Clothing Care and Information
Clothing Care
Please be certain to follow our recommended clothing care methods to ensure your garments and designs are protected. Dirty Rat Designs takes no responsibility for products damaged due to improper care.
-Hand washing is the recommended method for washing garments, make sure to use cold water, turn the shirt inside out and use a mild detergent.
-If hand washing isn't possible, it is okay to wash items in the washing machine by using the cold wash cycle, with the garment turned inside out and a mild detergent.
-DON'T use stain remover or fabric softner.
-Dry your items on a clothing line or a low setting in the dryer, high heat dryers can cause damage to the design and fabrics.
**Items are wash tested and dried before being listed online to ensure the screen printing ink is properly set**
Product Information
Where do we get our clothing from?
Most of our blanks are sourced from AS Colour, a clothing company based in Australia and New Zealand. AS Colour takes pride in their efforts to reduce their environmental impact, source their materials by ethical means and implement fair and consistent working conditions. They also have a fantastic variety of sizes, colours and materials available to work with.
Sometimes we use other blanks if what we’re looking for isn’t available at AS Colour, but we always make sure to include the details of all garments in their own product captions so you’re aware of what you’re ordering. We have worked with brands such as Gildan and Blank Tees in the past so residual stock may be existing.
At time’s we may come across second hand or reduced clothing, which when in good condition, offers the perfect opportunity to upcycle them. If that is the case, the product captions will mention this. The same goes for all handmade clothing and items.
For customs, you are welcome to choose from the many options that AS Colour (or elsewhere) have available to ensure you get a product that you’re happy with (prices will depend on the garment you are requesting).
What do we use to print our designs?
As we are still a reasonably small business, our printing set up consists of four screens and 10 buckets of Permaset Aqua screen printing ink. All designs are originally hand painted onto the screens before being set and used to make our prints. Often we will also paint designs straight onto clothing using the screen printing ink ourselves for custom one of a kind designs. All designs are set by hand using a heat press.
How is our jewellery made?
All of our jewellery is made by hand, using a variety of purchased and thrifted beads, charms, crystals, pearls etc. We also use resin at times to create lettering and designs for our necklaces and earrings etc. Because everything is handmade, we are always happy to take requests and work with you to create a design you’ll be happy with, please don’t hesitate to reach out.