Showing posts with label cool stuff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cool stuff. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Adventures in T-shirt land: Thought from the workbench

Hi,
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Well. It is Day three of working from home, and I am busier than ever. I am currently working on new orders as well as preparing items for consignment at Stilo Lifestyle in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I am trying to get a really good selection of items to take over there, and I need to reorder shirts from Next Level Apparel as well. I was kind of hoping to be able to order another type of shirt, like a long sleeved shirt or a burnout tee, but I will probably just be stocking up on white tees again. I made my priority to work on some damas dresses for my former co-workers daughters quinceanera, which is getting boring because I have to make 7 of the same thing, and I am not really getting paid for them, just for materials so I am having a difficult time pushing through. They ARE really lovely though.

This Tee shirt is going to be in an upcoming movie called "the Lucky One" I am not sure how visible it will be, but I am excited by the possibilities! Warner Brothers sent me a release form saying that they could use the tee on film... so I will probably go see that movie when it comes out.
Last night I dyed quite a few tees, and they all turned out really awesome with beautiful vibrant color and even coverage on the first try, for like four dye batches. I was SO surprised! This is not the first time that something like this has happened. It is amazing how experience teaches you things subconsciously. I have no idea what I am doing differently, I just know that the results are coming out more consistent than they were before, and I LOVE that. The dye batches I ran this morning are coming out better as well! The same thing happened when I started screen printing. I got somewhat inconsistent results, and then all of the sudden everything just became second nature and all my shirts came out better. Have you ever experienced anything like that?

I have quite a few fun new products I am working on in Caustic Threads, I am working on some small card holders, that my or may not make it to etsy. So far I have included them in a couple of packages as surprises. I am also working on some bike pouches, or hip pouches technically, as well as an extra special fancy vendor apron. I just launched a brand new item in caustic threads:

It would make an excellent gift :)
Ok folks, Ill see you tomorrow.

♥Erica


Thursday, February 4, 2010

From American Science and Surplus


American Science and Surplus is a wonderful catalogue that we get at home. It is printed on newsprint and has no photographs, only drawn pictures like the ones you would see in an old sears catalogue.

It was hard for me to pick up and look through it the first time I saw it, but after I started I was hooked. Their item descriptions are pure entertainment, every single one of them! They also sell a huge variety of very strange but interesting things, many that I think can be very useful.

You can visit their online catalogue at http://www.sciplus.com/

Here are a few of their item descriptions from their online catalogue:






White Gloves

For running white glove tests. These are closer to a cream color, and are unused UK military surplus liner gloves for N-B-C suits, but they're nicely made, and would be quite useful as emergency opera-wear if you're in white tie but left your gloves in the Bentley. The men's Lg are labeled 8 to 8-1/2, and will be either 9-1/2" or 13" long (our choice) from fingertip to end of glove. These are also very nice painters/craft gloves for folks allergic to latex. Package of (3) pairs.






Write Like A Pirate

WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
Put a little aaaaarrrgh in your signature, me bucko. Our each is a package of (3) resin ballpoint pens, 6-1/2" long with assorted, and very detailed, pirate/skull heads on the top. Very Buccaneers-of-the-Caribbean-ish. Good for everyday use, but essential for drawing treasure maps.

There are so many entertaining items to share, this may just become a regular installment on my blog.