Re: Fwd: T-shirts!
Matthew West <matthew_t_west-/[email protected]>
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Hi All! I used to work as a screen printer in college. If you would like, I can probably help expedite the beginning of the process (getting the screen, light sensitive emulsion, etc.) A really good primer is here: http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/ howto_silkscreen_posters_and_shirts.html Matthew On Jun 1, 2007, at 12:13 PM, Tom Higgins wrote: > On 6/1/07, Caleb Phillips <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> What about going super-cheap and doing a single color (black or >> white) >> on random second-hand t-shirts (from goodwill etc.)? Both >> citybikes and >> the general defense committee of the IWW do this. They are cool and >> grass-roots-y, and it's a bit more sustainable (less crap for the >> landfills, you see). This would also appease those who have special >> color/size needs since they can supply their own shirt to have >> printed. > > Heck, if we wanted to fly our DIY colors it is not very hard to do a > single color silk screening. We would have to make up a design and > make the screen, tie it up to a play date and have folks bring their > own material to run it on. One time cost to make the screen and a > scrapper, ink would be the only recurring cost and that is not so > much..... If the group got a wild hair it could buy a bunch of tshirts > and do up a run for things like street fairs, oscon and other events > the profits would be plowed back into the group. > > Sure its got its own mess quotient but in keeping with the groups DIY > nature it seems a better fit, imho. > > -tomhiggins > > -- > The Personal Telco Project - http://www.personaltelco.net/ > Donate to PTP: http://www.personaltelco.net/donate > Un/Subscribe: http://lists.personaltelco.net/mailman/listinfo/ > general/ > Archives: http://news.gmane.org/ > gmane.network.wireless.portland.general/ > Etiquette: http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/MailingListEtiquette -- The Personal Telco Project - http://www.personaltelco.net/ Donate to PTP: http://www.personaltelco.net/donate Un/Subscribe: http://lists.personaltelco.net/mailman/listinfo/general/ Archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.wireless.portland.general/ Etiquette: http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/MailingListEtiquette