dear craftgrrls

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I seek your wisdom. I have a few tshirt-related questions:

1. Does anybody suggest/condemn getting 1 color screened in a shop & then me hand-painting some accents & stuff over or around the design - i wanna give each shirt kinda an individual & imperfect feel without spending too much time.

2. Does anyone know of good tshirts brands/styles to use? I'd rather spend more money on good-quality shirts than have those shitty fat, short ones. I'm looking for shirts that are kinda taller & thinner & lighter material. maybe a little stretchy? Like the stuff you could get in the 80s.

3. I'm getting my business license in June. about how much will that save me buying tshirts wholesale? nobody will give me quotes unless I have a nuber.

4. Any online screen printing shops that you suggest? I know of a ton of sites, but haven't really gotten reliable feedback on their quality/service.

I'm also gonna screen print a bunch with simpler designs myself but I don't want to mess with the detailed stuff.

thanks in advance!