A method for printing onto a base of an article of apparel, the method comprising: providing a yarn from a material source within a printing system, the yarn being an elongated continuous piece including a tagging segment and an intermediate segment, and the yarn including a heat moldable material; warming the heat moldable material to transition the heat moldable material from a solid state into a liquid state; feeding the tagging segment of the yarn through a nozzle of the printing system, the nozzle having an inflow opening and an outflow opening; wherein the tagging segment extends out of the nozzle from the outflow opening and wherein the intermediate segment extends out of the nozzle from the inflow opening; attaching and bonding the tagging segment to a first attachment region on the surface of the base; and moving the nozzle away from the first attachment region after bonding the tagging segment to the first attachment region, thereby pulling the intermediate segment from the outflow opening, wherein the nozzle is moved by an actuating system of the printing system, wherein the moving the nozzle away from the first attachment region includes moving the nozzle in a direction approximately normal to the first attachment region wherein moving the nozzle away from the first attachment region after the attaching the tagging segment to the first attachment region provides a first tension in the yarn; and wherein the first tension in the yarn pulls the intermediate segment through the outflow opening;wherein the first tension in the yarn pulls a first length of the yarn from the outflow opening, and further comprising: attaching the intermediate segment to a second attachment region of the base; moving the nozzle away from the second attachment region after attaching the intermediate segment to the second attachment region; wherein moving the nozzle away from the second attachment region after attaching the intermediate segment to the second attachment region provides a second tension in the yarn; and wherein the second tension in the yarn pulls a second length of the yarn from the outflow opening. providing a yarn from a material source within a printing system, the yarn being an elongated continuous piece including a tagging segment and an intermediate segment, and the yarn including a heat moldable material; warming the heat moldable material to transition the heat moldable material from a solid state into a liquid state; feeding the tagging segment of the yarn through a nozzle of the printing system, the nozzle having an inflow opening and an outflow opening; wherein the tagging segment extends out of the nozzle from the outflow opening and wherein the intermediate segment extends out of the nozzle from the inflow opening; attaching and bonding the tagging segment to a first attachment region on the surface of the base; and moving the nozzle away from the first attachment region after bonding the tagging segment to the first attachment region, thereby pulling the intermediate segment from the outflow opening, wherein the nozzle is moved by an actuating system of the printing system, wherein the moving the nozzle away from the first attachment region includes moving the nozzle in a direction approximately normal to the first attachment region wherein moving the nozzle away from the first attachment region after the attaching the tagging segment to the first attachment region provides a first tension in the yarn; and attaching the intermediate segment to a second attachment region of the base; moving the nozzle away from the second attachment region after attaching the intermediate segment to the second attachment region; wherein moving the nozzle away from the second attachment region after attaching the intermediate segment to the second attachment region provides a second tension in the yarn; and