This design is based on a copper engraving from a book of emblems printed in Cologne in 1611. Its Latin motto, MATVRA, tells the butterfly to hurry. The two lines below it in the book explain why: "Long delay is harmful; all hope lies in your wings. The one who wants to catch you is very near, butterfly".
However, in Latin, "matura" also means "ripe". The Roman writer Aulus Gellius, in the 2nd century AD, explains the word through the example of fruit: ripe fruit is neither unripe and hard nor fallen and rotten; it has ripened in its proper time. According to Gellius, Emperor Augustus used to express the same idea in two Greek words: "make haste slowly".
Gellius laments that in his own time, contrary to its true meaning, the word was used to mean "hastily" and "quickly".
Combed ring-spun cotton. Side-seamed. Printed to order.
*Heather colors are cotton-polyester blends.
T-Shirts
Our T-shirts are printed on the Bella+Canvas 3001, a unisex jersey tee in Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton (32 singles, 4.2 oz/yd²). Solid colors are 100% cotton; Ash is 99% cotton and 1% polyester.
The tee is side-seamed, with taped shoulders that reinforce the shoulder seams, a crew neck and unisex sizing.
Each design is printed on the front with direct-to-garment (DTG) printing, one shirt at a time, after you order.
*Machine wash cold (max 30°C / 90°F), inside out. Tumble dry low. Do not iron over the print.
8 oz cotton-polyester fleece. Seamless body. Brushed inside.
*50% cotton, 50% polyester in every color we offer.
Sweatshirts
Our sweatshirts are printed on the Gildan 18000 Heavy Blend crewneck, an 8 oz/yd² fleece of 50% US cotton and 50% polyester with a brushed interior.
The body is knit without side seams and the collar is rib-knit. The 1x1 rib cuffs and waistband contain spandex for stretch and recovery, and double-needle stitching runs along the shoulders, armholes, neck, waistband and cuffs.
Each design is printed on the front with direct-to-garment (DTG) printing, one sweatshirt at a time, after you order.
*Machine wash cold (max 30°C / 90°F), inside out. Tumble dry low. Do not iron.
8 oz cotton-polyester fleece. Double-lined hood. Front pouch pocket.
*50% cotton, 50% polyester in every color we offer.
Hoodies
Our hoodies are printed on the Gildan 18500 Heavy Blend hooded sweatshirt, an 8 oz/yd² fleece of 50% US cotton and 50% polyester with a brushed interior.
The double-lined hood has a color-matched drawcord, and a pouch pocket sits at the front. The 1x1 rib cuffs and waistband contain spandex for stretch and recovery, and the body is knit without side seams.
Each design is printed on the front with direct-to-garment (DTG) printing, one hoodie at a time, after you order.
*Machine wash cold (max 30°C / 90°F), inside out. Do not dry clean.
100% ring-spun US cotton. Twill-taped neck. Garment-dyed.
*Garment dyeing gives every shirt a slightly different shade.
Long Sleeve Tees
Our long sleeve tees are printed on the Comfort Colors 6014, a 6.1 oz/yd² tee made from 100% ring-spun US cotton and sewn with cotton thread.
Each shirt is dyed after it is sewn, which gives the cotton a soft, lived-in feel and pre-shrinks it during the dye and wash process. Pigment-dyed colors have a vintage, washed look; the other colors have a more traditional dyed look.
Twill tape finishes the neck and shoulders, the sleeves end in rib cuffs, and the body has no side seams. Each design is printed on the front with direct-to-garment (DTG) printing, made to order in the US.
*Wash separately before the first wear, then machine wash cold with like colors. Tumble dry low.
