Comments on: How many shirts should I print?!

By: JJ

JJ — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:06:00 +0000

I’m trying to decide on a size breakdown for t-shirts. I see that in various places (including here) people recommend (for S M L XL) a 1 2 2 1 ratio. But what if I have a different cut for men and women. What would be the size division for men and what would be the size division for women? (assume I have the same amount of men and women).

Thanks!!!

By: Dg1

Dg1 — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:25:07 +0000

Thanks for the info. I started Schism Apparel awhile back, and the printing company I went through made me order 144 at a time for oversized prints. Do you know of a company that does oversized prints with a lower minimum?

By: Shane

Shane — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:57:58 +0000

exactly what I was looking for, thanks

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:16:45 +0000

Thanks for information. Im looking forward to starting my new clothing company and im learning more each day.rlsagent@yahoo.com

By: Nobody nude

Nobody nude — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:56:51 +0000

Good advice about the xxl and xs sizes. I always make 100 shirts per new item I put in my shop.

By: Denelldees

Denelldees — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:14:17 +0000

what is the cheapest and easyest way to get my clothing line started and what website can i go to

By: jonkruse

jonkruse — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:43:26 +0000

Hey email me at jon@doubledragonstudios and I'll tell you my secrets.

By: hohg

hohg — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:07:26 +0000

who is the t shirt printer you go through, please thanks for your help. I will tell him/her you sent me. thanks

By: Stop trying to do it all and delegate |

Stop trying to do it all and delegate | — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:09:20 +0000

[...] I started making some money on my first shirt so I decided to print my second shirt. It was a line from 30 rock that said “Live every week like it’s shark week”. I did my research and went with a company I thought was reputable. I printed 100 shirts which looking back was a bad decision. Any new shirt you want to print the minimums and use that information to know what sizes sell or even if that design is a good seller. I talk about it more in the article “How many shirts should I print”. [...]

By: yodude711

yodude711 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:53:42 +0000

i can definitely relate to this quandry - how many shirts should i print? when i first started selling tshirts in college, it was a huge dilemma because like jon says, you don't want to print too many and have a bunch that never sell.

nowadays, though, i don't print ANY inventory. besides the issue of spending a ton of money on an inventory, i hate managing an inventory. i've sworn it off twice in the 8 years i've been selling shirts.

i scoured the country looking for screen printers that would screen print shirts on demand. i didn't want digital or DTG printing, only screen printing for me. i feel it's just more professional looking. kinda separates the men from the boys, you know?

anyway, it took me a couple years, but i finally found a screen printer that would work with me. now, when a customer orders a shirt on my website, the order gets sent to directly to the screen printer, he prints it up, drop-ships it to my customer, and then charges my business credit card.

after doing it this way for a while, it occurred to me that there are probably a lot of other people out there that would love to setup their shirt companies this way.

so in the interest of sending more business to my screen printer, making his service available to more and more people, and because he didn't really have a good web presence, i'm building a website to market his on-demand screen printing services.

i suggest anyone who's interested in starting a clothing company that doesn't have a lot of money to start look into doing print-on-demand screen printing. you can avoid the traditional hassles and headaches, as well as the main barriers to entry in this industry, if you set up your business this way. anyone read "The 4-Hour Workweek"? this is right up your alley. make a little money machine (muse) that puts money in your pocket without your involvement. that's what it's all about, right?