Welcome to What We’re Reading, your weekly reading list featuring the best, most interesting, and most entertaining content from around the decorated apparel world.

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• Up-to-date news from the industry provided by Apparelist
• Exclusive interviews and articles
• A selection of headlines and educational content provided by industry experts
• Videos, podcasts, and more worth checking out

This Week’s Top Headlines – July 24, 2023

• Proposed California Textile Recycling Bill Hits Delay
• BELLA+CANVAS Appoints Norm Hullinger as President
• The Messi Effect: Major League Soccer’s Hottest New Player has Jerseys in Demand
• Brooks Running Partners with TrusTrace to Support Its Transparency and Responsible Sourcing Initiatives
• PRINTING United Expo 2023 Shaping Up to be a Major Label Event

Curated Content from Around the Industry

The Black Dog and Boston Bruins Defenseman Charlie McAvoy to Launch a Cobranded Apparel Line

United by a love of dogs and of living a laid-back coastal lifestyle, the collaboration will debut in stores and online later this summer, followed by a more robust collection this fall.

5 Benefits of DTF Transfers for T-Shirt Businesses

DTF transfers have no color restrictions, are more economical, ship fast, apply to a variety of items, and produce less waste than DTG or screen printing.

Teamsters Union and UPS Agree on Contract, Avoiding Strike

The Teamsters Union, which represents the 340,000 UPS workers prepared to strike should their contract expire next week, found an agreement with UPS.

7 Key Styles for the Perfect Brewery Apparel Line

Before you brew up your must-wear swag collection, you should consider a few things.

PRINTING United Alliance Joins Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition

PRINTING United Alliance announces that it has joined Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition to advocate for economic development policy that aims to strengthen America’s workforce.

A Look at Work-Life Balance and Ways to Get it Right

“Work-life balance” has been a buzzword for years as employers and employees seek ways to be engaged personally and professionally.

VIDEO: Sharprint: Behind The Screens – Episode 6: UV Ink

UV inks are a specialty ink you can select for your garments to allow color-changing effects when under the sunlight.

6 Benefits for Screen Printing with Water-Based Inks

It’s not that water-based inks are difficult. It’s that most shops don’t know where to start.

Send your news tips, suggestions, and ideas to Cassie Green at cgreen@napco.com.