Impressions Announces 2008 Awards Winners

Oct 6, 2008

"Freeman's Towing" by Andy's Tee Shirts Inc. won First Place in Landscape Embroidery, Grand Champion: Embroidery and took the overall Grand Champion: Best of Show award.

The 2008 Impressions Awards were judged at the Fort Worth Imprinted Sportswear Show (ISS) Oct. 3-5. The winners were chosen from nearly 200 submissions entered in 15 categories for specific screen printing, embroidery and digital decorating processes. All winners will be presented in the January 2009 issue of Impressions and will be on display at all 2009 ISS shows throughout the country.

GRAND CHAMPION: BEST OF SHOW

“Freeman's Towing”
Andy's Tee Shirts Inc.
Concord, CA
925-825-8911
andystees.com


GRAND CHAMPION: SCREEN PRINTING

“Sullen 'Shawn Barber'”
Speed Wear Inc.
Huntington Beach, CA
714-375-4111
speedwear.com

GRAND CHAMPION: EMBROIDERY

“Freeman's Towing”
Andy's Tee Shirts Inc.
Concord, CA
925-825-8911
andystees.com

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

“Sullen 'Fallen Angel'”
Speed Wear Inc.
Huntington Beach, CA
714-375-4111
speedwear.com

MULTICOLOR SCREEN PRINTING ON LIGHT GARMENTS

First Place:
“Sand Beach”
ETF Tekstil
Istanbul, Turkey
etf.com.tr

Second Place:
“Sullen 'Steve Soto'”
Speed Wear Inc.
Huntington Beach, CA
714-375-4111
speedwear.com

Third Place:
“Ala Kart”
Andy’s Tee Shirts
Concord, CA
925-825-8911
andystees.com

MULTICOLOR SCREEN PRINTING ON DARK GARMENTS

First Place:
“Imagine”
ETF Tekstil
Istanbul, Turkey
etf.com.tr

Second Place:
“Sullen 'Fallen Angel'”
Speed Wear Inc.
Huntington Beach, CA
714-375-4111
speedwear.com

Third Place
“Aggie Outdoors”
C.C. Creations Ltd.
Bryan, TX
979-693-9664
cccreationsusa.com


TRUE PROCESS COLOR SCREEN PRINTING

First Place:
“In Good Hands”
Target Graphics Ltd.
Naperville, IL
630-357-7468
targetgraphicsltd.com

Second Place:
“Clifford Brown”
Target Graphics Ltd.
Naperville, IL
630-357-7468
targetgraphicsltd.com

Third Place:
“Mechanical Bull”
Target Graphics
Naperville, IL
630-357-7468
targetgraphicsltd.com

SIMULATED PROCESS COLOR SCREEN PRINTING

First Place:
"Sullen Tores"
Speed Wear Inc.
Huntington Beach, CA
714-375-4111
speedwear.com

Second Place:
"Water Conservation"
ETF Tekstil
Istanbul, Turkey
etf.com.tr

Third Place:
"Deer Hunting 2"
Kerusso
Berryville, AR
870-423-6242
kerusso.com


SPECIAL EFFECTS TEXTILE SCREEN PRINTING

First Place:
"3 Puzzle"
ETF Tekstil
Istanbul, Turkey
etf.com.tr

Second Place:
"Sand Hour"
ETF Tekstil
Istanbul, Turkey
etf.com.tr

Third Place:
"Pink Parts"
Shockwaves Promotional Apparel
Arlington Heights, IL
847-987-0369

MANUAL TEXTILE SCREEN PRINTING — ANY PROCESS

First Place:
"Forward Chameleon"
Forward Printing
Oakland, CA
510-535-2222
forwardprinting.com

Second Place:
"Tapper MMA"
Unik Ink Custom Screenprinting
Madison, MS
601-259-1004
unikink.com

Third Place:
"Valhalla Castle"
Studio-MD
Montrose, PA
570-278-7263
studio-md.com

MOST CREATIVE USE OF A SCREEN PRINTED LOGO OR MOTIF

First Place:
"New Braunfels High School-MASS"
Dynamic Designs Inc.
Killeen, TX
254-628-8272
dynamicdesignsinc.com

Second Place:
"Gregory Portland-Bugz!"
Dynamic Designs Inc.
Killeen, TX
254-628-8272
dynamicdesignsinc.com

Third Place:
"La Feria"
Gandy Ink
San Angelo, TX
325-949-7865
gandyink.com

OUTSTANDING DESIGN: A SCREEN PRINT ARTIST'S AWARD

First Place:
"Sullen 'Shawn Barber'"
Speed Wear Inc.
Huntington Beach, CA
714-375-4111
speedwear.com

Second Place:
"The Cross 2"
Kerusso
Berryville, AR
870-423-6242
kerusso.com

Third Place:
"Every Knee Shall Bow"
Kerusso
Berryville, AR
870-423-6242
kerusso.com


DIGITAL DECORATION

First Place:
"Pico Baja 500 Crew Shirt"
Speed Wear Inc.
Huntington Beach, CA
714-375-4111
speedwear.com

Second Place:
"Bullseye Tattoo's 'Knight'"
Vapor Apparel
Charleston, SC
843-259-9949
sourcesubstrates.com

Third Place:
"Graffiti Cycle"
Vapor Apparel
Charleston, SC
843-259-9949
sourcesubstrates.com


MULTIMEDIA

First Place:
"Austin Roberts"
Shockwaves Promotional Apparel
Arlington Heights, IL
847-987-0369

Second Place:
"Tiger Dress"
Shockwaves Promotional Apparel
Arlington Heights, IL
847-987-0369

Third Place:
"Scream"
Sportco
Naperville, IL
630-544-3520
sportcousa.com

DIGITIZING ARTISTRY

First Place:
"Cowboy Kid"
TSC Embroidery
Seattle, WA
415-309-2573

Second Place:
"Whiskey Flat Days"
Qdigitizing
Phoenix, AZ
877-733-4390
qdigitizing.com

Third Place:
"Mom and Dad"
Unique Impressions
Bethpage, NY
516-931-2485
uniqueimpressions.com

MOST CREATIVE EMBROIDERED LOGO OR MOTIF

First Place:
"Plantation"
Quality Punch
Fullerton, CA
866-222-2990
qualitypunch.com

Second Place:
"Trigon"
Quality Punch
Fullerton, CA
866-222-2990
qualitypunch.com

Third Place:
"Moose Drool Brown Ale"
Stitches Embroidery
Missoula, MN
406-549-2632

LANDSCAPE EMBROIDERY

First Place:
“Freeman's Towing”
Andy's Tee Shirts Inc.
Concord, CA
925-825-8911
andystees.com

Second Place:
"Crabby Joes"
Quality Punch
Fullerton, CA
866-222-2990
qualitypunch.com

Third Place:
"BAD"
Andy's Tee Shirts Inc.
Concord, CA
925-825-8911
andystees.com

CREATIVE TECHNIQUES

First Place:
"Pirates"
Sportco
Naperville, IL
630-544-3520
sportcousa.com

Second Place:
"Silver Wings"
Shockwaves Promotional Apparel
Arlington Heights, IL
847-987-0369

Third Place:
"Rambow Premium"
Rambow Inc.
New London, MN
320-354-2570
rambow.com

EMBROIDERED STOCK DESIGNS

First Place:
"Spooky Halloween"
Unique Impressions
Bethpage, NY
516-931-2485
uniqueimpressions.com

Second Place:
"Fire Reflections"
Unique Impressions
Bethpage, NY
516-931-2485
uniqueimpressions.com

Third Place:
"Edwardian Purse"
Creations in Faith
Kerrville, TX
830-792-0785

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