Cream City Cotton Posted on December 30, 2013October 1, 2014 by Christine Pedretti Photo by Christine Pedretti When Melissa Thornton, 34, made her friend Scott a sweatshirt as a Christmas gift, she hardly knew what would become of it. It was a basic hoodie with two words printed on it: Milwaukee Home. “He loved it, he wore it out, and people asked where he got it,” says Thornton. The requests prompted Thornton to print 10 shirts. When those sold, she sent 20 more to the printer. Now you can find her Milwaukeehome logo on shirts worn by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Bucks players John Henson and Marquis Daniels, and hundreds of other people around the country who call Milwaukee their hometown. Full story: multimedia website Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)