Squeegee & Ink Podcast - Screen printing and apparel decoration.

Chessie chats with Oli about his relocation from London to the South West of theUK, the pros & cons of offering open access to memberships to their studio & of course we hearOli’s unpopular opinion about the screen printing industry which you absolutely won’t want tomiss! Oli Chapman is the co-founder of Make Good Prints a screen printing studio based in Dartington,Devon. Make Good Prints...

Chessie chats to Ken about being a legit digitiser and his process of creating educational videos. They chat about their unpopular opinions, spam and the correct backing and needles for embroidery. Ken tells us how he fell in love with the process and how embroidery has become his outlet for his creativity which started in the tattoo industry. Awesome artwork, lots of videos and a passion for high...

Chessie chats with Allan about how he got into the world of garment decoration, why you should go ‘all in’ on your side hustle & of course we hear Allan’s unpopular opinion about the industry!  Allan Wade is the YouTube creator, garment decorator & entrepreneur behind A-Dubb Productions & Black Bear Couture. Whilst Allan’s expertise currently centres on garment embroidery his care...

Chessie chats with Lee about DTF, DTG, building brands, time blocking, hiring & of course we find out Lee’s unpopular opinion about the industry!   Lee Stuart is the entrepreneur & YouTuber behind Rogue Lab Print shop, Thirty Eight Ride Co. & most recently N9RTH. Lee grew up in Canada & by the age of 25 had already had an incredibly successful pro motorcross & snow cross c...

Chessie chats with Slim about passionate ‘Detroiters’ or maybe ‘Detroitians’, whether you should push or pull your squeegee & of course, we hear Slim’s unpopular opinions about the screen print industry! Kim (AKA Slim) is the co-founder of 8 Ball Imaging based in Detroit, Michigan. 8 Ball imaging was established in 2017 & has since developed an amazing reputation for vinyl & rhinestone...

Chessie chats with Jonathan about why he chooses to use a manual press over an auto, and how he established his own creative brand ‘Everything is Mediocre’ & we also hear Jonathan’s unpopular opinion about the screen print industry! Jonathan is the founder of One to One Print based in Columbia, Missouri. One to One print is a ‘mom & pop’ operation by design. Jonathan has built the business...

Chessie chats with Geo & Aniceto about their journey into screen printing, the time they had an attempted robbery at their shop & of course their unpopular opinions about the industry! Aniceto & Geo are the co-founders of Up all night Ink based in Lancaster, California. The couple has brought a wealth of experience from previous lives in manufacturing, design & animation to their e...

Chessie chats with Sam about all things environmental & ethical in the world of screen printing & Sam also shares his unpopular opinion about the screen printing industry! Sam Foggan is the co-founder of UK based Get a Grip Studio. Sam has built a business upon the foundation of his ethics. His studio only uses waterbed inks, is GOTS certified organic, Vegan accredited through PETA & a...

Jonathan Ornelas is the owner of Texas-based Success Print. Set on a 20 acre property in rural Texas, Success Print has gone from strength to strength in the 5 years since it has been in the business full time. In this episode Chessie chats with Jonathan about why Jonathan made the decision to step away from the press. Jonathan also shares his thoughts on hiring & keeping a growing team engage...

Chessie chat to Bhavik Dhanak, the founder of Aesthetic Imprints, a custom print shop based in Frederick, Maryland. Learn how Bhavik went from starting his business in his parent's basement to growing it into a successful retail and print space. Discover the story behind Bhavik's growing clothing brand, "No Grind, No Glory," and hear how he documents his journey through Baav Productions, his YouTu...

Chessie chats to Josh, the owner of PRNT SCRN Screen Printing in Florida. In this screen printing podcast, Josh shares his journey into creating merchandise for his band through screen printing and his passion for designing everything from fonts to pin badges. Learn about the founding of PRNT SCRN in December 2020 by Josh and his wife Kate and how it has grown into a successful side hustle run fro...

Chessie chats with Landon about learning to screen print via YouTube, designing a queer themed Super Bowl T-Shirt & the merits of rainbow capitalism. Ohio based Awarewolf Apparel was founded in 2015 by Landon Reed who had a vision of creating an LGBTQIA+ owned & operated clothing company inspired by street, skate & tattoo culture that broke away from the rainbow cliches. Landon worked...

Chessie chats with Jason about how his corporate background in sales training and management has informed his entrepreneurial approach to establishing a successful screen printing business. Jason is the founder of family run, San Antonio based Cured Printing. A business that Jason & his family have grown from a side hustle based in their garage to a full time operation with its own premises. J...

Chessie chats with Jack about his experiences in retail, wedding photography & singing in punk bands. We also learn how these experiences accumulated over the last two decades have helped inform what Jack has built with Modern Streets.   Jack is the founder of Manchester based, Modern Streets Apparel, a brand inspired by all aspects of punk rock culture from music & fashion to sk...

Chessie chats to Bastian about making the move from Berlin to Melbourne, the balance between contract & commercial work & how he came to be Australia’s only distributor of traditional German work trousers. Bastian is the founder of Melbourne-based Fritz Print & Fritz wear. Fritz Print was founded in 2021 & is a print shop that specialises in water based printing. Bastian began scre...

Chessie chats to the famous Ron from Talk shirty to me AKA We Talk Shirty. Ron tells Chessie about his introduction to the print industry and explains the balance of commercial and contract printing. Ron also mentions how his peer groups and reading have guided him to become a more automated shop that is focused on streamlining production and taking the pressure off the staff.  He tells us ab...

Chessie chats to Keith Stevens who is International Coatings’ West Coast Regional Sales Manager and has been screen printing for over 45 years. International Coatings develop & manufacture paint for runways and traffic markings as well as products used in everything from air filters to dip coating artificial foods used for applications such as set design. In addition to this, screen printing i...

Chessie chats with Josh about the origins of his incredibly resourceful approach to designing & making handy solutions to day to day printing shop problems as well as his approach to creating video content worthy of Spielberg!   Josh Anthony is one of the co-owners & Screen Printing Manager of the family run screen printing shop Silkscreams. Established in Jacksonville, Florida i...

Chessie chats with Chris about how AshCo became Canada’s biggest buyer of speciality inks, how Chris can’t live without Post-It notes & how ‘just trying it’ has been the key to AshCo’s success.  Chris Moulds is the founder of Canadian based high density specialists AshCo Design. In just 10 months since starting work with specialist high density inks, Chris has become one of the go to’s in...

Chessie chats to Ashley & Chainsaw Betty about how the business came to be, the difficult art of building a business whilst working for other companies & life in Nashville ‘The LA of the South’.Chainsaw Betty & Ashley run Nashville based screen printers Press or Dye. Founded in 2020 Press or Dye is an eclectic mix of Ashley & Betty’s passions for music, photography, thrifting, sewi...

Chessie chats to Marco about his vision for the 5-hour work day, the auto vs manual debate & how Marco is plotting to redefine the term ‘franchise’ with a prospective network of Black Print Ink Screen Printing & coffee shops. Marco & Ceilidh co run Black Print Ink, an independent screen-printing shop based in Santa Ana, California. Chessie also shares her fear of Marco’s driving whilst...

Chessie chats to Dave Buonaguidi A.K.A the "Real Hackney Dave" about screen printing. Dave is an artist and his story about letting go of the constraints of the corporate world to use screen printing as a medium for his art is inspiring.  Chessie and Dave chat about carving out your own path and being brave and saying “F*ck It”. Dave tells us about how his experience in advertising has helped...

Chessie chats to Jacob from Agenda Trading Company. Jacob is a one-man screen printing business located in the heart of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He decided to roll his interests and skill set together to encourage people to get outside, question the status quo, and make the most of the life that we're given. In this episode Chessie chats to Jacob about finding the sweet spot between growing your ow...

Chessie chats to Dave from Screen Print World about being a supplier for the industry. Dave tells us how he fell into the industry and what he values as a businessman and printer. Dave gives us some tips about ink management, kit choices and how he sees the state of the industry after some rough years. Chessie asks Dave about pitfalls printers need to avoid when starting out and Dave gives us some...

Chessie chats to Jacob & Malcolm the founders of Out of: Place, the Edinburgh based clothing company who are bringing an innovative perspective to minimalist clothing design. The guys tell Chessie about how they developed the designs in-house which meant they could screen print unusual placements for their brand. They chat about how they juggle the brand with their full-time jobs and tell us a...