Founding Member Year — 2026

The Trade
Finally Has
A Home.

The Decorators Association is the professional home for screen printers, embroiderers, and decorated apparel operators building serious businesses.

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INK
REG
Process Red
Volt
Black Base
White
Royal
TDA
100+
Members
6
Methods
Est.
2026 — Founding Year
Screen Printing
Embroidery
DTF / DTG
Sublimation
Heat Transfer
Promo
The Decorators Association
Screen Printing
Embroidery
DTF / DTG
Sublimation
Heat Transfer
Promo
The Decorators Association
01 — Six Core Methods

This is
High-Skill
Work.

You don't just put ink on fabric. You're running color separations, managing cure temps, dialing flash exposure, tracking mesh counts, and delivering output that outlasts the garment it's printed on. This trade deserves infrastructure built to match its complexity.

01
Screen Printing
Spot color, simulated process, discharge, waterbased, high-volume runs.
02
Embroidery
Thread count, density, backing, pull compensation, puff, 3D.
03
DTF / DTG
Direct film, white underbase, pretreat, full-color photographic output.
04
Sublimation
Dye transfer, polyester, allover prints, full-bleed, hard goods.
05
Heat Transfer
Vinyl, HTV, gang sheets, pressure calibration, multi-material.
06
Promo
Drinkware, bags, patches, stickers, branded products at scale.
02 — The Network

Where Shops
Talk Shop.

Member Directory
Find decorators by method, region, and capability. Build referral relationships with shops that complement yours.
Live Now
The Hub
Questions answered. Wins shared. ICC profiles traded. Shop talk from people who've burned screens and run payroll in the same week.
Live Now
Jobs & Referrals
Post overflow work to verified shops. Find production partners and contract decorators you can trust.
Coming Next
Shop Profiles
Your shop, your capabilities, your story. A profile built for the industry, not LinkedIn.
Coming Next
03 — The Tools

Your Work Is Professional. Your Tools Should Be Too.

TDA builds tools that live in your shop's workflow. Quote engines. Benchmarking data. Certification roadmaps. Not PDFs. Systems.

Build a Quote
TDA Quick Quote
Garment Qty
144
Print Locations
2
Ink Colors
3
Method
Screen
Blank Cost / Unit
$4.85
Recommended Floor Price
Based on TDA member benchmarks
$14.50
04 — The Proof

Shops That Get It.

I've been printing for 12 years. This is the first association that looks like it was built by people who've actually touched a squeegee.
MH
Mike H.
Anchor Ink Co. — Phoenix, AZ
The pricing benchmark tool alone is worth the membership. I've been undercharging on 4-color jobs for two years and didn't even know it.
JS
Jessica S.
Thread Forward — Nashville, TN
Everything else in this industry is forums from 2011 or guys trying to sell you something. TDA feels like it's trying to raise the floor for everyone.
DK
David K.
Standard Press Studio — Portland, OR
My shop does great work. The website never showed it. TDA's profile builder made us look like the operation we actually are.
TC
Tamara C.
Overedge Embroidery — Columbus, OH
05 — Founding Membership

Be In The
First 100.

Founding members set the standard. They define certification criteria, influence supplier relationships, and put their shops at the center of where the industry is headed.

  • Full community and directory access
  • Beta access to all TDA tools
  • Vote on certification standards
  • Founding member pricing — locked forever
  • Supplier leverage as the network scales
127
Founding Members Secured
Target: 500 founding members by Dec 2026
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Community & Directory
Live Now
The Hub
Live Now
Quick Quote Tool
Live
Pricing Benchmarks
Live
Certification Program Prove you know the craft
Q3 2026
Supplier Group Deals Buying power of hundreds of shops
2027
Education Hub Structured paths, every method
2027
Industry Standards Define what quality means
2027