How do you print on the bottom of koozies if it's already been sewn together???
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Then sew them back up ???
Yes you need to sew them....
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There's no way to load pre-sewn koozies so that you can print the full bottom. We started buying unsewn koozies last year; you don't need a fancy sewing machine (pick one up at a garage sale), and it takes less than a minute per piece to sew up the sides (straight stitch, tack at top and bottom -- pull the thread out a little, load the next one and sew, then cut them apart after sewing). If you don't know how to run a sewing machine, go talk to an aunt or grandma who can quickly show you how it's done. You can print the full two sides + bottom in one swipe -- and can set up two of them on the screen, so you print two at once. WAY easier than printing pre-sewn!
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Alas, I'm on the shores of Lake Michigan, which is a bit out of your neighborhood. Seriously, talk to your friends -- some of them will have an older female relative (you're looking for over 50 here) who would LOVE to teach you to sew. You can pick up a working sewing machine at a garage sale for less than $50 (might be a little higher on the east coast) -- you don't need anything fancy, a 40 year old Singer will do just fine, as long as it does a straight stitch.
This is for foam koozies -- the neoprene require a different type of stitch, which will need to be done on a special machine.
You weren't asking me, but when the customer wants white ink on a dark koozie, we use Union Poly Lo-Bleed mixed with a VERY small amount of Puff Additive. One coat does the job and no problem with dye migration. We've done other colors on black, and used Union Maxopake, 2 coats straight up, or use the puff trick.
Good luck!
Well...... I have not printed a koozie yet..... just getting it all set up and figured out
I have some plastisol ink..... black and white. I am actually lookikng for a koozie vendor to buy from.
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