Hrafn Tee

Favourite T-Shirt, made from quality, soft single-jersey in ring-spun cotton with classic styling & a modern fit. Perfect for printing with consistently great results. Ethically sourced with BCI cotton for a sustainable future. This tee is perfect for retail, band merchandise and large events.

• Crew Necked T-Shirt
• Adult (Unisex)
• Regular Fit
• Authentic Streetwear Blanks
• Organic Combed Ringspun Cotton
• Fine Yarn With Tight Knit Gauge
• Side Seams
• Taped Neck & Shoulder
• Narrow Rib Knit Collar
• Premium Tear Away Two Part Label
• GOTS Cotton
• XS to 5XL
• 100% Organic Cotton
• 220gsm
• OEKOTEX 100, Amfori, Sedex, GOTS Organic

T-shirts: 100% Cotton, Lightweight, 150gsm

Hoodies: 50% cotton, 50% polyester, 280gsm

Though if you're like myself and prefer cotton – My hoodies feel a lot more comfortable than this would initially seem. 

Fucking. Phenomenal. I'm sorry for the french, but you have no idea how long i've been looking for a lightweight T-shirt as comfortable, affordable and accessible as this one. 

Before I start printing clothing, I was always looking for t-shirts like this one. They sit very comfortably while not being too heavy or too light. 

I don't really know what else to say about it – I'm biased of course, but I've found the absolute pinnacle of lightweight comfort tees and I will gladly die on this hill. 

 I'll be very sad if Absolute Apparel ever stop stocking them. 

TLDR: Stick it in the washing machine. you're good. 

The washing guidelines from the supplier are as follows:

40 Degree Wash, Do Not Bleach, Warm Iron, Line Dry, Do Not Dry Clean. Do Not Iron Decoration.

However, here's what I've found:

My girlfriend and myself do our weekly washing as a 40-degree, mixed colour wash followed by a spin and drain cycle and then we leave them to air dry. We don't have a tumble dryer so I can't say how it would have an effect on the garment. 

I still have my very first Óðinn T-shirt (same for the hoodie) from early 2024. It has been washed and worn countless times, and we're still yet to see any cracking in the art or the garment itself becoming uncomfortable. 

All of my apparel is printed by myself. 

And if not by myself, then by a good friend of mine – Louis Webb – who introduced me to the world of garment printing and taught me what I know today. I take on all of the work and do everything small scale. 

I use a DTF Heat Press to transfer the designs onto the garment

DTF means Direct to Film – a printing technique in which the art is printed onto a special plastic film, and then pressed with heat onto the garment which releases the art. For all of my garments I work with a 2-step printing process in order to really 'marry' the design to the fabric. 

The first step releases the art from the film. For T-shirts I press the art with medium pressure at 150 degrees celsius – first with a teflon sheet over the art for 8 seconds. The DTF I use is hot peel, so I immediately remove the film after this first press as quickly as I can. This preserves the details and a quick, clean peel results in much less cracking. 

The second step is to re-press the design – this time without a teflon sheet – for about 3-4 seconds. I then leave them to cool naturally before folding and packing. 

For Hoodies – the process is the same however I first press them at 170 degrees celsius for 15 seconds, followed by the quick removal of the film, and then a second press of 5-6 seconds. 

I like keeping what I do at a small scale, and I don't like no-name / no-face corporate entities. 

So I was very lucky that I was introduced to Absolute Apparel as my primary supplier. I'll give you the copy from their website, and then my own personal experience working with them. 

About Casual Classics – From Absolute Apparel

Casual Classics has a rebellious spirit & a lofty objective: to design & make blanks at a revolutionary price, at a quality level equal to or better than the rest.

As a mill to warehouse producer, Casual Classics has a middleman free supply chain that allows the saving to be passed on to the consumer. Circumventing traditional channels, designing in-house & engaging with customers direct, we provide higher-quality, better-looking garments at a fraction of the going rate

Casual Classics was created to offer an alternative for fashion friendly buyers wanting blanks to create their own brand. We keep our styles generic & labels removable.

Casual Classics is there for you to make your own brand, not to promote ours.

Who they really are – and my personal experience with them so far

I think the copy from their website above is pretty spot on. My experience with Absolute Apparel has, thus far, been flawless. I have my own brand representative – James Dunn – who has been an absolute diamond to work with since I became a customer of the brand. 

James will occasionally call me up for half an hour just to chat about how I'm getting on with different things. He calls after I do events to see how things went, and he pays attention to the style I'm trying to build with my brand. He'll offer suggestions, help me choose between different brands, and he does so without ever being pushy for a sale. 

I don't know if James makes commission on all of my purchases, but if he does – it certainly doesn't feel like it. He's always on hand to help me out, and for me personally – I like having that more chilled out and human aspect to my clothing orders. I know that if I have an issue, I don't need to go through website forms and all of that boring nonsense. I just give games a Ring and it gets sorted instantly. 

I once asked James – my brand representative for Absolute Apparel – to be straight with me about the ethics behind the garments I'm buying 

He seemed very happy to hear that question – and immediately started telling me about all of the regulatory bodies they work with. I'm not a P.I. – But I believe him. If it ever comes out that they were lying and the ethics are all a scam – cast your judgement on them, not me. That being said, I have no reason to believe that James would have lied to me, and thus I'll put the copy from their website below so you can read it for yourself. 

Amfori BSCI

In a global marketplace, supply chains are becoming increasingly complex. It’s now more necessary than ever for companies to improve visibility over their production – and to drive improvements across their supply chains wherever possible. Since 2003, amfori BSCI has enabled companies to trade with purpose by improving social performance in their supply chain governed by these 11 key principles;

• The rights of Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
• No Discrimination
• Fair Remuneration
• Decent Working Hours
• Occupational Health and Safety
• No Child Labour
• Special Protection for Young Workers
• No Precarious Employment
• No Bonded Labour
• Protection of the Environment
• Ethical Business Behaviour

The WRAP Certification Program

The WRAP Certification Program’s objective is to independently monitor and certify compliance within these standards, to ensure that sewn products are being produced under safe, lawful, humane, and ethical conditions. Participating facilities voluntarily commit to ensuring that their manufacturing practices will meet these standards, and further commit to passing along, on their part, the expectation that their contractors and suppliers likewise comply with these standards:

• Compliance with Laws and Workplace Regulations
• Prohibition of Forced Labour
• Prohibition of Child Labour
• Prohibition of Harassment and Abuse
• Compensation and Benefits
• Hours of Work
• Prohibition of Discrimination
• Health and Safety
• Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
• Environment
• Customs Compliance
• Security

OEKO-TEX

The national and international statutory requirements concerning the product safety of textiles are difficult for manufacturers to comprehend in their everyday business.

Trust the experts from OEKO-TEX. The current statutory provisions are covered in the extensive measures catalogue for harmful substance testing and the relevance of future developments is checked.

• The regulations regarding prohibited azo dyes, formaldehyde, nickel etc. are included in the test catalogue.
• Chemicals harmful to health are also tested if they have not yet been statutorily regulated.
• Requirements of Annexes XVII and XIV of the REACH Directive, and of the ECHA-SVHC Candidate List are covered by the test method.
• The OEKO-TEX laboratory tests include around 100 test parameters and take into account the intended use of the textiles. The more intensive the skin contact of a textile product, the stricter the limit values for each product class.

Sedex

We believe every person working in the supply chain should have equality, a safe place to work, & the means to support themselves & their families, free of bribery & corruption, using sustainable methods that keep the environment intact for future generations.

To meet our vision, our purpose is to collaborate with organisations to provide the most trusted & efficient information, tools & services to manage risk & drive responsible business in global supply chains.

We support our members with innovative solutions – to protect people, the environment & business, in a sustainable & ethical way.

We aim to:

• Enable responsible sourcing through collaboration & information gathering & sharing
• Make supply chain transparency simple through easy to use tools & services that are available to all businesses
• Protect people, the environment & business by proactively identifying & managing risk
• Enable sustainable & responsible business through technological solutions.