SAMPLE REVERSIBLE BLUE ORGANIC SEAMED T SHIRT

SAMPLE REVERSIBLE BLUE ORGANIC SEAMED T SHIRTDESCRIPTION: THIS REVERSIBLE T SHIRT IS MADE FROM UNDYED COTTON RIB KNIT. THE SHIRT FEATURES AN ELONGATED SLIM FIT AND RAW EDGES. THIS PIECE IS DESIGNED TO BE COMPLETELY REVERSIBLE. THE GARMENT IS CREATED USING A SINGLE PANEL CONSTRUCTION WITH ORGANIC CURVED SEAMS DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT THE HUMAN FORM . THIS T SHIRT IS A ONE PIECE DOUBLE LAYER CONSTRUCTION. THIS PIECE IS DESIGNED TO BE WORN OVER 8 DIFFERENT WAYS, SOME OF WHICH ARE A BLUE T SHIRT, A

DESCRIPTION:

THIS REVERSIBLE T-SHIRT IS MADE FROM UNDYED COTTON RIB KNIT. THE SHIRT FEATURES AN ELONGATED SLIM FIT AND RAW EDGES. THIS PIECE IS DESIGNED TO BE COMPLETELY REVERSIBLE. THE GARMENT IS CREATED USING A SINGLE PANEL CONSTRUCTION WITH ORGANIC CURVED SEAMS DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT THE HUMAN FORM . THIS T-SHIRT IS A ONE PIECE DOUBLE LAYER CONSTRUCTION. THIS PIECE IS DESIGNED TO BE WORN OVER 8 DIFFERENT WAYS, SOME OF WHICH ARE A BLUE T-SHIRT, A WHITE T-SHIRT, A TWISTED T-SHIRT, A TUNIC/ DRESS OR AN ELONGATED T-SHIRT. 

SUSTAINABILITY:

THE MATERIAL USED FOR THIS TURTLENECK IS UNDYED UNBLEACHED ORGANIC COTTON. EACH SHIRT IS HAND PAINTED USING AN INDIGO ALGAE DYE PASTE WHICH CUTS BACK ON  WATER USAGE TO DYE GARMENTS. INSTEAD OF TAKING GALLONS OF WATER TO DYE ONE GARMENT, THIS HAND PAINTING TECHNIQUE DYES 6-10 GARMENTS USING ONLY 2 CUPS OF WATER. THE DYE USED TO COLOR THIS SHIRT IS A PLANT-BASED NATURAL INDIGO DYE. THIS PIECE IS ADDITIONALLY DESIGNED TO TAKE THE PLACE OF MULTIPLE GARMENTS IN A WARDROBE LIMITING WASTE.  DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE DYE, THE COLOR IN THIS GARMENT IS MEANT TO FADE OVER TIME. CREATING A MORE INTIMATE AND PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH THE WEARER. ALL SCRAPS FROM THE CUTTING PROCESS OF THIS GARMENT WILL BE SAVED AND REUSED IN NEW DESIGNS. ALL PAPER SCRAPS USED TO CREATE PATTERNS FOR THIS GARMENT ARE ALSO SAVED TO BE REUSED AS TAGS/ PACKAGING.

MODEL IS 6’0”, 29” WAIST, 17” ACROSS SHOULDERS.

WEARING SIZE MEDIUM. 18.5” ACROSS SHOULDERS, 29.5 LENGTH, 8” SLEEVE LENGTH, 19” PIT TO PIT.

FABRIC: 100% COTTON MICRO RIB KNIT

TAGS:

MANUFACTURING: HAVING COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS IS VERY IMPORTANT THIS IS WHY THE T-SHIRT MUST START WITH UNDYED FABRIC. THIS T-SHIRT IS CUT  AND SEWN IN KENT, OHIO BY A VERY SMALL TEAM OF SKILLED CRAFTS PEOPLE. AFTER THE GARMENT IS FULLY CONSTRUCTED IT IS THEN HAND PAINTED WITH ALGAE PASTE MIXED WITH NATURAL DYES.

DYE PROCESS: HAND PAINTED WITH ALGAE PASTE  AND PLANT-BASED INDIGO DYE

WASHING: HAND WASH COLD/ MACHINE WASH ON GENTLE/ HAND WASH SETTING

DRYING: DRY FLAT DO NOT WRING

LOGOS: ALL LOGOS/ IMAGES ARE PRINTED USING UNTONED POTASSIUM FERRICYANIDE AND FERRIC AMMONIUM CITRATE. THIS ALTERNATIVE PRINTING PROCESS WILL START OUT AS A WASHED OUT BLUE, AND OVER A THREE WEEK PERIOD WILL OXIDIZE TO FORM A RICH PRUSSIAN BLUE.

THIS T SHIRT IS MEANT TO BE WORN OVER TIME. MAKE SURE TO DOCUMENT THE WEARING PROCESS AND SHARE WITH FRIENDS. OVER TIME THIS T SHIRT WILL HAVE BEAUTIFUL AGE MARKINGS THAT WILL BE COMPLETELY UNIQUE TO YOU, THE WEARER.