Resources for buying custom clothing.
Guides, materials and techniques, labels and compliance, sectors, pricing, style, stories and seasonal: everything to know before ordering for your teams.
DTF printing: the project owner's guide to volume orders
DTF explained to the person who places the order: every color at no extra cost, almost every fabric, from a single piece, and the honest match against screen printing on your quote.
Textile MOQ: minimum order quantity, definition and pitfalls
What a minimum order quantity hides: per-model minimums, hidden fees, price breaks, and the real thresholds of custom textiles from 1 piece.
Laundry care symbols: the complete guide to textile labels
Washtub, triangle, square, iron, circle: the five families of care symbols decoded, plus the rules that make team clothing last.
Poplin, twill or oxford: which shirt fabric should you choose?
Smooth dressy poplin, soft twill, sturdy oxford: the comparison of the three shirt fabrics to outfit your team without mistakes.
Fleece: french terry or brushed, what hides inside your sweatshirt?
Loops or fuzz? The inside of a sweatshirt decides half the purchase. The french terry versus brushed fleece match, decoded for your orders.
Lyocell (Tencel): the new-generation fiber decoded
Tencel is the brand, lyocell the fiber: the one that fixes viscose, facing cotton. Softness, wash resistance, and the verdict on its price.
Viscose: the textile fiber decoded, strengths and limits
Neither natural nor synthetic: the honest viscose factsheet. Drape and softness on one side, wash fragility on the other: your call.
Polyester: pros, cons and uses for volume orders
Wash resistance, stable colors, controlled budget: the polyester guide for volume buyers, poly-cotton blends and printing included.
Oeko-Tex Standard 100: what the label really guarantees
The Oeko-Tex Standard 100 label explained to the professional buyer: what it guarantees, what it does not, and how to verify a certificate before ordering.
T-shirt screen printing: how it works, when to choose it
One color = one screen: the economics of screen printing explained by a pro, its strengths in large runs, and why print-on-demand prefers DTG.
Textile composition label: decoding organic and recycled
Percentages, organic cotton, recycled polyester: the label sewn into the collar is the most honest document on the garment. The decoder to choose well.
Stanley/Stella or Gildan: the price-quality match
Reliable basic or organic premium? Gildan versus Stanley/Stella, explained by use case: fabric, fit, prices with printing included, and the right range for your project.