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Custom T-Shirts

Our custom printed and embroidery t-shirt services deliver a best-in-class custom tee that everyone will want to wear. 100% customizable & retail-quality with fast shipping and low minimums!

Custom t-shirts built to last

Your team's custom t-shirts shouldn't be the first thing that ends up in the donation pile. They should be the ones people reach for on laundry day because they're just that good. At Real Thread, we make custom t shirts for companies, nonprofits, and brands who know that a great tee does more than fill a swag bag; it builds recognition, loyalty, and a whole lot of "hey, where'd you get that?"

From 24-piece team orders to 10,000-shirt national rollouts, our custom t shirt printing is built to handle the volume without cutting corners on softness, color, or your deadline.

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Quality you can feel from the first unboxing

We start with retail-grade blanks from brands you already trust: AS Colour, Comfort Colors, AS Colour, Original Favorites, Next Level, Allmade, and more. Then we print them with water-based inks that soak into the fabric instead of sitting on top like a stiff bib. The result? Custom tee shirts that feel broken-in from day one and hold their shape (and color) wash after wash. Our bulk t shirts feel like something people want to wear off the clock, too.

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Options to match your brand, budget and vision

No two orders look the same around here, and that's the whole point. When you order wholesale t shirts from Real Thread, you get to choose from:

  • Fabric weights ranging from ultra-soft triblends to heavyweight cotton

  • Short sleeve, long sleeve, pocket tees, ringer tees, boxy fits, v-necks, and more

  • Screen printing, embroidery, or both (hey, if it works, it works!)

  • Eco-friendly blanks made from organic or recycled materials

  • A full rainbow of colors, plus garment-dyed and tie-dye options

Need help narrowing it down? That's what our are for.

Customer service that's refreshingly human


Ordering custom printed shirts in bulk can feel like a second job. It shouldn't. Our team walks you through every step: picking the right blank, nailing the artwork, approving mockups, hitting your in-hand date, so your customized t shirts show up on time, on budget, and looking exactly like you pictured. Rush order? Reorder? Last-minute size swap? We've got it.

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Custom T-Shirt FAQs

This depends on a few factors—from the design you choose to the garment you decide to print it on. Contacting one of our product specialists is your best bet for getting a more detailed and accurate quote for your project—they can work to find the best design to fit your needs and budget while meeting any design goals.

We're glad you asked! Because of how the custom screen-printing process works, each ink color needs to be applied to your garment by a separate screen...so each additional color adds another screen and step to the process. Additionally, to create high-quality custom t-shirts (with no bleed between colors, etc.), the right amount of time between steps needs to be present. All of this combined means that with each additional color you add to your design, we add quite a bit more press time and labor.

No! We try to keep our catalogue as manageable (and non-underwhelming for you!) as possible, which means that we only add our most popular products to it. If there's a specific garment that you have in mind for your project, it's pretty much a sure thing that we can source it (or at least something very similar!), so just reach out to our team and we'll get you moving in the right direction.

For orders of over 5,000 units, we recommend contacting us directly, which will get you in touch with one of our awesome Product Specialists who'll be able to set you up for success. Anything less than that you should have no problem setting up within our Product Builder!

We love this question because we're passionate about sustainability—specifically when it comes to making the custom apparel industry less harmful to our planet. We offer a variety of eco-friendly custom t-shirt options, made of sustainable materials like organic cotton, hemp and bamboo. Our water-based inks already have you headed in the right direction, as they're much better for the environment than traditional plastic-based inks—resulting in longer-lasting prints, extending the life of your custom t-shirt, and reducing the likelihood that it will end up in a landfill.

You came to the right place! We offer a plethora of custom apparel retail add-ons to help you get your custom t-shirt retail-ready. Need some custom hang tags to help sell your product or rep your brand? We also offer custom tag printing services, as well as custom hem tags. All of these add-ons will go a long way in upping the overall look of your final product, making it all the more retail-ready. Additionally, we offer fulfillment services that can be a great option for apparel retailers—saving you precious space and time, and making your shipping process more efficient. Interested in learning more? Get more information on our fulfillment services here.

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