Promotional Products Buying Guides
How to guides and expert advice for ordering custom apparel and promotional products. We’ll walk you through all the details.
Whatever You Do, Donβt Buy This Holiday Gift for Your Employees, Says Survey
The holiday rush is upon us and employers are trying to lock in what gifts they’ll give their employees. At Custom Ink, we know it’s a joyful, though stressful, time for managers, who are challenged with finding meaningful gifts that appeal to everyone. Get it right, and you’re not just checking a box. [...]
The Best Branded Gifts for Corporate Clients This Holiday Season
If youβre planning holiday gifts for clients, you want to be sure that the gesture strengthens your business relationships (and that the gifts arenβt immediately discarded or become clutter). We have been helping our corporate customers create the perfect branded holiday gifts for years. Weβve asked several of our internal experts [...]
How to Create the Perfect Custom T-shirt
If youβre overwhelmed by the thought of designing the perfect custom t-shirt for your team, group, or family, let us help. It can be hard to know where to start, so weβve broken the process down into simple steps that you can follow and be confident that when you receive your custom shirts, theyβll be exactly what you need. By the end of [...]
Custom Face T-Shirts with Photos: How to Create a One-of-a-Kind Keepsake
Thereβs no conversation starter quite like a custom t-shirt featuring a photo of someone’s face. Whether you’re surprising a friend on their milestone birthday, sending off the groom-to-be in style, or honoring a loved one’s memory, photo face t-shirts become meaningful keepsakes that get people talking, laughing, and [...]
Custom T-Shirt Weights: Heavyweight, Medium Weight, and Lightweight
Whether you’re ordering for summer events, team uniforms, or year-round wear, choosing the right t-shirt weight makes all the difference. So which is the right weight? Our t-shirts range from 4 oz. to 9 oz. (this indicates the weight of a square yard of the shirt fabrics). Key Takeaways T-shirt weight, measured in ounces per square [...]
Screen Printing Custom T-Shirts
We’re printing perfectionists and that starts with deciding how to customize your t-shirt or other apparel. We choose the best printing method (screen printing or digital printing) based on the needs of your unique project (such as the product material, design, and numbers of colors). With screen printing, we use a stencil (or [...]
Digital Printing (DTF/DTG) Custom T-Shirts
We always choose the best printing method for your order for high-quality results that you’ll love. We may choose digital printing (vs. screen printing) when the design has very detailed art or photos, when you only need a low quantity or when you need a lot of customization (such as personalized names and numbers on team jerseys). [...]
Pigment-Dyed Custom T-Shirts & Sweatshirts
Pigment-dyed apparel such as t-shirts is garment-dyed with pigment color that mostly sits on the surface rather than fully soaking into the fibers. The result is a broken in, vintage feel. The colors often look sun-faded and the fabric get softer with washing. Choose pigment-dyed clothing when you’re going for a lived-in feel that [...]