Scott Hiler and Colby Shawn started Ink'N'Stitch in the Winter of 2004. The company started in Scott's garage with used equipment, no other employees and most importantly - no customers. But Scott and Colby did have a plan and a strong desire to provide excellent customer service and high quality products. And with that . . . Ink'N'Stitch was born!
The Roots
Ink'N'Stitch was born on a cool Texas October friday night on a drive from Justin, TX to Bridgeport, TX (short drive for those not familiar). Scott Hiler and Colby Shawn were part of a team that provided radio coverage for High School football in Wise County (the now defunct Friday Night Fever, RIP). The two had recently gone through the process of purchasing custom screen printed t-shirts to promote the radio program, and were discussing the screen printing process as they understood it and the fact that none of the companies that they worked with possessed both strong customer service and competive pricing. In a very "put your money where you mouth is" type of conversation, the two made the decision right there to start their own screen printing company focused on those two traits - strong customer service and competive pricing.
Ink'N'Stitch found its humble beginnings in the 20x20 garage of Scott's house and survived an immediate trip to St. Louis to buy the first screen printing press (which was never actually used and would almost immediately be sold to some guy in the Dominican Republic, but I digress). In late 2006, we moved out of the garage and into two large buildings in Bridgeport, TX. In early 2007, we added our automatic screen printing press which expanded our capabilities even further. Always providing both screen printing and embroidery, Ink'N'Stitch added Signs and Promotional Products to their arsenal in late 2007.
The Here & Now
Ink'N'Stitch found its humble beginnings in the 20x20 garage of Scott's house and survived an immediate trip to St. Louis to buy the first screen printing press (which was never actually used and would almost immediately be sold to some guy in the Dominican Republic, but I digress). In late 2006, we moved out of the garage and into two large buildings in Bridgeport, TX. In early 2007, we added our automatic screen printing press which expanded our capabilities even further. Always providing both screen printing and embroidery, Ink'N'Stitch added Signs and Promotional Products to their arsenal in late 2007.
The Here & Now
Ink'N'Stitch is currently located in Bridgeport, TX and offers a line of products and services including:
- Screen Printing
- Embroidery
- Rhinestone Apparel Designs
- Signs - including metal, wood, corrugated plastic, banners & more.
- Decals
- Vinyl Lettering
- Business Cards
- A vast array of promotional products
We opened a storefront on New Years day 2010. We were located in Downtown Bridgeport at 909 Halsell St. After one year, we realized that we need more space and were on the move again. On January 7th 2011, we purchased our first building located at 1703 16th St in Bridgeport. We took 4 months to remodel the facility to be able to accomadate Sales, Production and Office space. Our Grand opening was in April - the ribbon cutting was a great success as had an opportunity to kick back and enjoy some time with those most important to us - OUR CUSTOMERS!
Come visit us and check out the New Shop for all of your Spirit Wear or talk to a member of our team, face-to-face, to discuss your needs.
The Future
We continue to look at adding different products and services to our current line-up. New Exciting Website with Custom Designer to launch towards the end of 2011. More to come!
