I just attended (and volunteered at) the 24th Farm Aid concert. This year was in St. Louis, MO. Farm Aid raises money to help family farmers.
One tool in that battle apparently is the t-shirt.
Rhonda Perry of the Missouri Rural Crisis Center gave a powerful speech at the press conference before the show. She thanked the [...]
American Apparel has been a leader in trying to get meaningful immigration reform. I have been in their facility many times and nearly always unannounced, and I can tell you that they treat people well there. They work hard there, but the working conditions are good.
I think that the Mark Twain line, “Few things are [...]
Smart partners that are savvy about getting things done are truly amazing. Anvil and Hanes were that today.
Yesterday at 6PM we realized that we didn’t have enough tags to finish tagging some organic t-shirts that Anvil so generously donated to Farm Aid. I called Anvil and they had them printed and overnighted by UPS in [...]
Today I am too hot and its too humid to put a big effort into the blog. Just kidding. Well not really, it is very hot and humid here in Rhode Island today. Nothing like New Orleans or places, but hot enough.
Workers don’t like the heat and the humidity and neither do screens. I [...]
We are reminded today of the wonders of the Pantone Matching System. As we less and less deal with each other face to face, we need tools to communicate at a distance. One thing very difficult to communicate is the most visual of things, color.
Is this violet?
Is this violet?
We just finally settled on half-price on [...]
Glue or adhesive of some sort is used to keep shirts in place while they are printed. If the shirt isn’t glued down then the prints will be out of register. I have been in shops that think they have problems with their presses due to poor registration on their prints, but the real problem [...]
Here is another example of pushing the envelope. This is an hat made from organic cotton and the embroidery thread is also made from certified organic cotton.
Like many “green” alternatives, you can’t just substitute organic thread for conventional embroidery thread made from rayon or conventional cotton and embroider away. On the other hand, you also [...]
