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Customer Reviews

We at D5 Threads are new to the clothing game and Contempl8 helped get our
feet off the ground. Christopher was super responsive and gave us all the feedback we needed to have our ideas become reality. Our shirts were
printed very quickly and the finished product was heads above the standard printed shirt. We also were drawn to Contempl8's ethic of only using water based inks. We look forward to doing business again and would recommend Contempl8 to anyone looking for a good screen printer! Thanks!

Jenny Mulvey Scherer and Troy Scherer, Design 5, LLC

Our ECS shirts just arrived today! Early! Love love love the feel of the organic cotton and the design turned out just as we imagined! Everything about this is so aligned with our Maryland Green School status! Thanks for everything you did for us every step along the way. The shirts are GREAT!
Vicki Dabrowka
Eagle Cove School, MD

Unbelievable service!!  Placed an order... agreed on style and size... CONTEMPL8 cranked them out that afternoon and had them at Fed Ex by 10:00pm that night!! Wow...impressive!!THEY GET ALL MY BUSINESS!
chriss@ RMS Dev Co..Bethesda MD

The shirts are fantastic! Just what I pictured, and a good deal for my wallet and my eco-ethics! Great job and I look forward to doing more business with you in the future!
Gerrie of The S&S Takeout in Fort Pierce, FL

 

  CONTEMPL8 T-SHIRTS is an eco-friendly water-based screen printer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
specializing in environmentally friendly and fair trade printing practices. We are green because we believe in it.
We only use water-based ink, and that is all we have ever used. We are affordable and sustainable!
 
 

Make Your Own T-Shirt Design with Ease!
You can view photos of shirt types and get more information about them inside the designer, and also create a design on them and even choose sizes and pay for an order if you like.

Once inside the designer do not use the "Back" button on your internet browser software
(ie. Firefox or Internet Explorer) or your design will be lost. Save your design before leaving.

Create Your Own T-Shirt Design!

Just need a Quick Quote? Get one below!
Be sure to click "Next" after every step in the quote process to ensure an accurate quote.

Price goes down at specific quantities. Price Breaks are at: 24 shirts, 48 shirts, 100 shirts, 150 shirts, then 200 shirts, 300 shirts and finally 500+ shirts. Pricing assumes that all shirts are printed identically.
Please make sure to write down the details of your quote (brand, style, shirt color, numbers of ink colors per print area, and quantities of sizes) so that you remember specifically what is being quoted.

Ready to Place your Order? We will need your final order details as well as your Payment, Artwork and Final Order Approval to finalize the order. After you note the details of your quick quote (above) please submit your order details.

Photos and Sizing Info You can see photos of some of the brands and styles of shirts etc. that we offer inside the t-shirt designer, and if you don't find what you are looking for there you can see even more shirts etc. from different brands and get info on sizing and how they fit here.

Don't See the Brand or Type of Shirts you want?
We can print any brands you want, and it doesn't matter if they are listed in the designer or the quick quoter
.
Just tell us what kind of shirts you are looking for and we can get you quotes on them.

Email us to Get a Quote
Send us an email anytime to get a quote. Or if you cannot find the shirts that you are looking for in the quick quoter or designer then please use our simple quote request form to get a quote via email or email us at CUSTOM@CONTEMPL8.NET

Get a Quote or Info by Phone Its better to email because we send you a written quote so that you don't have to write a bunch of info down by hand. Plus its easy to share with friends. But, you can always call to get a quote or to ask questions.
1-877-84-SHIRT
(1-877-847-4478)

Free Shipping! Ground shipping for orders outside of the metro area of Minneapolis is free! If you need your order quicker, let us know and we can ship it via a faster method for an additional charge. We are in Minneapolis, MN and standard ground shipping turn around time is 2 to 3 weeks from order placement depending on what you order.

All Inclusive Pricing and No Setup Charges! You pay the exact price quoted in the quick quoter! No setup or screen charges. Its screen printing duh! So why would we charge you extra for screens?!

However, there are a few non-typical special services such as switching your ink colors mid-run that require additional charges.
specialty inks, large artwork, graphic design and ink color switches additional charges.

Frequently Asked Questions Click here to get more information about Pricing, Artwork guidelines, Payment, Turn Around Time, Mixing and Matching shirt types, and more.

Note on Blank Shirts:
It costs money to buy blank shirts to print on. This cost will vary depending on the quality, brand and other attributes of the shirts you select. We will print whatever shirts you want printed. Sweatshop free t-shirts are available at your request. Sweatshop free t-shirts are Made in the USA or elsewhere by unionized workers (union-made t-shirts) or by workers that at least get a good living wage and benefits. It is our preference to print on sweatshop free t-shirts, but the choice is yours to make. We understand that it is not always possible to use sweatshop free t-shirts since there are fewer available fabric weight and color options within sweatshop free t-shirt lines. Although, often you can find exactly what you need in a sweatshop free t-shirt.

All of our screen printing is eco-friendly screen printing since we use water-based inks. But, we have options that make your t-shirts even more eco-friendly. We also do eco-friendly screen printing on organic cotton shirts and other eco-friendly types of shirts:

Organic Cotton shirts Organic means that the shirts are made from organic cotton that is grown from seeds of the natural cotton plant not genetically modified cotton that is dangerous and unpredictable to us and the environment. Organic cotton is also grown using no pesticides or herbicides and other harsh chemicals that are used on conventional cotton plants.

These shirts are more expensive than conventionally produced t-shirts, but they are great quality, very soft, and eco-friendly. Organic shirts while previously only available in the unbleached natural color are now available in many colors including black, white and various others. Organic shirts are never bleached with chlorine bleach and are therefore more environmentally friendly. Chlorine bleach is one of the worst environmental pollutants.

Natural Un-Bleached Cotton shirts (shirts that are not organic but are also not bleached and have the natural cotton color of off-white) are also a good alternative if you can't afford the extra cost of organic shirts but want to have shirts that are eco friendly. Again, chlorine bleaching is one of the worst environmental pollutants, so non-bleached conventional cotton is definitely on the eco-friendly continuum of options.

Bamboo shirts are very eco-friendly because the bamboo used is very fast growing and does not require pesticides like conventional cotton does. A bamboo plant can grow to mature height in 60 to 90 days. Bamboo shirts are also naturally wicking and anti-microbial in addition to being eco-friendly.

Hemp shirts are also very eco-friendly for reasons similar to bamboo. Again it is very fast growing and does not require pesticides like conventional cotton does. Hemp shirts are also naturally wicking and anti-microbial in addition to being eco-friendly. Additionally, hemp shirt fabric is more durable and provides better UV protection than most other shirt fabric.

Organic cotton t-shirts, natural un-bleached cotton t-shirts, bamboo t-shirtsand hemp t-shirts are all great alternatives to conventional t-shirts and can be printed with our water-based eco-friendly inks which will print in vivid, long lasting colors.

All prices are subject to change at any time.

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