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Well, I decided to get crafty with an old raggety Nike t-shirt, a soft blank t-tshirt, a sewing machine and a couple of labels. I have a couple of un-wearable t-shirts I want to try and creatively reclaim, Mr. Nike was first up on the chopping block. My sewing isn’t perfect, but it was fun (and frustrating!) piecing together a one-of-a-kind garment all by hand. I can’t wait to rock my new creation around town.
Posted in: My Work - Sweet New Stuff | Tags: apparel, BKNY, creativity, cut and sew, Nike, t-shirt
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As you can see from above, BKNY’s new scissors design is hand-printed by me at FLEAHEART’s studio. I can safely say I didn’t blow anything up or mess up any blanks, all-in-all a good first print run.
Also, (only fair) I made sure to print on a blank that I know the ladies dig (AA’s Tri-Blend Deep-V). Both designs came out great and interact well with the V’ed necks of both shirts.
Posted in: My Work - Sweet New Stuff - Updates - Videos | Tags: apparel, BKNY, Brooklyn, clothing line, hand-printed by me, mad-skillz, scissors, t-shirt, v-neck
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Well, it finally happened. With the iconic Mac mail ‘ding’, BKNY received its first order! Pictures above are of my poster prep for mailing. Hadn’t really thought about mailing labels, but I quickly threw one together, a little ink-jet hand stamp combo. They look great on the kraft tubes.
I have a feeling the word spread after giving a wayfarer print set to a certain bday girl (thanks Lauren!). But anyhow, it’s a great feeling knowing that someone will be enjoying my art on their apt walls. Not to mention, BKNY is on the map (as I tape up a dollar to my bedroom wall).
As for updates, I have been really concentrating on photography for my products. Can’t say how many times I have been switching pictures around but I’m getting more efficient as I become more familiar with my camera. I’m planning on printing (yes you heard it right, me and my hands!) my new design Friday. So expect it to be up for sale this weekend. I also came up with a real dope pillow case idea while napping (go figure). I’m thinking that will be my next thing to move on once my new shirts are up and running…one thing at a time.
Posted in: I Dig - My Work - Updates | Tags: BKNY, clothing line, graphic design, my first order
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Yesterday at my ‘internship’, the guys at Fleaheart let me jump on the 4-color and print some tees. I’ve printed before, but am still a beginner in terms of experience. I did pretty well (I only messed up one shirt…;). Eventually (what I’m interning for), I will be able to print my own stuff at the studio (when the shop is closed). Reclaiming, coating, paint mixing, heater temps, pffft! It’s really only printing and burning I need to work on (being more consistent with squeegee pressure and figuring out this whole registration from light table to press thing).
All in all, my internship has been awesome. I love hands-on learning. It’s only a mtter of time until I have access to a fully operational silkscreen shop (look out world, let the experimenting begin), even if it means being a shop hand on Mondays.
Posted in: My Work - Place I'd ♥ to work - Videos | Tags: Brooklyn, Fleaheart, internship, silkscreen, t-shirt
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A big thanks goes out to my good buddy Erica for letting me borrow her Singer sewing machine. From the photos above you can see that things at BKNY are starting to come together. It started with sewing my labels on my pillow cases (ugh, that was a learning experience), but now I am sewing like a semi-pro (if I don’t forget to put the foot down…).
I plan on finishing all of my shirts this weekend (cases are done!) so I can start to really think about how I want to market my products (besides on Facebook). I have a couple of blogs I am going to send stuff, as well as some t-shirt sites as well.
Going forward, I have a really tight design currently in the works. I don’t want to let the cat out of the bag just yet, but it’s going to be printed on v-necks and deep-vs (for chicks!). Be excited ladies, I am keeping you in mind on this one.
Posted in: My Work - Sweet New Stuff - Updates | Tags: apparel, BKNY, sewing 101, Singer, t-shirt