Tomatopalooza T-shirts?

jenn_sc · March 14, 2006

I was just thinking how cool it would be if we could get t-shirts to remember the event by! Lee, do you guys do it already or is it possible?

Just wondering

Jennifer

**Lee** · March 14, 2006

That's a great idea Jenn! I would love to have something
printed up for people to get.

Anyone else have feedback on this?

Lee

VGary · March 14, 2006

Some years ago, I use to help with Training/Learning Events. One of my resources was a guy who ran a Silk Screen Business(it is no longer in business).
I prepared the art work for a single color print on Tee Shirts;they made the screen for me. Folks in attendance brought their own shirts and they did their own after instruction. All you need is the framed silk screen, a colored paint/ink (I like water type for easy cleaning) and a squeege and lots of news papers for printing on.
VGary/Louiville

norma · April 10, 2006

TS Designs is a t shirt company in Greensboro North Carolina that features organic cotton sustainably produced tee shirts. You may want to contact them for prices....
http://www.tsdesigns.com/quotenatural.htm

Andrew_GA · June 19, 2006

I think it'd be great to have t-shirts! Perhaps serveral. Mabye one with a bit of humor, mabye a one with a large logo, and then one with a small logo.

**Lee** · June 20, 2006

Here's some samples of what we could put on the shirts.

Any preferences?

Lee

Andrew_GA · June 20, 2006

I like 3, the lettering is what I like about it. Perhaps the lettering on 3 with the red color of 4.

VGary · June 21, 2006

The more colors you have the more process in the printing and the higher the costs $ per shirt in screen printing. Thought you might keep that in mind.
Gary/Louisville

Skip · July 4, 2006

Why not go one further and include cherry tomatoes in the loops in the calligraphy of Tomatopalooza.

Also, why not include the location (city) and year on the T-shirts as the venue for the tomato-eat-a-thon varies from season to season.

Just my two cents' worth! LOL

Skip, in Oz

caascher2 · January 30, 2008

Lee..I would like to persue this further. I have a source for silkscreen that we can use. What does everyone think about the idea? Would it be worthwhile?
Carol

**tomatoaddict** · January 30, 2008

I would buy a couple. I love tomato t-shirts.

**Lee** · January 30, 2008

Carol,

I think it would be a fabulous idea that I would love to have followed through.

Here are the issues.

1. We need a design. I'm artistically challenged, so we'd need someone with an eye for art to come up with something that looks good and will be cost effective for a T-shirt.

2. We need a source.... looks like you (Carol) may have a lead on that.

3. We need some initial funding. If there's enough interest, we should be able to find this....

4. We need a lead to take the project on. I will be extreemly busy with work, school, kids, and tomato growing to effectively follow up on this... Any takers?

Lee

caascher2 · January 30, 2008

Lee...How many people came last year? Are you looking for the design that you had posted last year with something that says TP 2008 on the front? What colors? Black and White? Should orders be taken and/or should we just sell some there?
Carol

**Lee** · January 30, 2008

Carol,

We had maybe 100+ folks last year, but I suspect maybe 30 or so that would want a t-shirt.
The designs from last year may be too many colors for something economical... thus
the need for a new design.

I would lean toward something light grey like the old GW shirts, but could go with anything that looks good.
I suspect we'll get some preorders and have extras for others and possibly following years... (No date so they could be used next year.)

Just my initial thoughts,

Lee

babylark · January 31, 2008

I can't come to Tomatopalooza, but I can help with the graphics. It's what I do for a living. I just need a couple concepts and I can probably do something, if you don't get any volunteers.

March 14, 2006	#1
jenn_sc SPLATT™ Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Florence, SC Posts: 502	Tomatopalooza T-shirts? I was just thinking how cool it would be if we could get t-shirts to remember the event by! Lee, do you guys do it already or is it possible? Just wondering Jennifer

April 10, 2006	#4
norma Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: southeast Posts: 2	TS Designs TS Designs is a t shirt company in Greensboro North Carolina that features organic cotton sustainably produced tee shirts. You may want to contact them for prices.... http://www.tsdesigns.com/quotenatural.htm

June 19, 2006	#5
Andrew_GA Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 8	That's soundsl like a good idea I think it'd be great to have t-shirts! Perhaps serveral. Mabye one with a bit of humor, mabye a one with a large logo, and then one with a small logo. __________________ -Andrew

June 20, 2006	#7
Andrew_GA Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 8	Pic a shirt I like 3, the lettering is what I like about it. Perhaps the lettering on 3 with the red color of 4. __________________ -Andrew

July 4, 2006	#9
Skip Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 25	Tomatopalooza Why not go one further and include cherry tomatoes in the loops in the calligraphy of Tomatopalooza. Also, why not include the location (city) and year on the T-shirts as the venue for the tomato-eat-a-thon varies from season to season. Just my two cents' worth! LOL Skip, in Oz __________________ The day you give up hope a part of your inner self dies

March 14, 2006	#2
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	That's a great idea Jenn! I would love to have something printed up for people to get. Anyone else have feedback on this? Lee

March 14, 2006	#3
VGary Tomatoville Honoree Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 460	Some years ago, I use to help with Training/Learning Events. One of my resources was a guy who ran a Silk Screen Business(it is no longer in business). I prepared the art work for a single color print on Tee Shirts;they made the screen for me. Folks in attendance brought their own shirts and they did their own after instruction. All you need is the framed silk screen, a colored paint/ink (I like water type for easy cleaning) and a squeege and lots of news papers for printing on. VGary/Louiville

June 21, 2006	#8
VGary Tomatoville Honoree Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 460	The more colors you have the more process in the printing and the higher the costs $ per shirt in screen printing. Thought you might keep that in mind. Gary/Louisville

January 30, 2008	#10
caascher2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Va. Beach, VA Posts: 178	Lee..I would like to persue this further. I have a source for silkscreen that we can use. What does everyone think about the idea? Would it be worthwhile? Carol

January 30, 2008	#11
tomatoaddict Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: zone 5 Posts: 1,459	I would buy a couple. I love tomato t-shirts. __________________ Secretseedcartel.com

January 31, 2008	#15
babylark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lebanon, PA • Zone 6a Posts: 145	I can't come to Tomatopalooza, but I can help with the graphics. It's what I do for a living. I just need a couple concepts and I can probably do something, if you don't get any volunteers. __________________ I can not be held responsible for anything typed above, as I believe my Corgis have learned to type!