T-Shirt Supplies
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- graymatter
Can anyone point me in the direction to get cheap tees to be printed on. I am looking for really soft tees, like vintage. I also would like to know if anyone knows of any kind of process to soften t-shirts if I can't find a site that sells them. Thanks.
- strabley0
i like american apearal, they arnt cheap, but they are buttery soft
- graymatter0
yeah I checked them out...too pricey and over-rated imo but thx...any other suggestions??
- strabley0
go to the thrift store, find a bunch you like, take em home, strip em, re-color em and there ya go
- graymatter0
ok, cool but how do I strip them and recolor them. And it does seem a little inconsistent. This is for a band, I told them we should do soft tees. I need like 100 plus and thrift stores don't have that volume and consistency. thanks tho
- mrdobolina0
what is soft? 100% cotton?
- graymatter0
When I mean soft I mean the thinness and texture of it. Like vintage t-shirts. I heard you can boil new 100% cotton tees in something to soften if up but I don't know where I heard it or what to boil it in. Sorry, just thought somebody on NT would know of something.
- ********0
I guess soft would be some sort of spandex/silk at like 1 to 2%. My fav is Egyptian Cotton. That stuff is fine.
- graymatter0
Hey JazX where can I find those online in bulk?
- uprise0
I have found that 50/50 shirts are soft and stretchie. 50% cotton & 50% polyester. I don't think they are too expensive?
:-)
- mrdobolina0
if you aren't printing these shirts yourself, you may want to watch any treatments you do to the shirts. Print shops don't much like getting funny substrates to print on. Brand new shirts have a sizing on them that makes them easier to print than washed shirts. wshed shirts tend to get fuzzy and make it a bitch to print anything with any sort of detail.
- graymatter0
cool uprise, I agree...any link on where I can buy in bulk. thanks...I need links please.
- graymatter0
I agree about treating the shirts. I would rather find a place that sells them pre-treated. I am probably going to have a friend print them...he has a small printing studio.
thx
- mrdobolina0
if he is your friend, fuck it. treat them and let him deal with it!
- uprise0
I would shop around locally. I get mine from a friend who works in a sports store. They print all kinds of stuff for stupid softball teams and such. His supplier sends him weekly deals on different types of shirts... and quanities etc.
These guys are fast and have good prices esp. for band merch.
http://contagiousgraphics.com/: )
- blackspade0
*thread hijack
if anyone can help out with my bulk hoodies request, chek the 'Blank Hoodies' thread
chur chur :)
- mrdobolina0
bvlackspade, are those hoodies lined?
uprise, contagious graphics is dope as far as stickers go. Same prices as stickerguy in Reno, but with a 2 week turnaround versus a 2-month turnaround.
- strabley0
i just pulled this out of my ass, dont know if its any good... http://www.t-shirts.com/default.…
- blackspade0
i dont think they are lined
they are just a really thick heavy/stiff fabric, great hoodies
i think they are 50% Cotton 50% Polyester Fleece
i think these may be getting close, hard to tell from the photos, i definately want the specific fabric.
- strabley0
oh yeah to strip shirts, you bleach out the colors, and use acetone to eat off any graphics, and then get some grocery store clothes dye and follow the directions, but make sure to wash them a couple times after you dye em.
- connorrhea0
you aren't gonna beat american apparel as far as softness goes and not to mention it's non sweatshop. as far as the f uckloads of band shirts i have, those are by far my favorite and they don't shrink much.