Choosing colors for custom apparel can feel like a small design decision, but it shapes how a shirt, hoodie, or event piece comes together. Seasonal color palettes offer a practical starting point: they give a business team, school, club, or event committee a shared visual direction without requiring everyone to be a designer. Think of…
Breaking Free Industries opposes the scheduled execution of Nidal Hasan. We also strongly oppose the announced plan to livestream his death. The government should not turn an execution into content for public consumption. Where we stand Thirteen people were killed at Fort Hood in 2009. Others survived with injuries and trauma. Their families and communities…
The short answer Black, white, navy, heather gray and red are the five shirt colors custom printers see most. Printful, Printify and ooshirts all list black, white and navy. Gray and red show up on two of the three lists. None of these sources publish sales counts. Read the order as a guide, not a…
I looked through the Capistrano Valley spirit store and had two reactions. BSN SPORTS does a really good job, and some of this stuff gets expensive. Here’s what we’re paying for, and why we’re building the Capo Soccer store differently.
Why are AS Colour blanks so popular? We look at the brand’s fabrics, fit, printability, color range and which AS Colour T-shirts are worth considering.
Quick answer: A custom merchandise strategy is the system behind branded apparel sales: define the audience, choose products they want to wear, make buying easy, promote the collection, and measure what creates repeat demand. Building a great product is only half the job. A successful custom merchandise strategy also requires positioning, marketing, distribution, social proof,…
A decorator’s guide to heavyweight tees: what BELLA+CANVAS 3010, 6110, and 4610 actually do better, and why fabric weight matters for print, wear, and durability.
If you work in custom apparel long enough, you develop a sixth sense for announcements that are bigger than they look. This is one of those moments. The headline is simple: BELLA+CANVAS will eventually no longer be distributed by S&S Activewear following SanMar’s acquisition of the brand. The real story is what this means for…
This question comes up every week. A brand, a nonprofit, a restaurant owner, a travel agent — someone needs custom apparel, they’ve done a little research, and they’ve narrowed it down to AS Colour or BELLA+CANVAS. They want to know which one to use. The honest answer is: it depends on what you’re making, who’s…
Walk into almost any charity walk, fundraiser, awareness event, or volunteer day and you’ll see a sea of matching shirts. Bright pink. Teal blue. Neon green. For a few hours, everyone looks unified and the photos look great. Then the event ends. And that’s where most nonprofit apparel programs fail. Most nonprofits treat apparel as…
