We have a rainbow of new colors to show off in the product assortment area…

The Men’s hemp t-shirt is now available in Navy and Olive.

The Men’s American Apparel jersey t-shirt is now available in the refreshing shades of Aqua and Lime.

Don’t worry we also have some summer, lemonade-like, colors in the Female American Apparel jersey t-shirt - Pink and Lemon. Red and Navy are also new for the female American Apparel jersey t-shirt too.

Good Bye Camo -The manufacturer has discontinued the camo t-shirts.  We are looking into finding another supplier for these.

This 3/4 sleeve boat neck shirt is from American Apparel.  Spreadshirt is stocking this shirt in white, red, black and lovely lavender.

New to the Spreadshirt product line up a hemp t-shirt. This t-shirt is 55% hemp, 45% organic cotton and comes in black and natural. The t-shirt is made by HempTraders. You can learn more about hemp on the HempTraders’ Hemp 101 page.

Yes, that special day where you tell your mom she is great is almost a week away. Here are some of our favorite items for Mom. Don’t forget about the mothers day sale which ends May 5, 2008. Click here for details and coupon codes.

1. Women’s Heather Jersey Tee
2. Women’s Lightweight Tee (Design by ibisdesigns)
3. Apron (Design by birdy27 )
4. Women’s Plus Size V-Neck tee
5. Women’s Bamboo Tee (Design by tentbandits)

Here is a quick peek at some of the new items we have that will be available in April.

1. Unisex Organic Heather Tee by Alternative Apparel. colors: heather black, heather chocolate, heather green, heather red, heather oatmeal, and heather navy
2. Women’s Short Sleeve Bamboo tee by Jonano. colors: cream, ice blue and petal pink
3. Women’s Plus Size Organic Tee by LAT’s. colors: black, pink, white and light lime

One of the things we know is a little tricky to figure out is the sizes of t-shirts. I think I wear a different size in each shirt we offer. So here is a little slide show to show you how the different sizes of the Men’s American Apparel t-shirt look on the same person. If you have never ordered and American Apparel t-shirt before please know these run very small. My one friend scoffed when I handed him an American Apparel XXL shirt insisting he usually wears and XL and that the XL is too big. Anyhow, the next day he was wearing the American Apparel XXL shirt and raving about how well it fit.

Well that is a good question.  Yes there is a difference between the two.

Kevin posts a good explanation about this on his blog about T-shirts - Common Threadz.

Essential difference: Rib knit is stretchy, jersey knit isn’t. Ribbed knit are usually more fitted, and consequently popular for many girls styles. Jersey knit is what you find most mens styles offered in. Your standard traditional men’s t-shirt is jersey knit. There has been a move towards ribbed knit in general however across many markets.

Think of ribbed knit like the weave of a cheap Chinese finger trap you win at the arcade. and think of jersey knit like your more traditional grid.

I hope this helps you find the t-shirt you are looking for - I would say that ribbed knits offer a more fitted shirt - the stretchy fabric fits closer to the body.

The Men’s Jersey t-shirt is a jersey t-shirt.

The Junior’s cap sleeve t-shirt is a rib.  I think you can kind of see the ribbing in this picture.

While we don’t currently offer this tiny t-shirt for sale, I did want to share this picture of one of Spreadshirt pets in his custom t-shirt.  Meet Johnny’s pet rat Hannibal in his Spreadshirt t-shirt.  We have been testing out some tiny t-shirts and have a few hanging up for decoration.  Hannibal is wearing his to celebrate 2008.

Despite his name, Hannibal is very sweet and loving, He just loves to sleep on our lap and or shoulder, and made no fuss about being a Spreadshirt model.

You can customize a Spreadshirt for your pet with the doggie t-shirt that is currently available in white and pink.

One of the items that is currently included in the winter clearance sale is the amazing Cinch Sack.  I have a few of these handy bags and I have discovered that they have many more uses than just a basic backpack.  So here are just a few of my favorite uses for this bag, please add your ideas too.  Order one or two or more before they are gone.  Check out the picture below - I think it does a good job of showing the fluffiness of the flock on the bag.

• Back Pack - I know this is kind of an obvious one, the Cinch Sack makes a great light weight bag to take with you on a walk or hike.  It is the perfectr size for a bottle of water, keys, camera, etc.  I took mine on the StepTrek last fall.  It does all the work of a fanny pack, but is a lot less dorky.
• Sneaker Bag - Use the Cinch Sack all the time to put my dirty sneakers in, keeps other things clean and you can through the Cinch Sack in the wash when it gets to dirty.
• Dirty Gym Clothes - Take it from me - plastic grocery bags are not the solution to this problem.  I often shower and get dressed for the day at the gym so I am left with a sweaty t-shirt and shorts.  I don’t want to just put the dirty clothes in my bag.  At first I would put them in a grocery bag - which led to some mold, especially if you leave it there for a few days.  Solution - the Cinch Sack I keep one in the gym bag - dirty gym clothes go into the Cinch Sack and then I can take the whole thing right to the laundry room.  Keeps the dirty separate from the clean but allows everything to breath.  (Never did I think I would have the opportunity to blog about dirty laundry in such detail).
• Travel Knitting Bag - The Cinch Sack is hand down the best knitting bag I have tried.  Zip-lock bags are okay but the needles poke through the plastic.  An added bonus to the Cinch Sack is that you can keep your yarn in your bag while you are knitting and cinch the bag - this keeps the yarn from getting tangled while you are working on it.

What do you use your cinch sack for?

Just wanted to post a little reminder about the clearance sale - we have reduced prices on 9 different items.  We are clearing out the inventory to make room for some new stuff - don’t worry more bags, organics and bamboo are coming soon.  Click here to check out some more of the product in the clearance section.