Today I ordered blanks to print more EMN t-shirts with the updated "Redux" artwork. I updated portions of the original graphic where the details were too small and came out blurry on the actual t-shirt. I plan on reprinting more of the classic purple on black, like before, but I also want to print a new color. Below are the colors I'm considering:

• Light blue/teal
• Lime green
• Yellow/green
• Orange

I few weeks ago I started wearing a new brand of hoodie that I've never worn before with the intention of using them as blanks for my brand. Here are some of my notes:

• The quality feels really good. It also feels thicker than other hoodies I've owned.
• The sizes run small. I wear a 2X t-shirt from the same brand that makes the hoodie but the 2X hoodies is really snug. A 3X might fit me better.
• The damn pull string for the hood kept coming out when I washed it. I swapped the original string for a fat white shoe lace but the lace got tattered after a few days from snagging on the zipper and looks like shit. I think I'm going to replace the original pull string and just tie knots at each end to prevent it from being pulled out.
• It sheds A LOT of lint. I think I've washed it 3-4 times now and it's still shedding. It gets caught in my stubble and on my clothes. Last week I washed and dried it with other clothes and they all had lint all over. I had to wash everything again and washed the hoodies by itself. 
  
• I'm still thinking about how I want to embellish my hoodies. I have some ideas but nothing solid. I hope I can get something ready and out the door while it's still cold outside.

It was easy for me to decide which brand blanks I wanted to print on when I made my Frankie Mcfly t-shirts. I had already worn the brand's shirts for years and loved the way they felt and their quality. Now that I'm considering hoodies, I don't have lots of experience with them, or at least any that I absolutely love. The ones I've been using for personal use were good but not great. Today I received a new blank. I'm gonna try and wear it as much as possible and run it thru plenty of washer and dryer cycles for the next few weeks to see how it holds up. I want to make sure this garment is the same high quality as my t-shirts before embellishing it with my work/art/name.