screen printing for t shirts

[dare1881]

hi, im looking to print tshirts for myself (im in south east asia).

would u guys kindly provide information on this matter.

1. where can i get quality t shirts with the nice cutting (like stussy), and what are the brands?

2. where can i get i quality screen prints (with nice colurs)?

3. what are the procedures i should be looking at?

thanks

[knicks]

STUSSY ISN'T NICE CUTTING

I THINK THE CUTTING AND THE MATREIAL OF SUPREME IS BETTER~

TRY IT OUT MAN ~

[misteraven]

guess it's a matter of taste, but I hate Supreme's cut. Especially the more recent stuff with the ultra-tight collar. regardless, your best bet is to search http://directory.google.com/Top/Business/Industries/Fashion/Manufacture/Clothing, http://dmoz.org, http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Business_to_Business and some other business to business sites. Considering your in asia should make it that much easier since so much apparel manufacturing is based out of there.

[Dolo]

LOVE.. supreme's Ultra tight new collar. I hate when a collar hangs low and gets scooped.

I forget which shirt they print on though.

[dare1881]

thks for the reply guys

i still need to know which brands of plain tshirts (with tight collars and nice cutting) and where to get them

pls recommend.

also pls advise the procedures:

1. customizing my own art for screen printing

2. screen printing

thks in advance

[knicks]

Yea Dolo, i just like the supreme's tight~~~

i HATE it become low......

coz I am as thin as my logo.........haaaaaa

[misteraven]

surprised you guys like the collar. i hate a stretched out, overly big collar as much as a tight one, but Supreme's new tees feel like I'm wearing it with a tie. the overall shape is nice though, and the cotton itself isn't as coarse as the norm. though personally i could go with something a touch softer still if it doesn't mean sacrificing weight.

[Kofi]

I've been using American Apparel for my line. The cut is sleek and the color and style options are pretty good for a new line. I don't know how accessible they are for the asian market being that they are based in california though, but check www.americanapparel.net .

I've also heard that Alore is pretty good but as someone mentioned you probably have access to a lot more options in asia.

Also I've found www.infomat.com very helpful.

Good luck.

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[Dolo]

a note on american apparel

-they're considerably more expensive blanks than other brands making your overhead skyrocket

-They're a much thinner, softer and clingier shirt with more of a scooped neck. And while this probably appeals to some guys... From experience I have to say those guys are the minority. Most guys seem to want a liitle more weight to their shirt and something that will keep it's form, Both things American Apparel do not do

-A lot of stores actually have shown disinterest, or less so from brands printing on american apparel. For the reasons i mentioned above and because american apparel shirts have such a distinctive feel that basically every shirt printe don them loses a chunk of their identity.

-They shrink considerably

BUT

-if you're gonna do Girls tees, i would mos def do them on American apparel tees. They make a perfect girls cut shirt that girls love... But find another brand to print your men's tees on.

Find a printer and ask him to show you samples.

Edited by Dolo on Sep 15, 2004 at 08:19 PM

[dare1881]

kofi and dolo: thanks for the info and feedback

dolo, do i have to actually draw my designs (in paper) or can i give a computerised format (eg: jpeg...etc) to the screen printers for printing

can anyone recommend any more brands of blank tees

thank you

[Dolo]

it's like everything in design.. the final you give to the printer needs to be a igital file. BUt like i said.. different printers have different requirements so I would talk to one.

[gsep]

yoyo dolo, this is the scoop from down under....

t's- cause my mate had such a terrible time finding good t's (hated american apprel) they have decided to cut themselves. this is just taking off, and i'm not sure about colors etc , but minimums will be relativley small (like 25 per colorway) which is a big bonus for a small label, and the cuts are slim...check it out at http://www.alpha60.com..as they are supplying them.

printing graphics- i design a few t's her and there for glboe internatiobnal, brands like stussy, freshjive and the like....and their printers generally like ilustraor .eps files, and they want each different color on a differnt layer (called color separation) and these have to be specified accroding to Pantone color system.

good luck and if ur iunterested in t's get in touch- [email protected] and ill pass on ur details....

[Dolo]

If it's an illustrator file.. depending on how nice and good of a relationship you have with your printer, they may do it for you at no extra charge.

Edited by Dolo on Sep 19, 2004 at 08:35 AM

[tunnelfreaks]

i can get stussy tees for 50% off and theres a new brand in the states called Visual Terrorists they have premium quality print tees for as low as 30usd

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