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Im jst looking at starting a clothing line and i have managed to find a wash house about an hour frm where i live here in the uk,. can any1 suggets any good high quality pref tagless tees and hoodys launch with? i looked at continental, american apparel, alternative apparel so far. any suggestions??
im looking at launching maybe 4 designs to start with and possibly bout 20 shirts of each design?
also, sorry to post in this page, but iwant to distress the sleeves and collar, sort of like wat affliction do, but i dont wana buy the shirts like that, id rather do it my self, any ideas the best way? and is this best to do last once the shirt/sweat has been washed/dyed/printed etc.
hey thanks for the reply rodney, i havent actually got any of them yet, just looked over the websites of each really. i just wondered which of those would be the best to go for, altho i gather in theend its personal choice on what you want for your clothing line or others would be better.
and legal requirments, as in ? i read on the continental site that there shirts dont have tags in the neck, so it is possible to print inside the neck, whereas american apparel DO have labels unfortunatly.
and any tips on aging the seams?? i spoke to my father and uncle about the dremel that was mentioned in a post, is it that what most ppl use?? or sand paper to rough the edges, hem and collar/hood?
i gather in theend its personal choice on what you want for your clothing line or others would be better.
exactly It's best to buy samples and decide which you think would be best rather than going off of a suggestion and buying 100 blank t-shirts that you may think are horrible based on your different preference from the person that was suggesting it.
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and legal requirments, as in ? i read on the continental site that there shirts dont have tags in the neck,
The shirts I've seen from continental do have a size label in the neckline and the brand tag down the inside side seam.
I think the legal requirements differ from country to country, but in the US, you have to have the manufacturer info in the neck label.
Most people just remove the labels from the brand they want to use and either relabel with their own info or get a custom label screen printed there.
If you search the forum for labels or relabeling (or tagless), you'll find lots of info about this.
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i spoke to my father and uncle about the dremel that was mentioned in a post, is it that what most ppl use?? or sand paper to rough the edges, hem and collar/hood?
People use all different kinds of things. As I mentioned above, if you search the forums, you'll find all types of different suggestions that have been posted before Here's a link to a search for dremel that will give you links to past threads where people discuss ways of doing that type effect.
yes, thats why as a test run 'launch' collection i was going to try have say 4 designs or so and maybe 20 of each design, or what would you suggest for a launch number and how many of certain sizes?
as for the dremel, yes i will look into that, iwasnt exactly sure how the edges are messed up on garments like affliction.
as for continental, what you said about relabeling is what i had planned on doing,. having my own logo with the name,size, wash details actually printed inside in place of the tag, so from what i understand on the continental site, they can provide the neck tagless shirts 2do that, which would be ideal, but like i said american apparel dont from what i have read, and it would taker alot of time i think to remove or cut out labels in every garment i get, is it worth doing that??
just to add, i also found another clothing site for blanks which ahs been mentioned tsc apparel, ppl have said they are cheaper to buy aa from then aa directly??
just to add, i also found another clothing site for blanks which ahs been mentioned tsc apparel, ppl have said they are cheaper to buy aa from then aa directly??
I think what was said that it's sometimes easier to go through a aa distributor because they may not have the same "dozens" "case" per size pricing as you would have going directly to aa.
going through aa directly, you'd have to be a dozen of the same size, same color to get the dozens pricing.
going through a distributor like tscapparel.com you can order different colors/different sizes and still get good pricing.
I think what was said that it's sometimes easier to go through a aa distributor because they may not have the same "dozens" "case" per size pricing as you would have going directly to aa.
going through aa directly, you'd have to be a dozen of the same size, same color to get the dozens pricing.
going through a distributor like tscapparel.com you can order different colors/different sizes and still get good pricing.
ahh right isee, thanks, i visited the wash house near me2day and we spoke bout the effets im looking at etc, for simple silicone washed garments for softness i will buy so many colours or whatever, but we discussed the dyer said it would be better and after showing him pics of afflicitons washed clothing, he said to get basic white shirts then they will be dyed during the wash process to the colour i want rather then buy the asst colours frm the tshirt wholesaler.
I think a few members may have purchased from there, although the pricing is more than you would pay from a true distributor like tscapparel.com or through americanapparel directly.
Also check out Article1.net for blanks. They also have a tear away label and carry some nice soft/fashionable blanks.
i checked out area 1 they seem ok 2, dont seem to have any hoodys available yet tho. im jst overblown with various places and im not sure who to go for when imake an order for a launch collection.
im jst overblown with various places and im not sure who to go for when imake an order for a launch collection.
That's why you buy samples You may not use the same company for every garment in your t-shirt line.
Some companies have great hoodies, some company have great t-shirts, others have great baby doll tees.
Samples can help you weed out the various suggestions that you hear and pick the one that's right for YOUR company.
Only you will be able to decide that, and it's a big decision to make. I'd hate to see you hear about one brand and buy a bulk load of t-shirts from them only to find out that your tastes are different than the person doing the recommendation or their customer base.
That's why you buy samples You may not use the same company for every garment in your t-shirt line.
Some companies have great hoodies, some company have great t-shirts, others have great baby doll tees.
Samples can help you weed out the various suggestions that you hear and pick the one that's right for YOUR company.
Only you will be able to decide that, and it's a big decision to make. I'd hate to see you hear about one brand and buy a bulk load of t-shirts from them only to find out that your tastes are different than the person doing the recommendation or their customer base.
yeah i understand, i was always thinking 'i must choose 1 company to order with for my tees, hoodys thermals etc' but reading what u put madeit more clear that it wud be possbile to you more than 1, maybe 1 for tees, 1 for hoodys, another for sweats...etc. i like the look of continental, but their hoodys dnt have white available which icud eithr print onto or dye at the dye house, but american apparel etc do have white. so thats y iwas in abit of a confused mind state. who to go to, etc.
andgoin on my idea, you think its a good or safe idea to do say 20 of say 4or so designs design in a specific style to begin with? so id have varied styles or sizes of tees in 4 designs and hoodys in 4 designs?
and what would you say would be a safe number for sizes, how many woud be good to start off with to test ?
Starting out help with tees 
Have you tried any of them?
