best brand shirt to do silkscreening

[icegrillz]

i wanted to print up few shirts and see if i can go anywhere with it.

should go with gildan or spend a little more and print on AA?

i wanted some opinions before going out and making a horrible decision.

thanks for you help.

[mlproject]

haven't used gildan, but my favorites (for fit and printability) have been AAA, american apparel, and stafford

[dystaind]

personally i like gildans and fruit of the loom best 50/50 blends. they're cheap and print quite well.

anyone know a place to order AAA? i like their fits a lot but have only gotten them through band merch etc.

[mlproject]

www.blankshirts.com used to have AAA but they're not listing them anymore. they do have gildan , though.

i'm pretty sure one of the screenprinters i use in town specs AAA, so i'll ask next time i'm in there.

[FILTHY]

Def use AAA.... Diamond Supply Co., The Hundreds, Girl/Chocolate skateboards, Mighty Healthy, Plain Gravy, Situation Normal, J money, UXA and 90% of all other good brands use AAA. They are slim and long, which to me is the best fit out thr. American apparel tees are made for people that wear tight shirts... That is how they are cut. If u want tight metro shirts go with American Apparel... for an all around good fit I would go with AAA (Allstyle Apparel)

[mlproject]

i didn't know that was their full name... definitely making my search a bit easier.

[homi29]

any of u know of good screenprinting shops in toronto?

or anywhere in toronto/canada to get AAA tees blank wholesale?

[oOmegaOo]

For the sake of clarity, it's spelled "Alstyle Apparel" with one 'l'. It doesn't really matter since you get to their site when you google "Allstyle Apparel" (which is what I did).

[icegrillz]

thanks a lot for your help.

when i get it printed, i will post pics.

[Proletariat]

I used to print on Gildans and I still do for some bands, but in my shop people want the A.A. It's all about your audience. My average customer is gonna be a medium or a large and they dig the slim fit. I do know that when I made the jump from Gildans to A.A. I could raise my prices because people noticed the quality, so I never lost any money by having nicer shirts. know your audience before you make anything, and run those designs by people so you know it will sell.

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[SENDkylHISPASSWORD]

I agree with Proletariat and he knows what hes talking about... If you are on this board your pespective is most likely biased and different from the average fashion consumer... AA carries an image of "coolness" and people tend to like that. The fit is very fashion concious as well which is a plus and although incosistent quality, I don't think it is too bad. Besides graphic ts are very trendy items and generally speaking the shirt lasts longer than the trend...

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[qom]

So, AA is the tightest fit of them all? AAA, Hanes, Gildan etc..

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[Ted DiBiase]

www.alstyle.com

AAA. you need a federal tax ID and meet their minimums if you want to order wholesale direct from the factory. they also stitch your own labels in for you during the manufacturing process if you want that clean cut and sew look as opposed to the re-stitched label look.

[eastcoastrider27]

^But if you don't want to buy a lot, you can purchase individual shirts at good prices.

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[Ted DiBiase]

Slauson swap meet 3-pack AAA for $10 all day. you can probably bargain with the owners to give you a discount for buying like 100 shirts or something small.

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[serveist]

Whats their minimum for label stitching during the manufacturing process?

[eastcoastrider27]

Quote: Slauson swap meet 3-pack AAA for $10 all day. you can probably bargain with the owners to give you a discount for buying like 100 shirts or something small.

You can get colored t-shirts for $2.71 directly from AAA with no minimums, white is $1.98 each. Prices are lower when you buy a dozen or a case.

They raised their prices significantly in the past couple of weeks or so. I placed an order at the end of February and paid $1.29/white, $1.69/black and $1.75/color.

[red]

does supreme use aaa. because it sure seems like it.

[serveist]

Eastcoast? Did you just sign up on the AAA site and order?

Does anyone know what type of t-shirts Huf/Undefeated/Supreme uses? Thanks in advance!

[eastcoastrider27]

Yeah I just created an account. It may take a day to get verified though.

[qom]

Quote:

So, AA is the tightest fit of them all? AAA, Hanes, Gildan etc..

--- Original message by qom on Mar 20, 2006 04:55 PM

Can anyone confirm?

I'm looking for a long and slim t-shirt for printing.

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[homi29]

yes its the tightest

[eastcoastrider27]

American Apparel is slim, but not long.

Unless you're shorter than 5'9" and 120 lbs. or a girl, AA is garbage.

[My Pal the Crook]

Quote:

Eastcoast? Did you just sign up on the AAA site and order?

Does anyone know what type of t-shirts Huf/Undefeated/Supreme uses? Thanks in advance!

--- Original message by serveist on Mar 20, 2006 09:30 PM

Huf uses AAA

Undefeated uses Hanes Beefy

Supreme uses their own custom body

[qom]

Quote:

American Apparel is slim, but not long.

Unless you're shorter than 5'9" and 120 lbs. or a girl, AA is garbage.

--- Original message by eastcoastrider27 on Mar 22, 2006 02:32 PM

Is this a personal opinion or do people agree on this?

Can't be impossible get a hold of tees which are slim and long tbh, I see them everywhere, maybe they're sewn on order

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[kakaro]

Fruit of the loom is quite often used.

it's cheap and it's good quality

[werdtoyourmoms]

aaa shrinks to a good length. american apparel is fine until you put it in a dryer, at which point it shrinks to a non-flattering shape.

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[qom]

Apparently AA 2001 isn't available for wholesale in XS, so I'm wondering if anyone of you have tried the similar shirt for women:

http://store.americanapparel.de/2102.html

Does it look weird on men?

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[backinthetrees]

while we're on topic, anyone knows what a good paint brand for screenprinting is?

i bought some paint from my local art store. and ITS FUCKED UP.

so yeah, recommendations please!

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