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## [The Line Up | Employee Spotlight: Damaris Benitez Franco](https://blog.thelineup.com/employee-spotlight-damaris-benitez-franco)

 Posted by [Courtney](https://blog.thelineup.com/author/courtney) on Dec 1, 2025

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## [Your Favorite Prints in Free Phone & Desktop Wallpapers!](https://blog.thelineup.com/download-wallpapers)

 Posted by [Trista](https://blog.thelineup.com/author/trista) on May 23, 2020

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We recently launched a new line of face masks in some bold and fun prints.  To celebrate, we turned those prints into free wallpaper downloads for your desktop, tablet or phone!  Just a little something to brighten your screen ! :) 

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## [Our Foray Into Making Face Masks - and What You Can Do Next](https://blog.thelineup.com/fabric-face-masks)

 Posted by [Deb](https://blog.thelineup.com/author/deb) on Mar 29, 2020

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*This post is written by our owner, Deb Erickson, in conjunction with her daughter, Trista Erickson.  We post this not as medical professionals, but as a small apparel manufacturer looking to help our community in any way in the fight against the COVID-19 crisis.  Click through the links below to reference all original articles for further reading.  *

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## [The Jason Show Tries The Line Up's 9 to 5](https://blog.thelineup.com/the-jason-show-tries-the-line-ups-9-to-5)

 Posted by [Abby](https://blog.thelineup.com/author/abby) on Jul 24, 2019

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###### The Line Up's Deb (Owner/ Creative Director, left) and Katie (Customer Service Manager, right), along with The Jason Show's Kendall and Eric (center)

About a month ago we had some very special guest come and visit us at our offices in Eden Prairie, Minnesota!

If you are a native Minnesotan, you probably heard of the local daytime talk show on [KMSP Fox 9](http://www.fox9.com/) called [The Jason Show](https://www.facebook.com/JasonShowTV/). For others that haven’t, The Jason Show is an entertainment talk show hosted by Twin Cities personality Jason Matheson and co-host Kendall Mark.

One of the most popular segments on their show is called ‘[Kendall Tries Your 9 to 5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw9ZQXGmd68&list=PL055YID3vQX0Km1Moh9fbEPLwjQPn6iN9),' where the co-host visits local businesses and attempts to do their job.  We invited Kendall to our facilities to see if she had what it takes to make the easiest item in our store … or so we thought!

Check out the video below to watch her experience as a Line Up employee for a day!  

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## [Meet The Line Up Team: Luz, Sewing Lead](https://blog.thelineup.com/meet-the-line-up-team-luz)

 Posted by [Stephanie](https://blog.thelineup.com/author/stephanie) on Apr 3, 2019

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*Get to know Luz, who is a Sewing Lead here at The Line Up! *

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## [Meet The Line Up Team: Orfa, Production - Sample Sewer](https://blog.thelineup.com/meet-the-line-up-team-orfa)

 Posted by [Stephanie](https://blog.thelineup.com/author/stephanie) on Mar 13, 2019

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*Get to know Orfa, who works on the Production team on Samples and Prototypes here at The Line Up! *

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## [Meet The Line Up Team: Teresa, Sewing Lead](https://blog.thelineup.com/meet-the-line-up-team-teresa)

 Posted by [Stephanie](https://blog.thelineup.com/author/stephanie) on Mar 5, 2019

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*Get to know Teresa, who is a Sewing Lead here at The Line Up! *

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## [Meet The Line Up Team: Josefina, Production Lead - Sewing & Finishing](https://blog.thelineup.com/meet-the-line-up-team-josefina)

 Posted by [Stephanie](https://blog.thelineup.com/author/stephanie) on Feb 20, 2019

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*Get to know Josefina,  who is a Production Lead in Sewing & Finishing here at The Line Up! *

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## [Meet The Line Up Team: Joana, Production Lead - Markers & Contractors](https://blog.thelineup.com/meet-the-line-up-team-joana)

 Posted by [Stephanie](https://blog.thelineup.com/author/stephanie) on Feb 12, 2019

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*Get to know Joana, who is a Production Lead in Markers & Contractors here at The Line Up! *

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## [Meet The Line Up Team: Claudia, Markers & Cutting Production Lead](https://blog.thelineup.com/meet-the-line-up-team-claudia)

 Posted by [Stephanie](https://blog.thelineup.com/author/stephanie) on Jan 31, 2019

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*Get to know Claudia,  a Production Lead in Markers and Cutting here at The Line Up! *

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