THE ‘EUREKA!’ MOMENT BEHIND YOUR SHIRT HOW COMPLEX DESIGNS COME TOGETHER Every batch of T-shirts we print is unique. Customers can submit their own designs or work with our in-house team of artists to come up with the perfect image for their company or event. Then, our production team takes those designs and translates them onto fabric. But have you ever wondered how your image gets from point A (the drawing room) to point B (the T-shirt)? Jenn Charlson has a firsthand view of that process. She’s the one who checks designs in our digital room, then handles scraping, washing, and burning the screens that transfer prints onto our shirts. Usually, this process is pretty straightforward, and it’s easy for Jenn to see how a design she checks on the computer will look once it’s printed. But that isn’t always the case! Every so often, something we call a “T-sep” design comes down the line.
“For example, if you have a car and the headlights are yellow, I’m only going to see two little circles, probably,” Jenn explains. “With a T-sep, there are a lot of half-tones that all appear like dots, and together, the dots make up a colorful picture.”
Jenn loves watching those dots merge into an image on the production floor. These shirts are even more special because they’re relatively rare.
“T-sep designs are really good for detailed images that you want to put on a shirt, like cars,” Jenn explains. “We’ve also done a picture of a dog — a pit bull — and that used eight colors!” Are you curious about whether a shirt you’ve had printed is a T-sep? Do you have a complex design in mind for Jenn to tackle? Next time you call to place an order, don’t be afraid to ask! We’re always happy to walk you through the process, “Eureka!” moment and all.
“The T-sep program is for shirts that have lots of colors, and those are my favorites,” Jenn says.
Those designs have a special “Eureka!” moment. That’s because every tone and half-tone represented in a complex shirt gets its own screen specifically for that color. For Jenn, this means that when she looks at the computer screen, she’s only seeing one piece of the design at a time, and the final shirt is a mystery.
Breakfast Sausage Kebabs
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INGREDIENTS
Inspired by TasteOfHome.com
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7 oz frozen, fully cooked breakfast sausage links, thawed 20 oz pineapple chunks, drained
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2 tbsp butter, melted Maple syrup, to taste
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10 medium-sized, fresh mushrooms
EQUIPMENT
1. 5 metal or soaked wooden kebab skewers
DIRECTIONS
1. Cut sausages in half. Thread alternating sausages halves, pineapple chunks, and mushrooms onto kebab skewers. Brush with butter and syrup. 2. Grill over medium heat, regularly turning and basting with syrup, until sausages are lightly browned, about 8 minutes.
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