versacamm at the moment but having them all pre done could be handy

[Earl Smith]

Neil,
I use http://www.jmb.es
A Spanish firm. Email them and ask for a catalogue. I have used them for many years. Massive range, from kiddies/adult transfers to alphabets and Rhinestones. Great if you are in a tourist location.
Earl

[Neil Speirs]

that’s what i like about it. just pick the letters, place and press, job done in 5 mins 😀

plus I don’t have a versacamm :you:

[Neil Speirs]

cheers Earl, contacting them right now 😀

p.s. I’m in a popular tourist seaside town 😉

[John Wilson]

quote Neil Speirs:

cheers Earl, contacting them right now 😀

p.s. I’m in a popular tourist seaside town 😉

Well the printer would help :lol1:

Don’t go near the seaside much anymore unless you count the Glasgow Clyde :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

[Kevin Flowers]

quote Neil Speirs:

Sorry John my mistake, the way I read the post I thought you were going today 🙄

Know what u mean about the show, a hell of a lot smaller, suprised to see Toyota pulling out 😕

Good show for me because I finally managed to find a pink hi-vis supplier, got the £125 rhinestone starter kit from Grafityp and gonna go for the “Fun Factory” kiddie transfers which should do well in summertime (touristtime).

Niel
what do you get in the starter kit from Grafityp, did you buy the software as well ?

Kev

[Neil Speirs]

quote John Wilson:

quote Neil Speirs:

cheers Earl, contacting them right now 😀

p.s. I’m in a popular tourist seaside town 😉

Well the printer would help :lol1:

Don’t go near the seaside much anymore unless you count the Glasgow Clyde :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

well if u ever get fed up wa the clyde and come up to Ayr for a paddle give us a shout and i’ll buy ya a cone or if it’s been a good week might even stretch ta a 99 😉

[Neil Speirs]

quote Kevin Flowers:

quote Neil Speirs:

Sorry John my mistake, the way I read the post I thought you were going today 🙄

Know what u mean about the show, a hell of a lot smaller, suprised to see Toyota pulling out 😕

Good show for me because I finally managed to find a pink hi-vis supplier, got the £125 rhinestone starter kit from Grafityp and gonna go for the “Fun Factory” kiddie transfers which should do well in summertime (touristtime).

Niel
what do you get in the starter kit from Grafityp, did you buy the software as well ?

Kev

no £200 software required, it’s all done within corel

[John Wilson]

quote Neil Speirs:

quote John Wilson:

quote Neil Speirs:

cheers Earl, contacting them right now 😀

p.s. I’m in a popular tourist seaside town 😉

Well the printer would help :lol1:

Don’t go near the seaside much anymore unless you count the Glasgow Clyde :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

well if u ever get fed up wa the clyde and come up to Ayr for a paddle give us a shout and i’ll buy ya a cone or if it’s been a good week might even stretch ta a 99 😉

I stayed in Ayr for several years, used to have a caravan down in Maidens for years too but you threw me off with the popular bit :lol1: :lol1:

[Neil Speirs]

hehe

[Michael Dunn]

quote Neil Speirs:

quote Kevin Flowers:

quote Neil Speirs:

Good show for me because I finally managed to find a pink hi-vis supplier, got the £125 rhinestone starter kit from Grafityp.

Niel
what do you get in the starter kit from Grafityp, did you buy the software as well ?

Kev

no £200 software required, it’s all done within corel

Neil – what is the rhinestone kit about if you don’t get software?
as far as i could gather – the rhinestone kits were circles cut with a plotter into thick material – then brushed into the recesses with a sponge
i tried to get to the nec to see them from both grafityp and xpres, but had too many things going on
i am really interested in the rhinestone kits though as we have loads of designs made up
does it work well? is it worth it?

cheers

[Neil Speirs]

The kit contains:

8 boxes of rhinestuds/stones (very small amounts per box, I think xpres give u a lot more)

1 foam applicator (bit of sponge)

4 boards for cutting designs (a4 sheets of clear plastic)

6 sheets of reusable fixing tape (a4 sheets)

1 design cd (just had a look at the disc and it has loads of good designs and 20, 40 & 50mm fonts (script, capital & block))

1 sheet of the thick material for making the templates (35x47cm)

Instructions on how to create custom designs & using supplied designs.

Total cost just under £130, originally I was expecting to purchase the xpres kit for £500 but decided to go for the grafityp kit due to the large saving, how easy it seemed to do within corel without the need for any other software purchase & still having the all important telephone support for initial teething problems/daft questions.

I haven’t managed to give it a go yet, hopefully this weekend.

I’ll shop around for the rhinestones and other materials required, probably the transfer press because they seem to carry a good range.

[Kevin Flowers]

Niel
i looked in to it after your reply, don’t really use corel but found the info on how to make the brush which turns the design to dots good idea if you already use the software. Not got mine yet, just left a deposit because they wouldn’t be able to sort til after the show. Xpres did also offer a day at their place for training but i’m to far away & its more of a side line for my teenage girls to work on.

Kev

[Neil Speirs]

quote Kevin Flowers:

Niel
i looked in to it after your reply, don’t really use corel but found the info on how to make the brush which turns the design to dots good idea if you already use the software. Not got mine yet, just left a deposit because they wouldn’t be able to sort til after the show. Xpres did also offer a day at their place for training but I’m to far away & its more of a side line for my teenage girls to work on.

Kev

I do like xpres and think they offer a great service, I probably buy 90% of my sublimation stock from them, however I do think they are expensive on the initial equipment sales 🙁 Last year I jumped into the photo crystal market, xpres wanted £500 odds + vat just for the UV curing unit 😮 I picked up one on-line for only £175 inc Vat & delivery! Mind you I do buy all the crystals & consumables from xpres

[Michael Dunn]

thanks – heres a couple of extra links for you i was looking at just in case it’s any extra help

http://coreldraw.com/blogs/fluid/archiv … -stud.aspx

this one where it says download attachment right click and open in new window

http://tinyurl.com/atssr8

same here (this is updated version of last one with a few minor changes)

http://sites.google.com/site/lnfortunsp … edirects=0

i havn’t got around to trying it yet – just need to work out the best medium to cut – i was thinking of maybe sandblast stencil?
i know it has to have a little depth and be cuttable
graphityp must sell the consumables seperate? – because i only do custom designs, and very few lettering, all the lettering i have loads of sheets of alphabet so the design cd wouldnt be a lot of use i guess.

[Neil Speirs]

Thanks for links Micky :2thumbs:

[Earl Smith]

Some very interesting links there Micky D. Maybe Rob could make a sticky section under Corel where these types of links could be found again.
Earl

[Earl Smith]

Some good links there Micky -D. Maybe Rob could make a Sticky in the Corel forum so these types of links could be placed there and easily found again.
Earl

[Kate Griffiths]

Hi Micky,

Yes we do sell the Rhinestud / Rhinestones separately in 10 Gross Packs.

Thanks

Kate

[Michael Dunn]

cheers kate

where would i find all the options?

ie prices, colours and sizes – you only have the complete kit in your catalogue – and i couldn’t see even that online (i tend to miss things though)

also the medium to cut into?

again – pack sizes and prices

thanks

micky

[Kate Griffiths]

Hi Micky,

I am limited to what I can tell you on the boards, but if you want to give me a call, I’ll willing to help.

Thanks

Kate

[Neil Speirs]

quote Kate – Grafityp:

Hi Micky,

I am limited to what I can tell you on the boards, but if you want to give me a call, I’ll willing to help.

Thanks

Kate

Do you have a price list made up yet Kate that u can email out?

[Kate Griffiths]

Hi Neil,

Could you e-mail me via our web page? I cant PM you or give out details on here, but I can help 🙂

Thanks

Kate

[Neil Speirs]

quote Kate – Grafityp:

Hi Neil,

Could you e-mail me via our web page? I cant PM you or give out details on here, but I can help 🙂

Thanks

Kate

Will do, thanks 😀

[Barbara Eden]

You could also try this

[/url]www.design-a-rock.com

They were at P&P in 2007

Barbara

[Neil Speirs]

quote Barbara Eden:

You could also try this

[/url]www.design-a-rock.com

They were at P&P in 2007

Barbara

I tried contacting them by phone & email last month and never got a reply back from them, either bust or a badly run business?

[Darren Carrol]

quote Micky_D:

thanks – heres a couple of extra links for you i was looking at just in case it’s any extra help

http://coreldraw.com/blogs/fluid/archiv … -stud.aspx

this one where it says download attachment right click and open in new window

http://tinyurl.com/atssr8

same here (this is updated version of last one with a few minor changes)

http://sites.google.com/site/lnfortunsp … edirects=0

i havn’t got around to trying it yet – just need to work out the best medium to cut – i was thinking of maybe sandblast stencil?
i know it has to have a little depth and be cuttable
graphityp must sell the consumables seperate? – because i only do custom designs, and very few lettering, all the lettering i have loads of sheets of alphabet so the design cd wouldnt be a lot of use i guess.

Micky, do these links mean you dont need to buy the rwear softwear?

[Michael Dunn]

darz – from what i can gather – the process is

lay out holes along text or a design
cut them from thick media eg sandblast
move the loose rhinestones around and they should pop into the holes
lift off together with clear heat resistant application film

i have tried a few times with corel different designs and i think using the blend tool is best

i have ordered the component parts, some came today, the rest tomorrow
i think you can do it with corel – but i’ll know soon enough

although i don’t know how viable it is going to be with regards to costs
for instance the rhinestones would need to be about 50p for 10 gross, and they seem to be 10x that.
and sworovski prices are ten times that again 🙄

[Michael Dunn]

just tried to use the pm facility here for the first time and realised i can’t

my emails on my site though

just some further reading – which is both relevant and interesting – goes on a bit at times – but it’s guys who have been through the start up of rhinestones

http://www.t-shirtforums.com/heat-press … 62247.html

[Kevin Flowers]

As previously stated was purchasing the Rhinstone system from Xpres. Told it was in stock and would take a few days because of the show to get out to me. Didn’t hear nothing for a week plus, then get a phone call saying they had run out of stock because of the show. However ordered mine on the first day of the show so surely i should have been one of the first. Told it would be a few days again as they were waiting for certain items to make the kits up. Week plus on still no kit quick telephone not an apology or explanation just a refund. Well thanks Xpres i think i’ll spend my money elsewhere.

Rant over

Kev

[Neil Speirs]

quote Kevin Flowers:

As previously stated was purchasing the Rhinstone system from Xpres. Told it was in stock and would take a few days because of the show to get out to me. Didn’t hear nothing for a week plus, then get a phone call saying they had run out of stock because of the show. However ordered mine on the first day of the show so surely i should have been one of the first. Told it would be a few days again as they were waiting for certain items to make the kits up. Week plus on still no kit quick telephone not an apology or explanation just a refund. Well thanks Xpres i think i’ll spend my money elsewhere.

Rant over

Kev

Funny you say that Kev, they said and did exactly the same with me last year when purchasing their Crystal system at P&P 🙄