does anyone have any good ideas for numbering limited edition shirts? Ideally I would want each shirt to have a way to designate the number of the individual shirt, so something like 'limited edition 23 of 200"
Kid Robot embroiders the number on the shirt, i was thinking of heading in that dierection but i'd love to be able to do it with ink
I have the same goal as well. I was wondering about a small block in black where you hand print in silver permanent marker the xxx/xxxx for the edition. I need to know if the typical silver paint pens are permanent enough to pull it off. I was going to add the edition block below my logo which I always put in the upper middle of the back of a shirt. I want to think this through and have a working model to use. My second option is to have small number patches embroidered that I then sew on, but that is alot of work.
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I use heat press vinyl because it's easy to change and cut a different number on each label and it's permanent. I put the small (4cm x 4cm) label just above the front left hem line, but it can be placed anywhere.
I also use transfer paper to print a small label on the original t-shirt label. I prefer putting it on the shirt so it's more permanent in case someone wants to cut the label out.
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ooo, that gives me an idea. I will work on it, post a pic and see what folks think. Here is what I am going to try. I print a 3" square logo (the texas star that is my avatar) So I will incorporate the number in that logo for my limited edition T's... each T will get its own folder and I will preprint these logos out on transfer paper a few at a time. I think it will work! Now what increments should I limit the T's too? My niche is very specialized so I could keep it at 100, and that should last me 2 years at least!
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Picture 1 is the transfer label pressed onto the original Gildan label, xpres transfer paper on an epson printer using durabrite.
Picture 2 is the limited edition 'badge' near the hem. It's done in xpres superflex vinyl the metal studs are hotfix metal studs pressed on after the badge.
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does anyone have any good ideas for numbering limited edition shirts?
A DTG printer is a good way of doing it too.
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Now what increments should I limit the T's too? My niche is very specialized so I could keep it at 100, and that should last me 2 years at least!
I think a limited edition item should not only have a number limit, but a time limit too. If i buy one of your limited edition items, and I still see it's available 1 or two years later, i am going to feel either 1) cheated or 2) not too good about myself that i bought a limited edition item that no one else is apparently buying . So retire it after a certain lenght of time, even if it does not sell out. This serves as a good marketing tool too. The more items you have on your site as "sold out-not available", the more someone is going to want to buy one of your other limited edition items for sale.
I do agree with you that 100 to 120 is the max number a limited edition item should be.
I like the limit of time as well as number. I also love the tag with the studs. Since I do alot of embellishing, I will look at incorporating something simple like that on my LE tag. Here is a mock up of my first draft, I will make one up on a T and see what type of added bling or stud will finish it off. Great ideas!
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I wanted it too look like the patch was held on with the metal studs. That was a sample patch that i did a bit small as you can see there are bits missing from the very small letters.
I like the studs, i got them from a company called thetransferpress in the UK.
They do skulls,stars,stones,crosses etc and some in coloured marble.
I've got some silver stars that are about 1cm across and am currently doing a design that will incorporate these. They really do add a bit of bling and makes it more unique.
I agree about the 100 limited editions and a time scale. If all don't sell in say a year then the ones that did are even more unique, a good selling point.
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When I did a limited edition design, I had some sequentially numbered labels made by a label company, and then I had the labels sewn on the bottom,front, left hem area of the t-shirts.
You can also get sequentially numbered heat transfer labels. You would just set them up as a graphic file on a gang sheet and get them printed by a place like transferexpress.com
Here is a finished LE tag, now I need to design 4 more for the other riding disciplines I will just swap out the domain and the horse silhouette in the middle. Then I need to figure out my electronic folder system for storage and make gang sheets. I will use Duracotton or ImageClip depending on the garment color. Next is to decide what makes one of my designs a limited edition. What do you folks recommend? My issue is that some designs are hot seller staple items. I was considering a multi position T say a center design that then has 2 or three additional elements. My single position standard Ts can stay as non limited. Any thoughts from exprienced Limited Edition sellers?
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numbering limited edition designs 
. So retire it after a certain lenght of time, even if it does not sell out. This serves as a good marketing tool too. The more items you have on your site as "sold out-not available", the more someone is going to want to buy one of your other limited edition items for sale.
