Edwardsville, IL

Why Should I Get Custom T Shirts

With Edwardsville, IL custom t shirts, the sky is the limit. Do we sound a bit passionate about the subject? Yes, because we are! Custom t shirts can be perfect for nearly anyone with any goal. The blank t shirt is a blank canvas, with the potential to become whatever you want it to become.

Whoever you are and whatever the reason you are looking for custom t shirts, customized wearables like t shirts come with many benefits, including:

• Fun to create. Part of the unique joy of custom t shirts is the process of creating them. It can be a blast to brainstorm bold or humorous phrases, select the style and color of shirt, and create a unique design. Together with the guidance of our experienced in-house designers, you can create the perfect custom shirts for your needs. The design process can also be a way to get more involved and for different people within your organization to become more acquainted with one another.
• Fundraising opportunities. For anyone who seeks to fundraise, from nonprofit organizations, schools, extracurricular groups, athletic teams, and businesses doing charity work, custom t shrts are a strong choice. Our custom online stores are convenient and easy to use.
• Marketing opportunities. Custom t shirts are marketing power plays. Wearable merchandise develops your brand. You can turn your specific business into a lifestyle brand as more people wear and want to wear your shirts. Branded merchandise like custom t shirts are free, long-term, walking billboards. With people wearing your clothing in public, you grow brand awareness, and get repeat exposure when people wear your shirt multiple times and in different places. For businesses sponsoring a charitable cause, creating custom t shirts makes a link between the cause and your business.
• Pride and camaraderie. Encourage a sense of community and pride among your employees, volunteers, members, customers, or fans with Edwardsville, IL custom t shirts. They create the sensation that the wearer is a part of something bigger and often open conversations between people who otherwise may not have gotten to know eachother. Lift morale and raise support for your business or cause.
• Profitable and flexible. T shirts are easy to sell and have a good profit margin, making them great for fundraising and retail purposes alike. It is easy to add custom shirts to your store or create a one-time store for your special event. They can be sold online, on-site at events, via social media, and in storefront settings. There is also something for every budget. Stick with something simple and affordable, or go all out with top-shelf shirts, detailed designs, and specialty inks.

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Tips for Creating Your Custom T Shirts

Creating your own Edwardsville, IL custom t shirts for your business, event, friend group, or another purpose is an exciting opportunity. Have fun with it and be creative. If creating strong visuals isn't exactly in your wheelhouse, not to worry. STL Shirt Co. can provide you with examples, ideas, and professional design help.

• Make a design that is eye-catching and attractive
• Use easy-to-read fonts
• Make sure the design and text is large enough to be easily visible
• Take the color and type of shirt into consideration
• Consider making several different options with several style and color combinations
• Make sure there is brand consistency between your custom shirts and the rest of your brand
• Consider your audience
• Make the design eye-catching and fun, not just informative
• Find inspiration, and borrow from other designs that accomplish what you want to accomplish

Edwardsville, IL Custom T Shirts Steps

Ready to order your custom t shirts but curious about the process? Maybe you order custom t shirts every year as a tradition for your annual friend group vacation or maybe you have never before in your life ordered custom t shirts (and if that's the case, you've been missing out). Whatever your background is, we don't judge. We are just happy that you have found your way to the custom t shirt printing world. And if you have ever wondered exactly how custom t shirts are made and the process that occurs, you're in the right place. Let us take you on that journey.

1. Design: The Edwardsville, IL custom t shirt process begins when you place your order. To place your order, you have to know what you would like on your shirts. If you need inspiration or help executing your vision, our professional in-house designers will help create a design that will look great as a screen printed design on your Edwardsville, IL custom t shirts.
2. Screen: With your custom design in hand, our team of screen printing professionals will prepare a screen that acts as a stencil and has the design you want.
3. Color: The next step in producing your custom t shirts in Edwardsville, IL is to perfectly match the colors from the design to the right screen printing inks that last for many washes and are flexible with the fabric while maintaining crisp lines and brilliant color.
4. Press: Now it's time for the action. Your Edwardsville, IL custom t shirts are ready for printing. Enter the screen printing press. The t shirts in your order will be placed on a plate on a screen printing press where the ink is applied and pressed onto the shirt using a squeegee.
5. Dry: After going through the press, the ink, in the shape of your design, rests on the shirt. But to make the ink permanent, we have to cure the custom t shirt. The introduction of careful heat to the printed shirt turns the ink into a solid. The design is there to stay.
6. Ship: Now, your custom t shirts have been printed and are ready for your enjoyment. Our staff will put together the complete order and send it out the door to you. Happy wearing!

Order Your Edwardsville, IL Custom T Shirts Now | STL Shirt Co.

Edwardsville, IL custom t shirts are perfect for everyone. The expert team at STL Shirt Co., from our designers to our screen printers, will turn your idea into a beautiful, high-quality Edwardsville, IL custom t shirt. We are proud members of the Edwardsville, IL community and love to help people create the shirts of their dreams. Start your Edwardsville, IL custom t shirt order now or learn more about what we do. Just request a quote online, give us a call at 636-926-2777, or select the area nearest you from the list below.