Comin' To a mailbox near you.

Greetings in the New Year, Huddlers far + wide! This post has been waiting quite a while; now that I'm back in Austin, I finally have the camera cord to upload the proof. The Yule Goat video does exist, and I've started stitching it together; that should be online later this week. But in the meantime, a little message to update foreign Huddlers on a little project whose goodies are enroute as we speak.

If you notice the new banner, you'll see a transparency of the blog's label, atop a wooded hoop.  Several months ago I began planning a silk-screening project, using that as my first design. Over Christmas, I transported the chemicals to Portugal Cove, where I burned the screen, and proceeded to produce t-shirts for all huddlers, at home and abroad! Seen below is the final product:



Affixed to the shirt is the label "The Holyrood Huddle" in Garamond 110, with the subtext "off the grid since '92" in blue below (Garamond 18). The shirts were purchased in bulk from a skateboarding company in St. John's, and are pre-shrunk 100% cotton. The process was hilariously enjoyable, yet fraught with certain perils, and I have learned much in the meantime. . . and look forward to producing many more!

the screen-burning process turned out to be the most complicated. . . and you'll see that the final product is a little rough, though nonetheless, quite enjoyable, and indeed, my mistakes endeared the shirt with a certain rustic quality. The blue, unforte., did not turn out so strong, as the shirt soaked up much of the colour upon its drying. Nevertheless, I hope you all shall wear them proudly, in honour of our long-distance love affair. (with janesey.)

--- The "locals" have received their shirts already! The exception being the Hin-Chays, whose shirts are waiting at 293 Lemarchant.

For those in Kingston, Toronto, Fredricton, and Australia, the shirts should arrive soon! Phil and Sue's were packed seperately, to save $, but let's hope that they both arrive alive. For the Australians. . . ha. I did save 7$, but that means they won't make it until sometime in Mid-February, or Early March. :D Sorry Aussies!

--- So. Directions: The longest part of the process was surprisingly the heating (ironing). I did about half of them before realizing that the heat setting was too low. So, please, before washing them, I would advise about 3 mins. of ironing on each side on a high setting. (Cover the front with some material!) If it washes off, c'est la vie... but I used commercial fabric ink, so in principle, it should stick. Here's to hoping!