Earth Day 2011 is coming up this week – April 22nd, so I’ve been thinking about ways to reuse t-shirts whose fashion services are no longer required. As posted earlier in the blog – there are ways to juice up that old boxy t-shirt into a more flattering, girly garment, but some of us (me)…
QR Shirt Scan – The Future is Here
Anvil Knitwear recently launched an app called Shirt Scan which allows you to deliver content through QR (quick response) codes that are printed directly on t-shirts. With this app, groups and organizations can tell more of their story in the form of videos, articles and photos to an audience than could possibly be delivered on…
Build Yourself a Cool T-Shirt Rack and Stop Stretching Those Collars
If you have a heavy rotation of t-shirts in your wardrobe, you know it can be a pain when it comes time to fold the laundry. Folding a t-shirt the “proper” way takes a lot of practice and patience, so most of us just end up with a giant crease down the center of the…
Rethinking and Refining Your Charity Event T-shirt
As I was preparing laundry yesterday, I noticed that I had barely enough whites to constitute a full load. I went scrounging around the house, searching for a errant sock or other white item to add to the pile. “Don’t I have any white t-shirts to wash?!”, I thought to myself. Nope, not a single…
Know Your Shirt!
What is your shirt’s story? Have you ever wondered about where your t-shirt comes from or where your shirt was made? Then check out Anvil’s site trackmyt.com. This site allows you to type in the lot number that is found on the back of the tag and explore the journey your shirt takes from the…
Hey, Ladies! Modify Those Shapeless, Unisex Tees Into Something More Flattering [Video]
So, ladies, have you ever owned an awesomely rad t-shirt that you only wished was more flattering to your figure? Well, Becky Stern over at Make:Projects can show you how to modify a formless, boxy t-shirt into something a little sexier. Check out the video below. For a more detailed, step-by-step guide to this project,…