http://www.winegifts4u.co.uk Articles from WineGifts4U. en-gb Fri, 02 May 2008 06:17:18 -0400 http://www.rssfeedssubmit.com/rss-generator/ http://www.winegifts4u.co.uk/articles.php T-shirts are not a topic of conversation that one might normally spend time discussing, especially since there are much more pressing issues in the world, which certainly warrant more attention, such as cyclone’s in Burma, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7389541.stm and news of Royal Mail’s £200m losses http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/support_services/article3892886.ece However, I recently attended a meeting with one of our suppliers in order to understand how t-shirts often found in high street shops bearing witicisms, insults and funky art designs are made. The t shirt making process (before heat transfer or screen printing) is a relatively simple automated process. 1. The basic t shirt is designed and the dimensions are transferred to patterns 2. The t shirt material is then cut to the dimensions of the pattern, these pieces can include seperate front and back sections or atubed body, sleeves, perhaps pockets and trim. 3. The pieces are then sewn together. The hems of sleeves are generally finished before they are fitted into the garment, since it is easier to hem the fabric while it is flat. An automated system moves the sleeves to the sewing head by conveyor. The edge may be finished by folding it over, forming the hem and stitching, or by applying a band. The band may be attached as a superimposed seam or folded over the edge as binding. 4. One or more labels are usually attached at the back of the neckline. Labels provide information about the manufacturer, size, fabric content, and washing instructions. The t shirt is now ready to be designed upon! There are two main processes which can be used to transfer ink or designs from a computer onto the plain t shirt or garment. Sublimation Sublimation itself is a process used to imprint a design or image onto products with a polymer-based surface. First the artwork is designed or scanned into your computer. The design is then printed using sublimation ink onto sublimation transfer paper, and heat applied to the receptive product such as a polyester coated outer tshirt using a heat press. The result is stretchable, extremely durable and can be washed without fading Screen Printing The increasing demand for low volume runs of personalised clothing combined with the ease and speed required when producing transfers, make the screen printing an excellent system for the personalisation of clothing. Used in conjunction with a computer and a heat press, the screen printing can produce single or multiple colour transfers in a wide variety of high performance materials, including floc and flex materials. The screen printing system allows businesses to produce transfers that can be industrially washed, dry cleaned, tumble dried and ironed, making them ideal for sports, promotional and work wear. Company’s, individuals and groups of people use personalisation of garments. You only need to go to your local Wetherspoons to see those on a hen party or stag do, or check out your favourite football team playing at the weekend to see how popular and useful personalised garments can be. So, many of the “fashionable” t shirts found in high street shops bearing funky designs are made using one of the technological processes above. Lucky for us, right? Else we’d all be walking around looking pretty plain and similar ;) http://www.winegifts4u.co.uk/articles.php As a daily user of the internet for the past ten years or so, I felt ashamed recently, when I was asked to explain to an elderly member of the community what a 'blog' was. I have heard the term thrown about in relation to the web over the last few years, but as I had never used one or knowingly seen one I was stumped. Since then, I have done some research and compiled it in this blog! So that anyone else in a similar predicament to myself doesn't have to feel as stupid as I did! What is a blog? Share whatever you want with the world through a blog. A blog is short for a web blog, kind of like an on-line diary. Your blog can contain whatever you want it to contain, as there are no set rules to the structure or layout. Combine your personal thoughts with politics and breaking news, for example. When you write a new post, it will appear at the top and subsequent posts will follow below. People who read your blog can make comments and reviews on what you have posted, they can link to your blog if they find what you have written interesting or informative and they can also email you with remarks or questions. To make it easier for other bloggers or viewers to navigate through your blog posts, you can archive your posts under categories. Where can I keep/find a blog? There are a number of places where people can keep their blogs on the internet, www.blogger.com, www.livejournal.com and www.wordpress.org. You can either host your blog on your own web server, as part of your website (if you have one) or you could use a free hosted service with the most popular software being Word Press, Blogger and Blogspot. Some hosted services, such as Blogger, will post to your own webspace if you provide the necessary FTP information. Happy Blogging! http://www.winegifts4u.co.uk/pdlabels.php?cartid=-1&sid=71&maincat=15 April 1st 2008 marks the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the Royal Air Force. This important anniversary will be marked by a number of special celebratory events, which will take place throughout the year. The first event, which launched the 90th anniversary year, took place on 18th March at the RAF Museum in Hendon where the Chinook helicopter Bravo November (veteran of the Falklands and Afghanistan) landed in time for the flypast of 4 Tornado aircraft. Another of these celebrations to take place on the actual anniversary date, 1st April includes the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows flying in formation with 4 Typhoon aircrafts along the River Thames to the London Eye for the very first time in history. The route of this large-scale event will give Londoners, no matter whereabouts they live in London the opportunity to see the display. The flypast has been organised so that the formation will fly over the London Eye at exactly 1 o' clock. The Royal Air Force has invited Londoners to come and see the show to help celebrate this special birthday as a way of saying a big thank you to both exisiting and past airmen and women who have served the Royal Air Force. Other events include a dinner to be held at the Royal Air Force Museum and the presentation of both the Royal Air Force and Royal Air Force Regiment Colours in July at the Royal International Air Tattoo. In September, the Battle of Britain weekend will allow for an excellent opportunity to celebrate the contribution that the personnel of the Royal Air Force have made to the defence and security of the Nation across the 90 years of its existence and show that the ethos remains as strong today as it was in 1918. www.WineGifts4U.co.uk specialists in personalised wine, champagne and other gift ideas has been working with the RAF for the past 11 years, supplying RAF mess' with personalised wines. One of the RAF mess' has commisioned a special personalised label to be designed to honour this extraordinary occasion. This unique label design can be found at exclusively at WineGifts4U. Click on the title of this feed. Order this original label design and choose a wine bottle to put it on. It can be ideal as a gift or to keep as a display piece for yourself! http://www.winegifts4u.co.uk/articles.php In today's society, there's not a lot you can't do is there? Every day there appears to be some new gadget or gizmo available to buy, which can do things you would never have imagined possible. Most recently, I have been amazed by the Apple iPhone, which I received as a 21st birthday gift a couple of weeks ago purchased from FoneLink (07855 555786). I asked for it as a present, because I was fed up with my nokia, which I'd obtained second hand over four years ago, which only allowed me to send SMS and make phone calls, and because I have everything I need, but mainly because I was intrigued by the way 02 and Apple's multi-million pound advertising campaign made this new piece of technology look. In all honesty, I didn't really understand what the iPhone was all about even after seeing the advertisements on Sky, in the newspapers and in shop windows. I understood from Apple's UK website, that the iPhone released in the UK in November 2007, 'combines three devices into one - a mobile phone, a widescreen iPod and the best mobile Internet device ever', but I still wasn't sure exactly what it did or how it worked. I just thought it looked good and therefore I new I wanted one! Since receiving this revolutionary phone on 5th March 2008, it is practically attached to me. I am still, after 2 weeks fascinated by the capacity of the 115 x 61 x 11.6 mm phone weighing just 135 grams. Not only am I able to send SMS and keep track of all the messages that I receive and send, but I can play pool, take photos on the 2.0 Megapixel camera as well as use the metronome from the installer application to help with me with my piano playing. What I find even more interesting is that I can surf the net using the WiFi and Edge facility practically anywhere I go, which means I can access emails and browse videos on YouTube. It also means you can purchase gifts from www.WineGifts4U.co.uk whilst on the go! One of the first things I did was to see if the website worked on the phone. Now, I believe that although the website is easy to navigate, it is very interactive and I thought this may prove a problem, but it actually didn't. I managed to order a couple of bottles of personalised labelled wine without any effort at all! So, if you're looking for an original gift this father's day, an upcoming birthday or a wedding anniversary present for someone who has everything they need, I would suggest buying the Apple iPhone from FoneLink (£100 + £35 mobile tariff for 18 months) first and then placing your personalised gift orders on www.WineGifts4U.co.uk whilst you're on the move! http://www.winegifts4u.co.uk/articles.php With summer just around the corner there are many functions take place, such as weddings, barbeques, summer balls and parties. One of the products we sell at www.winegifts4u.co.uk is a White Zinfandel, a rose coloured wine from California. Here is a few quick notes about the White Zinfandel wine: Historically an inexpensive jug wine, White Zinfandel is a quaffing wine that is sweet, soft, and low in alcohol, making it a popular choice with those who would not otherwise drink wine. The sugar content can make White Zinfandel taste almost like a fruit punch, although some examples have crisp acids and are balanced in their own way. White Zinfandel is typically manufactured for immediate consumption rather than for aging. This blush wine was introduced in California in the early 1970s. It became the most popular varietal table wine during the 1980s. Consumers liked that it was sweeter than most wines (and it was a pretty color). Many people were introduced to the rose wine category through White Zinfandel. Have you ever wondered how rose wine is made? Well..., when the red grape is crushed for its white juice, the skin of the red grapes is left in contact with the juice for a short amount of time, which makes the liquid turn pink! Our californian white zinfandel is light and easy to drink with subtle tastes and aromas of luscious strawberries, raspberries and other ''summer'' fruits. The wine is best served chilled. Last year, we noticed that the White Zinfandel sold very well as a personalised gift for weddings and birthdays! In a couple of weeks we will be writing an article on how bubbles are made in champagne.