08/31/2026
Five days. One blank T-shirt. A whole lot of possibilities. 👕
This week, young people in our T-Shirt Lab went from learning the basics of design and apparel production to designing, creating, and pressing shirts of their own.
And every shirt was completely one-of-a-kind.
Each young person created an original design inspired by their own ideas, interests, and creativity, then learned how to take that design from the screen to the press to a finished shirt they could actually wear.
Along the way, they explored DTF transfers, heat pressing, sourcing blanks, production costs, and what it takes to turn an idea into a real product.
Over the course of five days, “I’ve never done this before” became “I made this.”
Huge thank you to our partners at Opportunity Youth Academy SJ for investing in experiences that give young people the chance to create, build skills, and discover what they’re capable of.
And a local business shoutout to Panthera Prints for the quality DTF transfers and lightning-fast turnaround that kept our presses moving! 👕🔥
