[OH-Publicity] OpenHatch t-shirts!

[Karen Rustad]

Quick update--

So far, it looks like printing two sides of a shirt (even with only a small
design on the back) is far more expensive than printing just one, so I made
two one-sided versions of the design:
http://littlegreenriver.com/stuffs/oh-shirts/oh-t-shirt-oneside.png
http://littlegreenriver.com/stuffs/oh-shirts/oh-t-shirt-oneside-hatch.png

-- Karen

On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 2:18 PM, Deborah Nicholson <
deb at eximiousproductions.com> wrote:

> Thanks for doing this!
>
> I've thought for a while that OpenHatch ought to have t-shirts, for
>> publicity purposes when we go to conferences, run events, and so forth.
>> Last night I worked on a shirt design which ended up having a number of
>> iterations / variations.
>> http://littlegreenriver.com/stuffs/oh-shirts/oh-t-shirt-hatching-2.pngis the latest iteration; you can see all the others in
>> http://littlegreenriver.com/stuffs/oh-shirts/.
>>
>
> I love the bird! So cute! I think I like the latest iteration of the front
> the best. I can't decide if the white cross hatching on the back around the
> logo is  good b/c it matches the feel of the front or if it is more
> important to have the unadulterated logo out in the world.
>
>
>> Let me know what you think! Also if you have ideas for who/where to get
>> shirts printed (silkscreened, on reasonably nice men's and women's shirts,
>> not prohibitively expensive for small batches), that would be useful!
>>
>
> Of the printed shirts in my own drawer that I like I found Gildan
> softstyle and Bella. I think Bella's part of Gildan anyway. They do some
> manufacturing in the US and have more reasonable sizes (and prices I think)
> than American  Apparel.
>
> I think their "Heather Sapphire" could be nice for your design,
> http://www.cheapestees.com/gildan-ladies-softstyle-tshirt-g640l.html
>
> Men's shirts are always cheaper b/c they're basically a box with arm
> tubes, but there loads of blues to choose from,
> http://www.cheapestees.com/gildan-softstyle-tshirt-g640.html
>
> If you try to get a quote via email, make sure you follow to see if they
> can "do anything for you" It looks like you'd order the men's and women's
> shirts separately and they can often offer you a deal on bulk which means
> the total for both orders. In particular, it never hurts to imply that we
> will order more from them in the future if the price is good.
>
> More ink colors is also often more money but it makes the shirts look
> really nice.
>
> I hope that helps!
> Cheers,
> Deb
>
>
>> -- Karen
>>
>
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