5 Things to Consider When Picking The Perfect T-Shirt for Your Brand

Your Brand

In picking the perfect t-shirt for your brand, it's important to know who your targeting. Who's your market? What do they like? What do you like? By doing this, you can narrow down the certain styles of t-shirts.

Shirt/Garment Material and Style

There are various material and styles of t-shirts such as performance, premium, everyday cotton shirts, tri-blends, etc.  If it's within your budget, it is always a good idea to order a couple of samples for the product your considering. That way you can wear, wash and feel them out personally before having them purchased!

​As of lately, the popular picks here at Leo’s Silk Screen Service have been Gildan Softstyle, performance t-shirts, and premium t-shirts with brands such as Bella Canvas, American Apparel, Next Level.

Next Level - Premium Short Sleeve Crew - 3600

Bella + Canvas - Unisex Short Sleeve Jersey Tee - 3001

Ink / Method of Printing

The type of ink you plan on using can also play a factor in picking the perfect t-shirt as well as the printing method, such as DTG (direct to garment printing), screen print or vinyl.

​Why can ink play a factor? Sometimes the inks react differently to the garment of shirts. For example, sometimes screen printing neon inks do not react well to polyester blend t-shirts. Some t-shirt blends need to be cured (dried) more than others after screen printing  to prevent the ink from cracking after a few washes.

The method of printing can also play a big factor. Like the inks, the method of printing may need a particular style of t-shirt. We've learned that for screen printing, most garments are O.K. for production, but if you're considering DTG we've learned that, to maximize the print quality, it is better to use 100% cotton on ringspun cotton.

Apparel Fitting

Lastly, and maybe the most important consideration in choosing the perfect t-shirt is---How does the shirt fit?!? This is why it is recommended to order a few samples to wear them around, wash, and see how they react after that.

Does the sleeves shrink? Does the shirt shrink? Does it fit the same? Did the color fade? By ordering samples, you will know exactly what you're selling/what your client is receiving/what your employees, friends or family will be wearing.

There are plenty of factors and steps to choosing "The Perfect T-shirt" for screen printing, direct to garment or vinyl heat press. If you take our suggestions into consideration, we are confident it will help you find the perfect t-shirt to represent your vision.

Don't let picking a t-shirt prevent you from getting your vision to the world!
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