Hello everyone!
This is my first post in the forums and I'll warn you that I know almost nothing about the t-shirt business. My current status is that I have some shirt ideas but no clue how to go from thoughts to product. After spending some time perusing the forums (you all are great by the way), I decided it's time to start asking some questions.
First off, I'm not looking to build any kind of global enterprise here, although I wouldn't mind if it did. This venture will be half hobby/half income investment. Basically, I figured that in the beginning I'd make some shirts and give them to friends as a way of free marketing and good ol' fashioned friendship.
For this level of production I figured I'd make about 10 shirts a month, just for some experience. Sorry that this is so long-winded, but here's the first question:
Given what you know of my goals and such, what printing process do you think I should invest in and how much can I expect to put into it initially (i.e. startup costs)? From what I've read so far it seems that a heat press would be the best option but I'd certainy appreciate your experienced opinions.
This is my first post in the forums and I'll warn you that I know almost nothing about the t-shirt business. My current status is that I have some shirt ideas but no clue how to go from thoughts to product. After spending some time perusing the forums (you all are great by the way), I decided it's time to start asking some questions.
First off, I'm not looking to build any kind of global enterprise here, although I wouldn't mind if it did. This venture will be half hobby/half income investment. Basically, I figured that in the beginning I'd make some shirts and give them to friends as a way of free marketing and good ol' fashioned friendship.
For this level of production I figured I'd make about 10 shirts a month, just for some experience. Sorry that this is so long-winded, but here's the first question:
Given what you know of my goals and such, what printing process do you think I should invest in and how much can I expect to put into it initially (i.e. startup costs)? From what I've read so far it seems that a heat press would be the best option but I'd certainy appreciate your experienced opinions.