Category: Printing and Production

I remember sitting on a milk crate in my first shared studio, staring at a stack of sample blanks that felt more like sandpaper than cotton, all because I’d tried … Read more

I remember sitting on a milk crate in my first shared studio, surrounded by stacks of unsold, scratchy poly-blend tees that were basically destined for a landfill. I had spent … Read more

I still remember the smell of damp cardboard and stale coffee from that first shared studio space I worked in, staring at a mountain of unsold heavy-weight hoodies that were … Read more

I was sitting on my studio floor last Tuesday, surrounded by a mountain of “compostable” mailers that had basically turned into a pile of expensive, useless mush because they couldn’t … Read more

I remember sitting on the floor of my first shared studio, surrounded by a mountain of polybags that felt like they were made of recycled grocery sacks. I had just … Read more

I remember sitting on the floor of my first shared studio, surrounded by half-printed heavy cotton blanks, staring at a tiny, scratchy piece of polyester that felt like it was … Read more

I was sitting on the floor of my first shared studio, surrounded by half-finished screen prints and a mountain of discarded neck tags, when I realized something infuriating. Most people … Read more

I still remember the first time I pulled a sample out of a polybag and immediately flipped it inside out—habit, I guess—only to find the shoulder seams twisting like a … Read more

I still remember the exact moment I realized that “premium” is often just a marketing term used to mask a total lack of oversight. I was sitting on the floor … Read more

I remember sitting on a milk crate in my first shared studio, surrounded by the smell of plastisol ink and the deafening hum of a heat press, staring at a … Read more