This year, Wearables teamed up with the outspoken, globe-trotting, cigar-chomping Charlie Taublieb, a Denver-based screen-printing consultant who got his start printing rock 'n' roll concert tees in the 1970s. In February, we sent Taublieb to Valparaiso, IN, for two busy days to help the staff of Blythe's Athletics amp up production and pick up some new techniques.

Below, Taublieb explains some of the tricks of the trade he taught employees and shares his assessment of Blythe's Athletics' prospects for the future. Stay tuned for the full "Extreme Screen-Printing Shop Makeover" story in the June issue of Wearables.