How to Pick a T-Shirt for Painting

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"GRACE FRAGA: So, now we have the stencil and we're ready to rock, right? CHANTELLE TIBBS: Okay. Next step, we're going to gather our supplies. The first and most important supply, well, they're all important, but this one's pretty important. GRACE FRAGA: Yeah. What is it? CHANTELLE TIBBS: What kinda shirt are we going to print on? GRACE FRAGA: Oh, nice, and you have a shirt here. And this is kind of shirt that you want to print on. And why did you pick this one? CHANTELLE TIBBS: I love light blue. I usually use Alternative Apparel. That's the brand that I use for my t-shirts. GRACE FRAGA: Okay. CHANTELLE TIBBS: There's also Anvil Organic. If you have a company or anything like that you want to establish a market, we're from San Francisco, so anything organic or anything that's... GRACE FRAGA: Yes. CHANTELLE TIBBS: That's pretty much what is going to sell and everybody is very eco-friendly out there. So I pick light blue 'cause I love this color. GRACE FRAGA: Yes, it's very pretty. CHANTELLE TIBBS: And as you'll see on the back, we've already stenciled the company name, so... GRACE FRAGA: Real quick. CHANTELLE TIBBS: Real quick. But, yes, so what kinda t-shirt do you want? Do you want a tank top? Do you want just a regular t-shirt, a men's shirt? Any kinda shirt you want, you can print on it. You're the designer. You can do what you want. GRACE FRAGA: [OVERLAPPING] any style. How about the cost? Which one is the cheapest one? Is this American Apparel, the cheapest one that you can get? CHANTELLE TIBBS: Well, we use Alternative Apparel. The price of the t-shirt's going to differ. If you want anything that's fitted, I call them from my indie crowd like the band crowd anything like that. GRACE FRAGA: Yeah. CHANTELLE TIBBS: American Apparel, Alternative Apparel, I would say Alternative Apparel probably cheaper. That's why I use it and I like the way that it's cut. Depending whether you have a tax ID or not. If you're a company, it's going to run you a little more expensive or Anvil is actually a really good company that's rather cheap as well, so... GRACE FRAGA: Great. So, choose your style, whether it's a tank top or a regular t-shirt, whatever color you like and just go ahead and paint on it. CHANTELLE TIBBS: You also want to makes sure that you're printing on a--I like to print on 100% cotton. So if you're printing on any kind of slippery material, you don't want the paint to bleed. I would just pick cotton and that's... GRACE FRAGA: So, that's a warning? It's definitely pick cotton, right? CHANTELLE TIBBS: Yeah. GRACE FRAGA: That's what you prefer? Okay. CHANTELLE TIBBS: I would say cotton. That's what I prefer. GRACE FRAGA: Great, alright, so... CHANTELLE TIBBS: Okay. GRACE FRAGA: Now, we have the blank t-shirt, and next we'll going to see how Chantelle puts a print on this baby. So stay tuned."