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T Shirt Manufacturing
Author: Rushdeen Rose3 Mar
22 seconds of Factory life
Here’s a behind the scenes look at t shirt manufacturing – a 22 second glimpse of our CMT (Cut, Make, Trim) factory.
LavaLab designer wear
Author: Rushdeen Rose27 Feb
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- ladies top, back view
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- ladies top, front view
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- embroidered emblem
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- printed sleeve
Straight from the LavaLab, these 230 gram ladies tops are creatively fresh and make a bold statement with its shocking pink trims. Loudgear (our client) designed these tops to ensure that the Queens of Tugwell Hall at UCT are hip and happening – but this was a task intensive process that had us biting our nails right up to the last minute because of its extremely tight deadline.
Here’s a summarized version of what happened:
- We developed patterns from scratch according to the client’s specification and size curve
- sourced 230 gram ribbed fabric (black) at a price that was good enough to maintain the client’s budget
- dyed the pink fabric according to clients specification
- supplied fit samples
- processed artwork for screen printing
- processed artwork for digitizing
- cut and soabarred the garment panels to ensure that all panels and sizes were easily identifiable
- pre-planned printing and embroidery to ensure consistency in colours for printed and embroidered finishes i.e. the print colours had to match the embroidered colours.
- also ensuring that the sizing of the print and embroidered logos were suitable for all the garment sizes (small to 3 Xlarge)
- sent the appropriate panels for printing (2 colours sleeve, 2 colours back)
- sent the panels for embroidery
- assembled the garments
- quality checked and removed rejects
- ironed and flat-packed
- re-did all rejects.
All of this in 16 days.
The result is a beautifully mass produced garment that could be mistaken for something that was bought from a designer store like YDE or Lacoste.
PS. Apologies for the low quality images
How can I help you? T-shirts for excellent service.
Author: Rushdeen Rose7 Feb
Sometimes making people happy in the world of business can result in wonderful personal gains . And no, I’m not referring to an “arms-deal-type” happiness, which may be terminal (in business and in life) like in the case of Mr. Shaik (aka Shaba). No, I’m talking about good, prompt, hassle-free delivery of service and product.
I was afforded some happiness last week when I received two VIP tickets to yesterday’s Rugby Festival which was held at the new Cape Town Stadium in Green Point.It was an experience of “goosebumpular” emotions which resulted in a great victory for the Stormers over the Boland invitational team (43-17). And in the curtain-raiser the South African Legends 10s team beat the International Legends 27-5. So…. all-round victories for the locals.
The greatest victory however goes to a happy people; the famous Capetonian sea-breeze; a beautiful mountain and the organisers (some wearing Lava Ink promo t shirts) . Even with a crowd of 40 000 people, it was smooth sailing from beginning to end.
The organisers of the event SAIL Stadefrance, made sure that help was available at all times and that the assistants were easily visible, wearing Lava Ink’s VB 145 gram t shirts in bright yellow. This is an excellent cost effective promotional product which is 100% South African (and cheaper than the Chinese imports nogal). It’s not very “feshenable” but rather functional as it serves its basic purpose.
The ManKind Project – Changing the world one man at a time.
Author: Rushdeen Rose3 Feb
People can moan and groan about the state of the world……….and all that is, is talk. Then there are those who do. Those who do are the ones who change world. Organisations like The ManKind Project (MKP). I love their vision, which is partly described by this inset taken from the MKP website :
Men have been warriors since the beginning of time and every man has his warrior side. But social forces pressure many to repress this part of themselves. They unconsciously substitute a distorted shadow for the healthy warrior energy so essential to sustaining individual and communal balance.
The New Warrior is a man who has confronted this destructive “shadow” form and has achieved hard-won ownership of the highly focused, aggressive energy that empowers and shapes the inner masculine self. Sustained by this new energy, the New Warrior is at once tough and loving, wild and gentle, fierce and tolerant. He lives passionately and compassionately, because he has learned to live his mission with integrity, and without apology.
We were asked to print some 200 gram t shirts for MKP and initially I wanted to do a Direct To Garment (DTG) print. I was then handed this strike-off and informed that the guys got this result with a screen print - we decided to run with it because it looks amazing!
Strike-off (pre-production approval)
What’s great is that the actual t shirts even looks better than the strike off (see below). Well done guys, I must say that your skills are unmatched and you have restored my faith in CMYK screen printing.
Actual printed t shirts
Moisture Management t shirts
Author: Rushdeen Rose25 Aug
Last month we did some work for a well established UK company who does exactly what we do but on a much larger scale. We were given this order because of a tight deadline and because the goods had to be delivered to Cape Town. Amazingly, we had a product that was almost identical to the one their client wanted. We delivered the goods within three working days with the branding they required.
About this product
170g Polyester micromesh
Moisture management cooldry fabric
Contract shoulder & side panels.Available in 11 colourways:
Black/Orange, Black/White, Navy/White, Black/Red, White/Red
White/Orange, Royal/White, White/Royal, White/Black,
Black/Yellow, Red/BlackADULT SIZES: S – 3XL
Vineta job – t shirts for sailors
Author: Rushdeen Rose12 Aug
Mock-up vs actual.
Mock -up approval
Actual t shirt print
The return of the Global Buddies!
Author: Rushdeen Rose15 Jul
Welcome back to South Africa Global buddies!
Last year we did some t shirts for this team with a dream, which of course they were happy with… as they’ve asked us to do some more.
Global Buddies t shirt, 2009 design
About Global Buddies
The Global Buddies participants are changed by their experiences together. It’s more than seeing some of the beautiful and historical sites in Cape Town, enjoying fun trips and going to restaurants, or even making new friendships. After their time together, the Global Buddies see themselves and the world around them differently. South African Global Buddies improve their English, start seeing a future that includes education and university, and learn about recycling and fundraising from their American friends. The Los Angeles Buddies learn about South Africa, see ways that joy exists outside of material things, and go home with a different perspective of the abundance in their lives.
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Promotional T shirts : Asrin Property Developers
Author: Rushdeen Rose18 Jun
When the economy is down, marketing must go up. You need to remain in the minds of potential clients and maintain brand awareness. The greatest mistake that a business can make is to cut the marketing budget when times are tough. It is like amputating the hand that feeds the mouth.
Here are some promotional t shirts we put together for Asrin Property Developers.
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- CC 145 gram promo t shirt
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- Promotional Printing
