Anvil Organic 420 TShirt

Anvil is offering a great organic cotton T-Shirt, it comes in a great array of colors and the price is right.

Me, I think it's funny that they gave it style number 420. Sure, the suits over at Anvil can say, "It's great marketing--that's the date of Earth Day". Then they take a break and go sit in their Beamer in the parking lot and burn a fatty, right?

Steve Lafler
Manx Media Custom Screen Printing
Get a quote 503-213-3671

100 Custom Printed Black T-Shirts $439.00

Manx Media is offering 100 black printed T-Shirts for the special price of $439.00 through March 26th. The price includes a one color print on a black or color Fruit of Loom heavy cotton T-Shirt. The set up for one film and screen is included. Customer supplies a graphic file. Shipping via UPS is extra, from Portland, Oregon.
The price for 100 white T-Shirts printed one color is $379 through March 26th.
The Fruit of Loom heavy cotton T comes in a wide range of colors. Visit Manx Media online and click the shop the Manx catalog button.
We guarantee the highest quality custom screen printing.

Call or email today to place your order.

Steve Lafler
503-213-3671

Bella vs. American Apparel

Bella #1003 Women's Scoop Neck T

American Apparel is the controversial manufacturer of fashion T-Shirts and sportswear for men and women.
Their top competitor is Bella, with their very similar line of fashionable T-Shirts and sexy styles for women.
While I'm not a fan of Dov Charney, American Apparel founder, I do like a lot of the American Apparel products. Their line of men's T-Shirts are fantastic, lot's of great styles and colors.
Manx Media can print on items from both Bella and American Apparel, drop an email or call for a quote. As always, we deliver top quality printing at a fair price.

Steve Lafler
Manx Media
503-213-3671

100 Custom Printed T-Shirts $289 - MAD SALE!

Manx media is offering a completely mad price on 100 custom printed T-Shirt from today Feb. 13 until Friday Feb. 17th.
We're offering 100 white cotton Fruit of the Loom #3930 T-Shirts for $289.00! The price includes a 1 color print in your choice of standard ink color, plus a film and screen. Shipping UPS is extra.

We are also offering a special price on all 24 colors that the #3930 comes in. The price for 100 color cotton Fruit of the Loom #3930 is $399.00. Price includes a 1 color print in the color of your choice plus a film and screen. Shipping UPS is extra.
Price includes sizes S - XL. For 2X and 3X, add 1.25 per shirt.

Special pricing is also available on multi-color jobs. We will need to see your graphic to create a quote for multi-color work.

A down payment of 50% is required to place an order. The balance is duo upon delivery. Art files must be in a format that can be read by Photoshop at 200 ppi or higher. Vector files please convert to JPG or PDF format at 300 ppi.

Contact Steve Lafler to place an order.

503-213-3671

Portland, Oregon T-Shirt Printers

Manx Media is a Custom T-Shirt printing company in Portland, Oregon. Essentially it's a two man operation. I handle sales, business and graphics, while David Perkin operates the press, burns screens and maintains the shop.

We have been printing shirt jobs together in Portland since 2005, but both of us have been in the business for a long time. I set up my first T-Shirt shop in Eugene in 1981, before running a shop for many years in Oakland, CA. David, a Portland native, has worked in several shops over the years, including my shop in Oakland, Hey! Activewear.

We came together in the wholesale custom screen printing business with a commitment to quality and service. We print with a Workhorse six color, six station manual press, with spot curing capability allowing us to produce multicolor prints on dark shirts. We are T-Shirt geeks, willing to go the extra mile to get it just right.

Current clients include Haight Ashbury T-Shirts in San Francisco, and Sarah's Science in Castro Valley California. In the past we have printed for dozens of mom & pop operations, as well as entertainers like comedian Margaret Cho.

Manx Media also works with some great ink slingers in the San Francisco Bay Area, with Mats Stromberg and Mike Perkin (David's brother) handling overflow production.

Manx would like to be your custom T-Shirt printer. We're ready to set you up with exactly what you need, and guarantee the highest quality work.

Steve Lafler

Manx Media

Hanes is Still Here: Their Best Value

Hanes still makes great T-Shirts when all is said and done. While the Hanes Beefy-T no longer rules the roost, it is still a big seller, although maybe a bit overpriced.
As a custom screen printer, I think the best value from Hanes is the #5280. It is a medium weight all cotton T-Shirt that comes in a stack of colors. It wears well -- the lighter medium weight shirts have replaced the heavy weights in overall popularity.

Of course, Hanes call it a heavy weight. but it's listed as a 5.2 ounce cotton T-shirt, and any screen printer will tell you, that means medium weight, baby!
The 5280 is priced about the same as the Gildan Heavyweight T, and a bit more than the Gildan medium weight T. It may have a slightly softer feel than the Gildan.
As ever, drop me an email if you would like to price out your custom screen printing job on the Hanes 5280.
Steve Lafler
Manx Media

Longlseeve Ts: Gildan vs. Fruit of Loom

Longsleeve cotton T-Shirts continue to be a popular style for decorating with screen printing. My two favorite longsleeves are the Gildan 2400, a heavyweight cotton T, and the Fruit of the Loom 4930, a middle weight cotton T.
Both have their place, with the Gildan the choice on a brisk day. Both come in a wide range of colors. I prefer the Fruit of the Loom, as I am more comfortable in a medium weight T these days, for ease of wear and style.
Drop me an email if you would like to quote your screen printing job on either of these excellent shirts.
Steve Lafler
Manx Media

Teamwear Time

Manx Media custom screen printing is now offering the A4 line of sportswear for all your athletic and team wear needs. As usual we offer the highest quality screen printing.

Features of the A4 line include:

100% performance polyester interlock stain and odor resistant.

Ultra tight knit resists snagging.

Moisture management wicks away perspiration from the skin.

The moisture evaporates quickly from the fabric surface. 

Zip me an email for a quote!

--Steve Lafler 503-213-3671

Bella: Made in USA women's T

Bella has added a stylish made in the USA women's T-Shirt to their catalog, style #6004U. It features a feminine fit and a longer body length to show those curves. This 100% cotton T comes in seven color choices.
Zip me an email if you'd like price information for printing on this new item.

Robots Rock!

It's been a little while since we've done a full color process T-Shirt job at Manx Media, but we just pulled off a beauty this month for Sarah's Science, one of my all time favorite clients. We did a full color T of this Robot design that I drew for Sarah. Designer Mara Gendell added color and typography to my drawing to complete the shirt design.
Sarah Shaffer is a charismatic educator who runs summer science camps and after school science programs for kids in the East Bay Area in California.
It's been my great pleasure to do plenty of illustration and T-Shirt work for Sarah, and the latest project was the full color robot T-Shirt.
The key to a successful process color T-Shirts is a great set of color separations. I sent out to Scott Fresener's T-Biz shop for seps and the shirt printed like a charm! We added a spot color screen for the type, making it a five color job. I highly recommend Scott's products and services. We were able to burn perfect screens from the seps he provided, and print accordingly.
We're hoping for a chance to do more full color shirt jobs soon!

Steve Lafler
Manx Media
503-213-3671