From high-school screen-printing experiments to a Lancaster, Pennsylvania shop with worldwide reach, Big Planet Apparel creates custom apparel for businesses and organizations. Christian Newcomer has owned and operated the company since it opened in 2009, building on hands-on training in visual communications and more than two decades of apparel-printing experience. The shop is especially rooted in serving Lancaster County while shipping custom work wherever its customers have an address.
Northbrook PressNorthbrook Press began in a garage with a hand-me-down printing press, online tutorials and 40 blank T-shirts before becoming a hand-printing studio in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Today, it creates custom apparel for businesses, organizations and events, with its work shipped to customers nationwide.WEST CHESTER, PA
TwoEight PrintingOwner-operated since its 2010 start in Freeport, Pennsylvania, TwoEight Printing grew from a small local shop into a Natrona Heights-based business serving the Pittsburgh region. Its hands-on team produces custom apparel in-house, with group-ordering tools that make outfitting a team or organization easier.NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA
Breckert Illustrated Shirts IncSince 1978, Breckert Illustrated Shirts has been a family-owned Annville, Pennsylvania shop creating custom screen-printed apparel for individuals, businesses, and organizations. Owned and operated by Darrell Eckert, the company combines in-house artwork with careful production, including a three-time count of every order before it leaves the shop. Its screen printing is used for everything from event shirts to detailed, full-color designs.ANNVILLE, PA
Branded ThreadsFrom its shop in Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, Branded Threads produces custom screen-printed apparel, with every shirt printed in-house on an automatic press and checked by hand. The company handles orders from 12 pieces to more than 10,000 and has printed over a million shirts, while also supporting fundraisers and bringing live printing to events. Custom design, embroidery, and printed signage round out its apparel-focused work.