• Do you like soft, comfortable shirts? We do! Since our ink soaks into the threads rather than sit on top of them, our shirts stay extremely soft. When you run your hand over most t-shirts, you can feel the ink. Not the case with our waterbase ink. Our ink feels super soft, just like the rest of the shirt. We're bringing designer quality printing to Main Street America.

     
  • Our waterbase ink is far more eco-friendly than traditional plastisol ink. Whereas plastisol ink lasts a lifetime in a landfill, our waterbase prints break down with the cotton of the shirt.

    One leading plastisol ink manufacturer actually compared plastisol inks toxicity to “a baby smoking a cigarette.” Harsh, we know. We won't touch that stuff with a ten foot pole!

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  • With our online design tool, you can design and buy your shirts right away. No need to wait for a proof, knock it out yourself. It's super fast and easy to order with a guaranteed delivery date in ten days.

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  • Lucky for us, people have started to take notice of our unique and sustainable practices. We were recently recognized for our "eco-friendlier" shirts. The October 2009 issue of Impressions Magazine also had this to say...

    "From printing techniques to philanthropic initiatives, Real Thread is one example of a shop at the forefront of this important global call for change."

    We'll admit, our waterbase ink isn't nearly as easy for us to use as traditional plastisol ink, but we're not here to take the easy way out. Plain and simple, we're here to deliver a top quality product in a responsible manner.
     
  • Waterbase ink is the answer. Our waterbase ink will never crack or peel. How is that possible you may ask? Since waterbase ink is actually redying the shirt threads and not laying the ink on top of the threads, there actually isn’t any ink there to peel away. Cotton doesn’t start to crack or peel away and therefore your waterbase print can’t either. Your graphic and the shirt are the same being, not two separate pieces. Point being, no more cracking or
    peeling graphics.