Tramdriver said about 4 years ago or at 8:21PM on Saturday, February 9 2008 in chat
Where is the best place to get this done? Am told there is a place that does it for about $10 on Smith st.
And where for t-shirts? At one of the discount places on Swanston you can get 3 t-shirts for $10. They seem ok, but too big (am told they will shrink in the wash- might wash 'em before printing).
I just love the idea that you can get a one in the world t-shirt for less than just about any brand name t-shirt.
yes, please do tell more about this place on smith st...........
Well- just heard about it from a co-worker; (I think) if you are taking the tram away from the city on yr right, just past Gertrude st.
I did this once. Got a picture from the internet I wanted on a tshirt and brought it to some printing place. It didn't turn out very well because my picture was a JPEG so the quality looked liked printing a picture on a piece of paper from your home computer, but instead on a tshirt.
I guess if you get a really good high res picture and save it as a PDF it might be better.
Oh, and for plain tees have your tried Bonds? Maybe Cotton On too?
there's one on johnston st sorta just down from the old bar towards nicholson st. they can do one off prints, and will provide t shirts if you ask or you can get some shirts from that place that everybody buys hoodies at on the lower end of smith near alexandra....man my memory SUX. but the guys on johnston were pretty friendly n stuff and reasonably priced.
FF - yeah I might check those places, but can get cheaper t-shirts (hopefully of reasonable quality). I don't want grey cos I already have several custom grey t-shirts done with print and iron transfers from Office Works. If you iron them on properly they work out pretty good.
n/ever - Might check that out. Can you remember the price at all? I will assume not- ;)
i think that one on johnston st is called the tshirt barn, but i can't find any infos through google.
defox- Cheers will check out.
FF- yeah mine isn't a picture- I wouldn't try anything like for the very reason you mentioned. Mine is just words.
Oh and just to make sure I am doing one-offs- not looking to buy in bulk and save.
The place that n/ever mentioned is called ''Qualitops''. They sell plain hoodies, tshirts, sweaters in a variety of colours. I don't know if they would be as cheap as you want them but they are good if you're after a specific colour or want a quality top. They have a site too, just search for them in google.
i think the one im thinking of is a couple of doors down from tshirt barn..its got lots of black and skull like stuff in the window last time i was there. i think they charged around $30-50 for 2 hoodies...but like i said my memory is not to be relied upon.
On the topic, does anyone know where to find fine cotton tshirts? I have this tshirt that was my brothers from 20 years ago, and the knit of the fabric is so fine and soft, and its just a cheap tourist tshirt from the States! All the cheap tshirts these days are less fine and more tough to the touch.
right. the place is called panic. on johnston.
Pretty sure these guys do one-offs - A and D Printing
A DIY tutorial from Stencil Revolution
A lot of effort but I've done a wintergreen transfer once and it was pretty god, as wel as a paint-roller-acetate-stencil job which was even better.
Better than ''god'' apparently.
have made a bunch of t shirts via kustom copy printing - used a couple of chris ware drawings from acme and turned out really well
Tshirt Death
the t-shirt barn i was thinking about is actually t-shirt takeaway (i went past it on the bus today).
but if you're going to check out panic, it might be a good idea to check it out as well.
FF - Yeah I know about Qualitops.
ando- they don't look like my thing.
de.foxus - Panic is only $10 per t-shirt! Sweet. Cheers.
oh that's me!
fans self
A and D made T-shirts for us and they are really really good. Good quality and cheap too. (and we are not a metal or hard rock band - we got cute shirts with birds on them)
How cheap?
how about a tshirt with something written in russian or whatever that says 'fuck me its my birthday' and then have the same thing in english in tiny little writing on the back? its design gold i tells ya.. will sell..
BUMP
Hey loungey, your photo makes me want to start a myspace page.
Why do you want to print a t-shirt tredapper? You can buy 'em for like $5.
Morris- I want a custom one, is all.
I'll make one for you
Good stuff- a McGuirk one would be rather awesome!
You have to supply the white shirt and black marker.
Any ideas for me Im in sydney and want to do some short runs/one offs?
I looked at http://www.aanddprinting.com/#, I think their site is dead, were they based in Aus?
thanks!!
maybe try vista print or even zazzle.com.au
thanks, but neither Vista or Zazzie have many colour options, only black + white?
any other ideas, i really need affordable short run options, i cant believe in this day and age I am looking at close to $40 a piece if i want anything other than black + white T options?
help me! ..please.
Samiek,
$40 a piece for a one off is cheap -certainly for decent screen printing .
Go digital (that's not an insult) for a cheap print or buy some tshirt transfer ink jet paper from Officeworks.
Lot of work to put a design on screen and set up the machine. $40 is peanuts.
Thanks Leon, i am happy to go digi, but still $40 for T colour options.
+my design is 1 colour. );
PM me if u need any advice
I fucked up the URL above - it's http://andtshirtprinting.com
If you're in sydney (even if not), Arcade in St Peters is a fnk fantastic place to get your work done. Can even teach you how to do it yourself!!
http://arcadescreenprinting.com.au/