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Winners of the 2012 Impressions Awards Announced

September 29, 2012

The results are in! For months, decorators of all sizes and experience levels submitted their entries for the 34th annual Impressions Awards, the industry’s most prestigious apparel decorating contest. The 2012 competition was judged at the Fort Worth Imprinted Sportswear Show (ISS), which was held Sept. 27-29 at the Fort Worth Convention Center.

The Impressions staff would like to thank the following judges who once again evaluated this year’s entries: Dane Clement, Great Dane Graphics; James Ortolani, Stahls DFC; Charlie Taublieb, Taublieb Consulting; Richard Bloedow, GS USA; Deborah Jones, MyEmbroideryMentor.com; Jimmy Lamb, Sawgrass Technologies; Lee Caroselli-Barnes, Balboa Threadworks Inc.; and Jeff Proctor, Lancer Group Intl.

The winners are as follows:

This year, there was a tie for the overall Grand Champion Award! The entries were: “Not a Snake Play,” submitted by ETF Tekstil A.S., Istanbul, and “Monkey,” submitted by Sunshine Digitizing, Calgary, Alberta. Both entries also were named Grand Champion of Screen Printing and Grand Champion of Embroidery, respectively.


Results for individual categories are listed below.

Multicolor Screen Printing on Light or Dark Garments
1st place: “Unleashed by Tom Wood,” Blue Moon., Eastlake, Ohio

2nd place: “Lumpy’s Express,” Andy’s Tee Shirts Inc., Concord, Calif.

3rd place: “West Coast Nationals,” Andy’s Tee Shirts Inc., Concord, Calif.

True Process Color Screen Printing
1st place: “Boxing Tournament,” Midi Print, Moscow

2nd place: “BAD by Design,” Blue Moon, Eastlake, Ohio

3rd place: “Alsou,” Midi Print, Moscow

Simulated Process Color Screen Printing
1st place: “Lady A,” Anderson Studio Inc., Nashville, Tenn.

2nd place: “Keith Urban,” Anderson Studio Inc., Nashville, Tenn.

3rd place: “House of Cards,” Dynamic Designs, Killeen, Texas

Special Effects Textile Screen Printing
1st place: “Not A Snake Play,” ETF Tekstil A.S., Istanbul

2nd place: “Two Views,” Midi Print, Moscow

3rd place: “Zougman 1,” Gelisim Tekstil A.S., Istanbul

Manual Textile Screen Printing
1st place: “N.E. Brewfest,” Improv Screen, Littleton, N.H.

2nd place: “Four More,” Sunday Print Co., Los Angeles

3rd place: “Haloween Hustle,” D. Long & Co., Savannah, Tenn.

Most Creative Use of Screen Printed Logo/Mascot
1st place: “Lone Star Guitar,” Outhouse Designs, Austin, Texas

2nd place: “Game Face Rice Owl,” Outhouse Designs, Austin, Texas

3rd place: “Airship 3D,” Airship Printing, Castle Rock, Colo.

Outstanding Design: A Screen Print Artist’s Award
1st place: “Ultimate Sacrifice,” Kerusso, Berryville, Ark.

2nd place: “Andys Picnic 2012,” Andy’s Tee Shirts Inc., Concord, Calif.

3rd place: “IHGF,” Andy’s Tee Shirts Inc., Concord, Calif.

Multimedia
1st place: “Feel the Beat,” Shockwaves Promotional Apparel, Des Plaines, Ill.

2nd place: “Indian Skull,” Shockwaves Promotional Apparel, Des Plaines, Ill.

3rd place: “Embroidered Cutwork,” JP Bell Inc., Aurora, Colo.

Digitizing Artistry
1st place: “Photogirl,” QDigitizing, Cave Creek, Ariz.

2nd place: “True Love,” QDigitizing, Cave Creek, Ariz.

3rd place: “Malicoat Artistry,” California Embroidery, Fresno, Calif.

Most Creative Use of an Embroidered Logo/Mascot
1st place: “Monkey,” Sunshine Digitizing, Calgary, Alberta

2nd place: “Lumpy’s Traditional,” Andy’s Tee Shirts Inc., Concord, Calif.

3rd place: “Ganesha,” Shockwaves Promotional Apparel, Des Plaines, Ill.

Embroidered Stock Designs
1st place: “JJ’s Sea World,” Unique Impressions, Hicksville, N.Y.

2nd place: “Chinese Dragon Jeans,” Swan Marketing, Houston.

3rd place: “Cottage Homes,” Quality Punch, Torrance, Calif.

Direct-to-Garment Digital Apparel Decoration
1st place: “Catch Dog,” KA Grafix, Fredericksburg, Va.

2nd place: “S&C Latin,” KA Grafix, Fredericksburg, Va.

3rd place: “Standout,” Breakthrough Clothing

Sublimation on Finished Apparel

1st place: “Skull Bikini,” Shockwaves Promotional Apparel, Des Plaines, Ill.

2nd place: Vapor Apparel, N. Charleston, S.C.

3rd place: TEX, Dynamic Designs, Killeen, Texas

Most Creative Use of Heat-Applied Graphics (Digital Transfers, Cut-and-Sew or Print/Cut Materials)
1st place: “Sugar Skull,” Shockwaves Promotional Apparel, Des Plaines, Ill.

2nd place: “Shark Bait,” Savi Customs, San Diego

3rd place: “All Wrapped Up,” Savi Customs, San Diego

People’s Choice Award (Voted best by ISS show attendees)

“Seamonster,” Merchline, Oldsmar, Fla.