And now for a brief interruption in the series I’ve been writing about making our own shirts. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Making our own T-Shirt, Part 4 – Materials selected, let’s go!
Ok, here we are at part four of my story chronicling You and Who‘s journey to make “The Goodest Shirt Ever.” Here are Parts 1, 2, and 3. Part 3 took place from June to August – yes, it took about 3 months to research what it would take to make our own shirts. But, the real work was still ahead. Continue reading
Making our own T-Shirt, Part 3 – Research and Road Trips
This is the 3rd part of a multi-post “story” documenting You and Who‘s journey to make our own t-shirts. Parts 1 and 2, about what took place in April and May of 2013, explained how we learned more about the global garment industry and how and why we decided we wanted to switch to using shirts that were made in America. Continue reading
Making our own T-Shirt, Part 2 – The Impetus
This is the 2nd part of a multi-post “story” documenting You and Who‘s journey to make our own t-shirts; a journey that is now in its eleventh month. This post is about how it got started. Or, as the title implies, why it got started. Continue reading
Making our own T-Shirt, Part 1- An Analogy
Part I, or, “An Analogy”, or “Making Sandwiches”. I decided recently that I should explain the journey that You and Who has been on in our quest to create “The Goodest T-Shirt Ever.”
I feel like we’re close to the end, but then again I thought that months ago. We just entered the 11th month of this journey. In hindsight, I wish I would have documented the process throughout as opposed to this summary now that we’re near the end. And it struck me tonight to start this explanation by way of an analogy. Instead of T-Shirts, let’s talk about sandwiches. Continue reading