Women's Womenfamilymaster T-shirt

The Ann Arbor T-shirt Company is composed of dozens of artists, screen printers, art techs, logistics professionals, embroiderers, and support staff, all operating out of Ann Arbor, Michigan (about 40 miles west of Detroit). We give our employees subsidized healthcare, a 401k match, company soccer and kickball teams, catered employee lunches, and quarterly company parties around town. While we believe in treating our employees with respect as a matter of course, it makes business sense, too. Happy people make better shirts - cooler art, higher quality prints, more exacting quality control, etc.

From top to bottom, our people are proud of the product we produce, and cannot wait to share it with you. If you ever find yourself in Ann Arbor, stop in for some coffee and a tour - we'd love to show you how we make our stuff!

The Ann Arbor T-shirt Company grew from a dorm room project between two friends at the University of Michigan. Our workers receive fair wages, healthcare, 401k matches, and meals. Machines, inks, and most inputs are U.S. sourced, and shirts mostly made of U.S. cotton. Producing in-house keeps quality up and prices low.

We love giving people fun ways to express themselves and strike up conversations with their neighbors. "Baby Mama" is an expertly applied and cured screen print on a soft, silky smooth women's triblend v-neck top. Printed with pride and gratitude in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

So what went into this? Our illustrators and designers create the artwork. Art techs convert the art into component screens (which were made of silk in the old days, hence "screen printing" or "silk screening"). Skilled screen printers and their apprentices apply ink through the screens. We use top of the line M&R carousel presses manufactured in Illinois. Our warehouse team checks quality, bags, and boxes the apparel for shipment to fulfillment centers across the country.

When you buy one of our shirts, your money is flying all around the country. The percentages vary between products as input prices fluctuate (and a small percent of our catalogue is fully imported), but for the most part, it looks something like this: Ann Arbor, MI - Design, Printing, & Production- 35%, Seattle, WA - Advertising & Platform Fees - 22%, Cincinnati, OH - Apparel Distributor - 6%, Atlanta, GA - Shipping & Logistics - 4%, Roselle, IL - Printing Presses & Equipment - 4%, Texas & Southwest US - Cotton Farming - 4%, Toluca, Mexico - Fabric Sewing - 3%, Pineville, NC - Screen Printing Inks - 1%.

Screen printing is like cooking: it's not rocket science, but it's really easy to screw up if you cut corners or use sub-par ingredients. That's why we hire, train, and retain skilled professionals, use top notch inks, and invest in the best equipment.

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