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Branding Your Work With Custom Labels

May 17, 2012 by Naseem

Have you ever seen those tiny airbag tabs that are sewn to the outside panels of car seats? They usually serve as warnings to auto upholstery shops. However, printed tabs – or fabric labels – are capable of so much more. Attaching a label that features your company’s name and/or contact information to tonneau covers, motorcycle seats and other jobs is a great way to brand … [Read more...] about Branding Your Work With Custom Labels

Free Logos for Custom Upholstery Projects

May 16, 2012 by Naseem

Auto trimmers that incorporate emblems and logos into their custom work need to check out Brands of the World – a great online resource for vector graphics that are free and easy to download. … [Read more...] about Free Logos for Custom Upholstery Projects

Vogue Talking Auto Upholstery in 1920

May 15, 2012 by Nadeem

For better or worse, auto upholstery – like clothing fashion – passes through trends. Just as bell-bottom jeans came and went, so did mohair velvet, full-on tweed interiors and roadster tops. Sooner or later, faux ostrich and alligator will also be regulated to the back pages of automotive history. It is, however, interesting and oftentimes helpful to look back on these … [Read more...] about Vogue Talking Auto Upholstery in 1920

Trim Shop Houses $20m Art Collection

May 14, 2012 by Nadeem

Quick, someone call American Pickers! The Wall Street Journal reports that AutoMat Auto Interiors & Tops of Long Island, New York is housing a multi-million dollar art collection of  Man Ray – "a pioneering photographer and Jazz Age colleague of Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí". … [Read more...] about Trim Shop Houses $20m Art Collection

CDIDIT Wins Comment of the Week

May 14, 2012 by Nadeem

Congratulations to Craig of CDIDIT in Fort Worth, Texas for winning The Hog Ring‘s contest for “Comment of the Week“. Craig takes home this week’s prize: 25 yards of black Naugahyde fabric and an 8 oz spool of 270 contrast thread! … [Read more...] about CDIDIT Wins Comment of the Week

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