Bright White T-Shirts on Trend

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It seems that white is the new black on the New York catwalk and white is sure to be on display again during this year’s London Fashion Week.

Indigo Clothing are supporting this bright white trend by offering 25% off white t-shirts and other white garments (e.g hoodies, polo shirts).

To find out more, visit our Super Saver page which tell you more about the promotion which is available on the entire Fruit of the Loom and Gildan brands.

50 Shades of AWDis College Hoodie

With 50% of the office having read, or attempted to read, the hotly anticipated ‘50 shades of Grey’, we can confirm our Indigo seduction rating was LOW.

Badly written, difficult to finish and to be honest, I have read dirtier scandal in Deidre’s photo casebook. Whilst it isn’t EL James’s bestselling book that has us 50 shades crazy this Autumn, there is another that has caught our eye. 50 shades of AWDis, including 5 Grey shades for all you Christian Grey fans out there!

Embroidery onto t-shirts

We normally advise clients against embroidering onto t-shirts. The stitches pull the thin cotton inward where the needle enters and as a result it can often pucker or distort the logo or crest.

However, it is not an impossible task and this month Wilcom, an embroidery digitising software manufacturer, have a good article for embroiderers explaining how it can be achieved if the following factors are just right:

Cheap Screen Printing Prices

At Indigo Clothing we are always trying to ensure we offer the best value garment printing and screen printing is our preferred print process for larger orders (20 items and above).

Today we have made our screen printing prices cheaper, the biggest change being the 50+ quantity break which has been slashed by £0.55 per item! The table below shows our new lower screen print prices with the old prices prior to 10th Sept 2012 struck out and the updated prices in red.

New Lower Screen Printing Prices

(ex VAT, valid from 10th Sept 2012)

Quantity	1st Colour	Per Extra Colour
20	~~3.10~~ 2.90	0.30
50	~~2.30~~ 1.75	0.27
100	~~1.30~~ 1.00	0.25
250	~~0.90~~ 0.70	0.10
500	~~0.65~~ 0.55	0.06
1000	0.45	0.05
2500	0.40	0.05
5000	0.35	0.05
7000	call or email	call or email

Screen printing is an extremely efficient technique for bulk printing and is hard wearing so we will often recommend it for workwear and promotional giveaway t-shirts.

Check your design before you go to print

It is always wise to double check your design before committing to print as US brand Old Navy found out this week. It had to remove NFL branded tees that incorrectly stated that the Houston Texans won they AFC in 1961. In fact the team didn’t even form until 2002! More on this t-shirt story at: Daily Mail – Old Navy … Read more

Offer for unsigned bands, artists and musicians

Indigo have created a special offer to help unsigned artists create custom band merchandise cheaply. The offer is listed in the members area of The Unsigned Guide. This site is a huge portal covering all aspects of the music industry and Indigo Clothing is offering members free delivery and the first screen free on screen printing orders. To take advantage of this offer … Read more

Walk to school safely with a hi-vis jacket

Kids Safety High Viz Vest — Be Safe, Be Seen

Today marks the end of the long summer holidays and kids and adults alike are heading back out on the school run. Certainly our commutes into the Indigo office took longer than normal today!

Dare we mention it but soon the dark mornings and evenings will be upon us so make sure your school or club provides high visibility vests, high viz tabards and other childrenswear safety styles so that walking around the busy streets is not so dangerous for young ones.