I was hunched over a heavy industrial Juki in my first shared studio space, surrounded by the smell of ozone and damp cotton, trying to figure out why a batch … Read more
Author: Devon Achebe-Lindqvist
I have printed enough shirts to know what a good blank feels like and what a bad one costs you. I would rather explain GSM and seam allowance than tell you what is trending.
Double It to Compare With a Body Measurement
I still remember the first time I tried to launch my own little print run; I spent weeks obsessing over “vintage washes” and “streetwear aesthetics,” only to receive a box … Read more
Digital Detail With Limits on Fabric
I still remember the first time I tried to launch a small run in that cramped, shared studio; I had spent weeks obsessing over a graphic, only to realize the … Read more
The Knit Behind Almost Every T Shirt
I still remember the first time I tried to launch my own line; I spent way too much money on what the supplier called “premium” blanks, only to realize they … Read more
It Has to Work at One Centimetre
I remember sitting in a cramped, ink-stained studio last summer, staring at a sample batch of hoodies that looked like absolute garbage. I’d spent weeks obsessing over the heavyweight cotton … Read more
A Shirt Is the Cheapest Billboard You Can Wear
I remember sitting on a milk crate in my first shared studio, surrounded by the heavy, chemical scent of plastisol ink and the hum of a heat press, staring at … Read more
A Music Scene That Dressed Itself First
I was hunched over a heat press in a cramped, humid studio last Tuesday, staring at a batch of “streetwear” blanks that cost me a fortune but felt like recycled … Read more
Check the Trademark Before You Print Anything
I remember sitting on a milk crate in my first shared studio, surrounded by the overwhelming smell of plastisol ink and half-finished screen prints, staring at a blank notebook. I … Read more
Gsm Tells You More Than the Price Does
I remember sitting on the floor of my first shared studio, surrounded by half-printed tees and a mountain of “premium” blanks that arrived looking nothing like the samples. I’d spent … Read more
Removing the Dye Instead of Adding Ink
I still remember the first time I tried to pull off a complex design using discharge printing in that cramped, shared studio I used to work in. I was so … Read more