There are several conflicting versions of the origin of the T-shirt. In one, it is a descendent of the 19th century ‘union suit’, one half of the original one-piece undergarment.  Another story has the shirt originating with Britain’s Royal Navy.  Sleeves were added to their tank top-like work shirts prior to a royal inspection, underarms not being considered an appropriate sight for royalty. 

In any event, the classic pull-on, no button T shirt we know today is said to have made its debut as an item of military apparel, possibly around the time of the Spanish-American War, ultimately becoming standard issue for US Army and Navy personnel.  Inexpensive, easy to fit and easy to clean, T-shirts were comfortable to wear in the heat.  They became practical, popular work wear for miners, farm workers and other labourers.

T shirt printing seems to have begun in the 1940s but only for children’s shirts featuring characters such as Roy Rogers and Davy Crockett.  The T-shirt did not enter mainstream, adult fashion until the 1950s.  It was popularised by returning WWII veterans, with a little help from Hollywood.  Marlon Brando in “A Streetcar Named Desire” and James Dean in “Rebel Without a Cause” startled the viewing public by modelling T shirts as casual outer wear rather than underwear.

From the late 60s onwards, improved inks, transfers and print processes have made T-shirts not only a fashion item but also an entirely new medium of expression, with the addition of text and images.  Today’s T-shirt printing technology allows you to cheaply create a single unique garment or order a thousand and you can even do it online, Adlogo is an online printing company who use a wide range of printing methods giving you plenty of choice.

One of my friends are throwing a surprise 30th birthday party for her husband, and she is making us all wear t-shirts she sent us that she has had printed up with pictures of her hubby when he was little. She used a t shirt printing to make them after finding the perfect picture that was not too rude, (older family members and children will be there) and not too embarrassing (hubby would never forgive her).

At least being provided with a t-shirt to wear means I don’t have to worry about what I’m wearing, all I need to worry about is whether to bring a coat or not, seeing as the weather of recent has been quite hit and miss. I hope it stays dry this weekend, as my friend has organised a full spread for the 30th party including BBQ, so fingers crossed.

I hope everything goes well and her hubby appreciates the effort she has gone too, and I also hope he likes the t-shirts we will be wearing! At least bulk buying printed t-shirts from Adlogo didn’t cost her too much, they give discounts for bulk orders and with over 30 people coming it could have ended up being quite costly.

I was lucky this weekend, for the first time in what seems ages we had great weather, which was lucky as I threw a summer party. So thankfully no rain meant it went off without a hitch! Whilst the weather was good I also took time out on Sunday to take a nice walk before stopping off at a local pub for a spot of Sunday lunch. Can’t beat a Yorkshire pudding with yummy beef, lots of veg, roasties and plenty of gravy to beat a hangover!

I spent the rest of Sunday evening/night slobbed out in front of the TV, watching the last in the series of Top Gear, gutted now, especially as they had Louie Walsh on who said XFactor is starting again soon, up until Xmas! Argh I’m not a fan of XFactor so having to put up with friends who love it and the continuous coverage in the press will yet again get on my nerves!

On a final not I must mention I enjoyed seeing highlights from this year other Royal Wedding, it was such a Lovely day in Edinburgh for Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall I was glad they didn’t experience the wet weather I normally do when I’m up there. I thought Zara looked ever so pretty and Mark didn’t half scrub up well.

Unfortunately for the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate the press seemed far to intent of picking up the fact that she wore an outfit that she has worn before. I don’t see the big deal, it’s nice to get plenty of use out of your favourite outfits, plus I’m sure the press would ‘have a go’ if she was never seen in the same thing twice, no doubt then she would be deemed as wasteful! I think it’s great that she re-wears some outfits, most of them are classic pieces so it makes sense to keep onto them.

One of my friends runs their own jam making business, it’s locally based using mainly local ingredients and I just love all their jams. So when I was asked if I could help out at the Yorkshire Show on their stall, for free jam I couldn’t say no. I normally go to the Great Yorkshire Show which runs from Tuesday 12 to Thursday 14 July 2011 just as a visitor so it will be a bit of a change working on a stall.

One of my tasks was to sort out some t-shirts for everyone working to wear, so we could be easily recognisable, luckily I have experience with t shirt printing so it wasn’t a problem. The problem was my friend only told me on Wednesday night about wanting t-shirts with logo’s on so that gave me just under a week to sort it out. Luckily Adlogo, the online printing company I like to use, have a 48hr express service which means the t-shirts arrived yesterday. In plenty of time for the show!

I’m hoping that I will have some time to explore the show, whilst I am working and I really hope the weather stays good, fingers crossed!

As I have mentioned before I am going on holiday in a couple of weeks, (sorry for going on about, to those who aren’t lucky enough to go away, I don’t mean to rub it in) and I am looking at taking some funky t-shirts to for my friend and I to wear whilst we are away. However the only really funky designs I like are from US clothing brand Wildfox, unfortunately for holidays, their t-shirts are quite pricy.

So I have decided to look into t shirt printing to make my own funky t-shirts, taking inspiration from Wildfox designs, (not copying them obviously)I have come up with my own funky t-shirt designs, which I will get printed up for my friend and I ready for our hols. There are numerous places on the highstreet where you can get t-shirts printed, however where I work I couldn’t really find anywhere suitable and as I work most days I have decided to go with online printing company, Adlogo.

They have a great selection of clothing which they can print onto, in a wide range of sizes, so I can easily find something to fit us both. I am really quite excited about seeing the finished product, which won’t be long because Adlogo has a really quick turnaround time!

Well the t-shirts I designed for my friends to wear while they watched the Royal Wedding and had a party went down a right treat. Everyone loved them and said they were perfect for the day and even to wear after. T shirt printing is a great way to express your creativity and make a style statement, or any kind of statement for that matter and my friends love the personal touches which can be added when you do your own designs.

They said that for future events, parties or just for fun they will be entrusting my design skills to come up with some fun ideas for t-shirt printing, which is great for me. Plus I will also be using the services of online printing retailer Adlogo, because the service they provided was excellent. The orders were done as asked and came really quickly, plus their service didn’t cost the earth either.

As I have mentioned in a previous post the Royal Wedding on the 29th April seems to be getting everyone in a tizzy, this week I have seen an influx of retailers offering t-shirts sporting wedding themes and royal themes.

This got me thinking, this is a great opportunity for me to make some money from all my Royal Wedding obsessed friends. By using t shirt printing to make t-shirt designs they can wear when they watch the wedding on TV or go to a street party.

Many of them share much more excitement than I do for the wedding, however they do lack the creative drive to come up with their own t-shirt designs. If I use an online retailer such as Adlogo which offers quick turnaround times I should be able to get the t-shirts designed ready for my friends before the wedding.

Plus I will also save them a trip to a shop to buy one which is great and because Adlogo offers really good prices for bulk buys I can make some money from my friends in the process!

One of my favourite past times is shopping, whether in store or online, although with the latter I tend to spend more, as its easier, so when my friend announced she and her husband were expecting their first child I got quite excited for baby gifts. So far they don’t know the sex, so as a congratulatory gift my friend and I are using t shirt printing to design a maternity t-shirt for her.

I am using Adlogo again for the t-shirt as they have provided a good service in the past, plus they do offer maternity t-shirts to be printed onto so when she does get her baby bump she still will be able to wear it!

Every year I end up going to a Halloween party and it’s starting to get quite expensive to buy a new costume all the time, not to mention coming up with new ideas that no one else has done either in the past.

Recently I had seen shops selling t-shirts with scary/Halloween themed designs on them and thought this was a novel and cheap way to make a costume, however instead of buying one of these I decided I would make my own instead using t shirt printing.

I quite liked the idea of being a skeleton, as it wouldn’t be too hard to design and I managed to find a decent and realistic picture of a skeletal torso to use on a white t-shirt so I can wear it with white jeans. I used online printing company, Splash Logo to print my t-shirt design because they offered an easy and quick service.

Although it wasn’t a highly imaginative costume choice, it did have the required effect as well as being significantly cheaper so know all I have to do is come up with a new design next year!

I’m not the best at sewing so I’ve never really bothered with customising my clothes, however I have found an easy way to design my own clothing and have it made, using t shirt printing. I don’t have to sew anything in fact all I need to do is come up with a design that can be printed onto a t-shirt which easily can be done with a bit of creativity and photo shopping.

 You can take any design you want, whether it’s from a fond family photo, or a funny snap, your favourite slogan or TV theme. Using an online printing company such as Splash Logo makes it so easy, you send them your design and they will print it onto whatever clothing your want, whether it’s a t-shirt, vest top, hoodie or more and they also use a wide range of printing techniques to get the finish you want, in a quick turnaround time.

I’m currently going through family photo’s, there is always comical ones of me or my brother available so I’m sure to find something to use, if not I’m sure I can come up with my own take on printed t-shirts I have seen in many of the high street shops recently.