Welcome Omega Sports!!

 

We are so proud to welcome locally owned Omega Sports the home. Team! Omega Sports will now be carrying a full line of home. apparel and stickers at 5 of their North Carolina Locations. Those locations are: Winston Salem, Wilmington, Raleigh-North Hills, Durham-Renaissance Pkwy, and Morrisville. If you live in those areas you can now go directly to the store, try stuff on, and pick your favorite color sticker without having to wait for shipping! Yeah!

 Omega has also done a great job with the display!! They have Long Sleeves as well as Men's and Women's sizes in a wide variety of colors.

Thanks so much Omega Sports!! We are looking forward to working with you!

To: Home State Enthusiasts "Some Screen Printing History" From: A Monday Home. Employee

Mondays, for me, consist of coming into the Home. studio, making and packaging bumper stickers, listening to some good rock n' roll, rushing to the post office, and taking some time to keep the Internet world updated on the products. I'd say it's not too bad for what is the majority of people's most-dreaded day.
Today I was asked to do this blog post and it was suggested to me to put a brief history of screen printing up for those who are interested. Some pretty neat stuff, in my opinion.
Screen printing originally took form in China, and then was adopted and refined by other Asian countries. It was introduced to Europe in the late 1700's and it wasn't until 1907 when an English man named Samuel Simon officially patented the technique. He used it to print on high quality wallpaper, and silk/linen material for the wealthy.
In the early 1910's, more changes were made. Men by the names of Roy Beck, Charles Peter, and Edward Owens introduced photo-imaged stencils to the industry which would later completely revolutionize the printing.
Up until the 1960's, screen printing was kept confidential and was known as a "trade-secret". Andy Warhol brought the technique to the public eye with his famous screen printed depiction of Marilyn Monroe. After being revealed to the masses, more interest sparked, and more improvements were made. A entrepreneur, artist, and inventor named Micheal Vasilantone developed and patented the first rotary multicolor garment screen printing machine to originally be used for printing logos and team information on bowling garments, and then later became popular for the use of t-shirts. The Vasilantone patent quickly became a hit and was licensed by multiple manufacturers. Today, it is the most popular device in the screen printing industry, and we use it here at the Home. Studio (:
So big thanks to Samuel Simon, Roy Beck, Charles Peter, Edward Owens, Andy Warhol, and Micheal Vasilantone for the helping make the Home. T-shirts possible.
If you don't have yours yet, visit us at www.nchomeshirt.com, and for all 50 states; www.homestateapparel.com  
& don't forget to like us on Facebook & follow us on Instagram: homeapparel

New Items

New Women's Colors!!

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New TriBlend Hoodie!

Currently these are only available on the North Carolina Site, but they are coming soon to Home State Apparel for all 50 States!! Favorite our Etsy Store to stay up on the latest releases.

A Pinch of Classy

Check out what Leah and Meredith have to say about their Florida home shirts on their blog, A Pinch of Classy

Design Archives Video

Our friends at Design Archives in Greensboro, NC have a new video!!! Check it out!!

Design Archives | Downtown Greensboro from Maslo Trading Co on Vimeo.

Watch the Home SHirt on Twin Cities Live

Kelli Hanson of the show Twin Cities Live on ABC Channel 5 in Minneapolis Reviews the Wisconsin and Minnesota Home Shirts. Check it out here!

Cherry Blossoms {the blog} reviews Home State Apparel

The wonderful women from Cherry Blossoms {the blog}, Kiley and Heather, review the New Jersey Home Shirt from Home State Apparel. Check out what the say on their awesome blog!

Friday Night Live!!

Mischief Makers Local 816, makers of the 'home.' brand of apparel, is proud to be a sponsor of Friday Night Live in Downtown Greensboro, NC! Friday Night Live is a Live music series that happens at Center City Park in Downtown Greensboro on First Friday.

This year's series will feature all North Carolina bands! The schedule is as follows:

May 3	7-8:15p	Jack Carter & the Armory
	8:15-8:45p	Twisted Dance's Fringe
	8:45-10p	The Flowers
June 7	7-8:15p	The Radials
	8:15-8:45p	Twisted Dance's Torque
	8:45-10p	Simplified
August 2	7-8:15p	Wood Ear
	8:15-8:45p	Twisted Dance's Malaika
	8:45-10p	Naked Gods
September 6	7-8:15p	Underhill Rose
	8:15-8:45p	Twisted Dance's Helix
	8:45-10p	the Collection

Grove Winery and Benjamin Vineyards will provide wine for purchase.

Come Lounge on the Lawn! Enjoy great live music in our beautiful downtown park. Home. Apparel will be available for purchase at special Friday Night Live prices! Come check it out!

North Carolina www.nchomeshirt.com
All 50 States www.homestateapparel.com

I created The Original Home shirt in the Fall of 2011 to show my love and pride for my home state of North Carolina! I started making  tshirts and vinyl stickers and selling them at a local store called Design Archives in Greensboro, NC. They proved to be very popular. A couple of people who visited the shop or purchased the Original Home Shirt went on to try and copy my design. So I decided that I should make my original vintage design available to all 50 states.

I have two Etsy Stores. One for the Original North Carolina Shirt. Check out the 100% positive feedback of over 1500 sales. I also have a sister Etsy Store Home State Apparel. Featuring the Home State T shirts for all 50 states.

I hand screen print each shirt with environmentally friendly water based inks. The result is the unduplicated soft, vintage feel to the original Home shirt.