Self-Portrait Tea Towels & T-Shirts

Drawings, handprints, signatures or self-portraits of each person in the group or community are assembled to generate an image which is printed on tea towels and T-shirts. These make great gifts for all occasions year round and are a fabulous way to commemorate special occasions such as anniversaries and school years. Tea towels are so useful and practical that they are very effective fundraisers.

 

Children love to see their drawings in print and are especially proud to point out themselves to parents, grandparents, uncles and aunties! These wonderful souvenirs of their school days last forever. It is a fun, quick and easy project. Self-portraits with themes like "me in preschool" or "me in elementary school" or "me as a junior farmer, dancer, etc" can be used. No two collective images will ever be the same - simply unique.

We provide the supplies so you can do the drawings. We collect and assemble the drawings. You get to proof the final layout online before we print. You chose the print colour. Prices listed below may change without notice. Please email for the current price. The minimum run is 200.

 

White tea towels printed on one side in one colour

Quantity	Your cost per tea towel (1 screen, material & taxes included) for a maximum of 300 drawings. A surcharge of 50 cents per additional drawing over 300 will be applied to the total cost.
300+	$7.60
400+	$7.30
500+	$7.00
600+	$6.60
700+	$6.30
800+	$6.00

 

White T-shirts printed on front and back in one colour

Tips and Information for the Project

• Allow enough time for absentees to complete their drawings.
• Let the children do their own drawing, and if at all possible let them write their own name.
• For younger children, help can be given by drawing a circle (use a $2 coin) for them so that they can just add face features to the circle.
• Make sure every single child's own drawing is submitted - proofs will be available online for reviewing and verifying each child's drawing before printing.
• Please include classroom teacher or contact's e-mail address to whom we can advise by e-mail when proofs are available.
• Include everybody in the organization.
• Be sure to obtain permission and copyright release from parents of children to use their children's artwork for the fundraising project.
• Decide on location of the logo and information to be included on the print.
• Decide how the print would be orientated, i.e. portrait or landscape.
• Decide whether the print would be borderless or would have a border, with or without patterns.
• Allow for about 2-3 weeks for assembly and printing - book in advance to avoid disappointment.
• It is not recommended to have more than 300 images per tea towel.
• For an organization with greater than 300 members, it is advisable to have two screens.
• Note that the screen size for t-shirts would be smaller than that for tea towels.
  

46 self-portraits printed in landscape orientation with a plain border on the top and a decorated border on the bottom

 

56 self-portraits printed in landscape orientation patterned borders on the top and on the bottom with vertical text on the sides