Four Ambition is an owner-run Dayton, Ohio shop built from Shannon Thomas’s 2007 basement startup on homemade equipment. After moving into a 3,000-square-foot space, the business has spent more than 17 years helping creative ventures and local organizations bring their apparel ideas to life through custom printing.
Friday ThreadsFamily-owned since its 2012 founding, Friday Threads has become a Mason, Ohio, shop known for giving local teams and organizations a personal hand with branded apparel. Its in-house work helps customers turn their ideas into finished garments, serving small groups as well as organizations with hundreds of employees.MASON, OH
Creative GraphicsCreative Graphics grew from a basement hobby in 2002 into a Gahanna company serving organizations and businesses throughout Ohio and across the country. Its 9,000-square-foot facility, opened after a 2018 move, supports custom apparel work with an emphasis on helping each customer choose a practical solution for its budget and project.COLUMBUS, OH
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
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