Blog — custom apparel

For most orders under 100 pieces, DTF wins on cost and turnaround. Screen printing pulls ahead only once you're past roughly 150 pieces in one or two colors, where its per-piece price drops below what DTF can match. Below that line, DTF is usually cheaper, faster to turn around, and handles full-color art that screen printing can't touch without adding a screen per color. That's the short version. Here's the actual math behind it, pulled straight from real per-piece pricing, not a rule of thumb.An ugly Christmas sweater design is one place where more is more. See our guide to...

Custom t-shirts are not one-size-fits-all. The right shirt for a summer camp is wrong for a corporate event. The right shirt for a brewery is wrong for a youth sports team. Here is a straightforward guide to picking the right custom t-shirt for your specific use case. Custom T-Shirt Guide by Use Case Use Case Best Blank Best Print Method Why Youth sports team Gildan 5000B Screen print Durable, affordable, holds ink well, widest color selection School spirit wear Gildan 5000B or Hanes 5450 Screen print Budget-friendly for large orders, consistent sizing Premium brand merch Bella+Canvas 3001 DTF or DTG...

Ordering spirit wear for your school, team, or PTA comes down to the same process every time: pick a design, collect sizes, choose the right blank (Gildan 5000B or Hanes 5450 for budget orders, Bella+Canvas 3001Y for a premium feel, Comfort Colors 9018 for a trendy vintage look), and get shirts in hand before the season starts. Back-to-school custom shirts start ordering in July. Whether you are a PTA coordinator, a school administrator, or a booster club president, the process is the same: pick a design, collect sizes, place the order, and have shirts in hand before the first day...

Fall sports teams start ordering custom shirts in July and August. If you wait until September, you are already behind. Here is the complete timeline for getting custom team shirts done right for the fall season, from collecting sizes to delivery day. The Fall Sports Shirt Timeline When What to Do Why It Matters 6-8 weeks before season Choose your design and blank shirt brand Allows time for artwork creation and revisions 5-6 weeks before Collect sizes from all players The #1 cause of delays is waiting on sizes 4-5 weeks before Submit order with final size count Production needs...

When someone asks for adult small at a store, the answer depends on what kind of store you are in. At a retail clothing store (Target, Walmart, Old Navy), you just say "small" or look for the S on the tag. At a custom apparel shop or blank shirt supplier, you say "adult small" to distinguish it from youth small, because both exist in the same catalog. The confusion happens because retail and custom apparel use different naming conventions for the same sizes. How Sizes Are Labeled: Retail vs Custom Apparel What You Mean What Retail Stores Call It What...