More Dirty Laundry!

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DirtyDirtyLaundry.com have just released some photos of the processes of design and production their weird and wacky designers go through to create their t-shirt art. You can see all their photos at Flickr.com

If you’re not sure what the hell I’m talking about here, check out The Art of The Stain at Dirty Laundry – all of their shirts are 100% cotton American Apparel, and 10% of their profits go to the Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii. The exhibition is Jesse Arneson and Chris Thomas of Seeing Red, and they welcome enquiries from anyone who wishes to exhibit their work in their own city! I’m guessing they mean your local gallery as opposed to the nearest launderette – then again I’ve seen an art exhibition held in some Victorian public conveniences in London, or was that just graffiti? Lol. read more

The Art of the Stain at Dirty Laundry

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Dirty Laundry: The Art of the Stain in Modern T-Shirt Design. Yes it’s true, I’m not pulling your leg! Shortly after my post on t-shirt staining, Mariko Merritt of the Hawaiian Nuuanu Gallery contacted me with the aim of plugging their latest exhibition, and for all intense purposes it features dirty t-shirts. They asked designers to stain t-shirts with a medium of their choice (grass, wine, lipstick, etc.) and then design custom artworks that use the stain as an integral design element. They’ve gathered an impressive group of artists to be in the show (Mike Perry, Damien Correll, Frank Chimero, Kris Chau, April Lee, Alan Konishi, Andrew DeGraff, Christopher David Ryan, Jason Laurits, Wyeth Hansen and Ryan Dunn, Kate Bingaman-Burt, Keetra Dean Dixon, Nikolay Saveliev, Nathaniel Russell, Roanne Adams, Rosemarie Fiore, Roland Adams, Steve Kibayu, Alan Konishi, Roland Adams, Simon Ruby, Topos Graphics, Travis Stearns & Tim Gough) and they are expecting a great collection of unique limited edition t-shirts. read more

NEW T-Shirt Printing Technologies From Innovative Apparel!

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If you’re a t-shirt designer who’s looking for an extra advantage in the market, I want to bring your attention to a fabulous site – InnovativeApparel.com – offering a ream of new t-shirt printing technologies that I and I am sure few others have come across before. I’m still waiting for more information on their groundbreaking services as we speak, however you can get the gist of it from their site. Two of these techniques offer a fantastic retro/vintage look, the site’s blurb says they’ve reduced their prices I’m still waiting for a price list to see exactly how cheap they can offer this.

Stain Imaging
This is their own patented all-over apparel printing system, offering “All Over” custom image printed directly on to finished apparel. Click on the contact sheet to see their selection of stock patterns, this is just to give you an idea of the what Innovative Apparel can do for you.

Stainable Garment Requirements:
You can use their 100% 6.1 oz. Gildan tee shirts and sport shirts., alternatively supply your own garments, they accept all brands of 100% cotton fabric as long as it is a minimum of 5.9 oz. and Jersey Knit material. If a 50/50 tee shirt is required, Fruit of the Loom Best must be used. Speciality Garments that do not fall into these categories must be tested separately.

This opens up all kinds of creative avenues for t-shirt designer/producers, for instance, a large screen-printed design over a repeated background of the same image, small enough to create an all-over pattern, just like the big corporate producers read more