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Front of Homestead T-shirts building. Homestead Handcrafts. Homestead Imprinted Sportswear. Calvary, Georgia.

ABOUT US

Since 1975, Homestead T-Shirts has been providing quality custom screen-printed T-shirts, embroidered apparel, and branded promotional products to customers in Tallahassee, Florida, and the surrounding North Florida and South Georgia areas, including Thomasville, Bainbridge, Valdosta, Crawfordville, Apalachicola, and St. George Island.

We are located on 85 acres of wooded rolling hills and streams just 18 miles north of Tallahassee off Hwy. 27.  Because of our concern for wildlife and the environment, we have always attempted to tread lightly on the earth. We are a sanctuary for wildlife and protected by The Georgia Land Conservation program.  Our plan for the future is to continue to reduce our environmental footprint.

As a family-owned and operated business, we are proud to serve the Big Bend community with exceptional service.  We specialize in custom apparel for businesses, schools, churches, tourist retail, and events.  From polos, jackets, hoodies, caps, and bags to promotional items like mugs, tumblers, and can koozies, we offer a large selection of top brands and styles to fit your needs and budget.  Our in-house art department can create an original design, or we can take your existing artwork and make it print-ready.  Every order is produced with attention to detail and long-lasting quality.

The Homestead circa 1977

Don, Sharman & Shawnee circa 1977

​​Don & Sharman Franklin graduated from FSU in 1971 and started Homestead Handcrafts, Inc. in 1975 on their back porch in the little Gadsden County community of Shady Rest. They moved to the current location in Calvary, GA, just north of Havana, in 1977 and started doing business as Homestead Imprinted Sportswear. Since then, the business and the family have grown, but the principles of quality, creativity, dependability, and competitive pricing are still the foundations that guide the Homestead today. We now more casually refer to ourselves as Homestead T-shirts.

 

Shawnee & Skye, Don & Sharman's daughters, grew up in the business and are actively involved in its management. They bring new energy and creativity to the Homestead to continue its mission.

Homestead T-shirts has come a long way, and we are proud of our history, our family, and our fantastic customers, some of whom have been with us since the very beginning. We are not just a screen printing company, we are a family company and a local company. 

Screen printing on the back porch.

In 2015 The Thomasville Chamber of Commerce and Thomas County Central High School Mass Media Department teamed up and the students made films about the areas local businesses.

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