Following my post yesterday on the problem with country-of-origin labels, a reader of ours forwarded me some links to this NPR story about how some of the NPR’s promotional t-shirts are made (you know, the kind of t-shirts you get when you pledge money to a radio show). The story goes through the production process step-by-step – from the growing of the cotton to the cut-and-sewing of the garment – and it’s impressive to hear how many countries can be involved in even the making of a simple t-shirt.
The first update to this story was posted just this past Wednesday (it’s a short 15-minute radio clip, and makes for a good listen). To learn more, you can check out the project’s Kickstarter page and Tumblr blog.
(Thanks to Matt for the links!)