Make Your Own Custom T Shirt Your Way

Marketing is the most important aspect of growth of your company and finding efficient yet effective ways to do so can be the most important component of your bottom line.  If you own a small non-profit or manage a local political campaign, you’ve probably considered trying to make your own custom t shirt to advertise your group and communicate your message to your audience.  Traditional mass media marketing can be expensive and is quickly losing its effectiveness.  As such, supplying your team with customized wear is a great way to spread the word to the public.

The first thing you will need to do is design your logo.  This could be as simple as your company name or its message.  When you make your own custom t shirt you have complete control over, and take full responsibility for how it looks so it might be wise to get feedback from the ones who will be wearing it before moving forward.

It’s also important to make your own custom t shirt using methods that have been proven to work, especially if you are looking at the most expedient way to complete your project.  If you have the time and money you could invest in the equipment yourself, which is actually not as costly as you might think.  Iron-on patches only require that you print your design onto special paper that you can get from a local craft store.  Silk screen printing is the traditional technique and although it takes a little bit of time and can be somewhat of a messy process, it has been around so long and improved so much it’s now very streamlined for the casual printer.

It only requires a silk screen, photo-sensitive emulsion, and ink.   You will need to print your screen onto a polyester-based transparency first, but after that it’s pretty simple.  Print the image onto the transparency and place into the screen with the emulsion and expose it to light.  This will transfer the image to the screen.  Rinse away the emulsion, add ink, and your fabric, and press.

Perhaps it isn’t possible for you to make your own custom t shirt.  Though it’s not a difficult process and involves readily available equipment, your labor resources may not suffice your needs.  If you don’t have the personnel, you could hire someone to print them for you.  The quickest way to a completed product is to order screened tees in bulk.  Choose your colors and sizes and submit an order along with the design or message you would like to present and your printer can design a package for you.  The internet provides a variety of options and competitive prices from small clothing distributors or independent printers vying for your business.    

Whether you need to make your own custom t shirt to present to a large organization, or just for you and your family, you will find it to be a simple and rewarding process.  For the most part, you can do it using common household materials and finish in an afternoon.  The more you complete, the quicker this will become, and the more enjoyable it will be.