Decoration tips to help you wrap up the festive season

The branding and decoration of clothing and outerwear has been around for a long time, and for good reason. It’s a timeless way to
enhance brand visibility, professionalism and identity, prominently displaying a logo or slogan as part of a full seasonal look.

The process of decoration has been an area of real innovation within the industry and there are now far more application methods
and techniques available than ever before. With advances in fabric and material types, it’s important to understand how different
outerwear garments should be decorated to ensure they endure and properly reflect the brand. There’s lots more information about
this in our Education Hub, including decoration guides and information about the many different techniques.

It’s this topic we explore in more detail, this week, as part of our Elevate your Outerwear campaign. We’ve partnered with four of our decoration brands to show what’s possible with the right decoration on a range of different outerwear options:

• Vinyl printing from RalaFlex – offering a wide range of vinyl prints in different colours to represent your brand.
• DTF printing from Resolute – industry-leading printers leveraging the latest in DTF (direct-to-film) print technology to transform the future of textile decoration.
• Embroidery from Madeira – premium supplier of embroidery threads and accessories, produced using modern and sustainable
  technologies.
• Transfer printing from TheMagicTouch – pioneers of a proven range of transfer products and applications.

RalaFlex in Action

Vinyl printing is a method which adds designs to clothing by applying a vinyl transfer that has been cut to shape. The design is cut
from a sheet of vinyl using a computer-controlled blade, then heat-pressed onto the garment.

Vinyl printing is a good choice for simple designs with less colours, smaller order quantities and synthetic fabrics, and is also
suitable for printing on less-conventional materials like nylon fabrics and hard hats. It’s a cost-effective and hard-wearing printing
style for many industries, including corporate workwear, sports attire and hi-vis safetywear.

Check out our video guides, filmed at Ralawise HQ with our very own Kat and Martin, showing how to apply RalaFlex to:

• RG045 Dover jacket – see how vinyl print and waterproof fabric is a perfect pairing.
• TS015 Bodywarmer – explore Arctic White vinyl and a stylish bodywarmer resulting in a stylish, statement look.
• ST179 Matrix system jacket – enhancing a technical jacket by adding RalaFlex Universal in Arctic White.
• PR817 ‘Recyclight’ padded jacket – confidently understand how to achieve the best vinyl printing on a puffed design.
• BY016 Wind runner – watch how to get a perfect result without scorchmarks when applying RalaFlex nylon.

Resolute in action

Direct-to-film (DTF) printing is a method of transferring a design onto textiles by printing it onto a special film and then using heat
to transfer it to the fabric. DTF printing can produce detailed, vivid and durable prints on a variety of fabrics, including cotton,
polyester, fleece and nylon.

DTF is a popular choice for custom printing, and for sectors including sports and leisure, as the fabric doesn’t need to be pretreated, and the inks and adhesive used in the process protect the print quality.

Join us in the Resolute DTF showroom to see demos of how DTF printing is used across a range of outerwear:

• RG045 Dover jacket – see RU200 Resolute Premium hot peel DTF film applied to the waterproof fabric of this jacket.
• BY016 Wind runner – explore the art of printing onto lighter-weight fabrics as RU200 Resolute Premium hot peel DTF film is applied to nylon.
• ST179 Matrix system jacket – be bold with performancewear and see how RU200 Resolute Premium hot peel DTF film can be applied to more technical styles.
• PR817 ‘Recyclight’ padded jacket – take the mystery out of printing onto puffer jackets with this easy-to-follow guide.
• TS015 Bodywarmer – stay in style, this season, by understanding decoration techniques for bodywarmers.

Madeira in action

Embroidery is a decorative stitching technique which uses thread or yarn to embellish fabric or other materials. While the process today is often heavily industrialised with commercial machinery, hand-stitching and smaller batch stitching can produce exquisite results.

A ‘go to’ approach which many industries use for branded apparel, embroidery is as suited to corporate uniforms and workwear as it is to fashion and athleisure.

Filmed at the Madeira UK HQ, these are our guides to using embroidery:

• RG045 Dover jacket – see art in action as embroidery is applied to a waterproof style.
• NB30M Duxbury softshell jacket – elevate your decoration with 3D embroidery, as an alternative to the classic style.
• ST179 Matrix system jacket – the perfect blend of style and function, see how embroidery is applied to a more technical style of
  jacket.
• PR817 ‘Recyclight’ padded jacket – watch how embroidery comes to life on a padded jacket.
• RE36A PolarTherm™ jacket – increase your decoration knowledge with this demo of embroidery on fleece.

TheMagicTouch in action

Transfer printing is a method for applying designs to clothing by printing the design onto a special paper or film and then transferring it to the garment using heat and pressure. It’s a versatile technique that can be used on a variety of materials and is a popular choice for custom apparel.

With vibrant and durable printing, it’s a popular choice across clothing and accessories in a wide range of industries.

We’ve teamed up with TheMagicTouch to bring you a selection of videos to help explain the art of transfer printing:

• TS015 Bodywarmer – watch how MT014 WoW 7.8 transfer paper is applied to this stylish bodywarmer.
• BY016 Wind runner – using a different style of material and style, see the application of MT014 WoW 7.8 transfer paper to a
  nylon jacket.
• PR800 Selsey Hydrochecker jacket – explore how MT014 WoW 7.8 transfer paper is applied to this technical, weatherproof
  jacket.
• PR817 ‘Recyclight’ padded jacket – learn about the application of transfer printing onto a sustainable choice from the Premier
  ‘Recyclight’ range.
• RG045 Dover jacket – a popular choice of jacket with a popular choice of printing – see how transfer paper is applied to
  waterproof fabric.
• ST179 Matrix system jacket – achieve perfect results when transfer printing meets an on-trend performance jacket.

A decorative technique for every fabric

As the go-to distributor for all of your corporate, workwear, athleisure and outerwear requirements, we have the industry’s biggest range of products, including 19 exclusive brands, across a range of styles, colours and sizes. Talk to us today about our unmatched selection of outerwear and their decorative possibilities, and get ready to wrap up the season in style.