Years ago i worked with a T-shirt brand as there brand model and it was quite interesting.
I got to see first hand how the production team put in so much effort when creating style and designs for every project they set to produce.
First step is sorting out the type of T-shirt to be used in the project and have the client in the know about the quality and types of shirts available at there disposal.
what T-shirt can be suitable for a set of design, and what color of shirts would pop out when the prints are finally placed on them.
Secondly they sort out the materials for printing, what texture, what color , and what fonts to be used when creating the graphic designs.
Then they go ahead and do something called plotting, on the flex material that would be placed on the T-shirts ( Plotting is done using the machine call Plotter).
Next process is to weed the printed material separating what wouldn't be used from what would be used from the plotted flex. (Weeding is done using Needle, to carefully remove the unwanted parts from the printer material , I'm not sure if there's a machine for weeding).
Next is to use the heat press machine to press the material to T-shirts and Tada! the T-shirt and its design is ready to go.
But on this fateful day all the above process has been done, but last stage was left , which is folding and packing.
I haven't folded a shirt professionally before , but due to last minute rush and nobody was around to get the packaging done , I and the Ceo joined hands and got the T-shirts folded and wrapped in the mini nylons and then sent out to the client.
At first i wasn't getting it, and had to refold most shirts.
But then this are a lot of factory workers duties to make sure that the shirts reach a fine finished edge so it can be appealing, I really appreciate them folding might look simple but folding more 70 Tshirts up to 100 or even more is really a huge task.
It was fun in the end and I was glad i folded.
