Oooooh my custom made #TheFutureIsFederated sweatshirt has arrived at a pickup point! Going to retrieve it later today and I hope it turned out ok.
I intend to wear it at #FOSDEM on the big day for the Social Web talks.
All fingers and toes crossed it looks good and fits well. Otherwise I have two other Fedi t-shirts as backups 😅
@_elena Looks cool! Where can we order? 😄
@_elena will you host a conference at the Fosdem?
Oh no! I just unpacked and tried on the sweatshirt. It's a different hue of green than on the site (olive), the writing is HUGE compared to my mockup so I need to stretch it out to get the message read, and lower on the sweatshirt. In short, a fail.
I used to create custom apparel at a local shop (always support your local artisans) but it went out of business after COVID, sigh.
I need to find a new one before FOSDEM. I'm on a mission to get this made 🥲
@_elena @UnterDruck is a great guy, maybe he'd be willing to leave his LibreCalc sheet and help? Pretty sure we could hustle up enough interest for a preorder like the Antifa shirt!
@_elena Yikes. Write the supplier. They should make it right.
@_elena Not the same, but I can offer this. (Use "Redeem" button for discount)🙂 https://tlmb.myspreadshop.co.uk/fediverse?idea=68999152348a557e41a04c6d
@_elena I've used Teemill with success in the past for one-offs. They're UK based though which might not be ideal 🤷♂️
https://teemill.com/custom-tshirt-printing/
They're the ethical / sustainable bunch behind Rapanui.
@not_a_label thank you for the tip Mark. I'm in a time crunch because I leave for FOSDEM in 16 days... but will keep this in mind for sure next time
@_elena not the best option because they are not ethical champions but have you considered Decathlon shops ? They used to print on t-shirts and sweatshirts. Maybe they still do it?
@LisaBanana thank you for letting me know Lisa, I didn't know... I'll try to see if I can get it done at a local shop and if not will try this for sure
@bovaz probably... but that's the title of my blog series about the Fediverse, so I will stick with it 🤗
The Future is Federated - Elena Rossini
@_elena love it. Where did you go to get it made?
@johnoestmannmusic VistaPrint (for speed)... let's see how it really turned out 😅
@_elena Well I've used them for business cards and they were great.
A shirt is, like, pretty much the same thing right? 😅
@johnoestmannmusic I use them for glossy photo books and calendars all the time (my traditional Xmas presents to family members). Let's hope apparel is good quality too 😅
@_elena 2026 Xmas - Federation Sweaters for the whole family!
@_elena it looks cozy and georgous
