Hey friends, Dave here from Transfer Express, today we're going to talk about the top blank
garments that we absolutely love for apparel printing when it comes to heat transfer screen
printing direct to garment or any way that you can put ink on a t-shirt- getting a quality canvas
is always the first step as a custom decorator it's a good idea to always offer your customers
some different options at different price points to help accommodate their budgets and needs
so you could easily close those sales to make it simple for you and your customers we're going to
break down these apparel styles into three tiers basic fashion forward and premium so are you ready
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now coming in first at our basic tier is going to be the port and company pc 54.
the pc54 is offered in 50 different colorways so odds are the color of blank your customer
needs is going to be available in this style now while most colors are 100 cotton like this
navy that we have on here today some neons and heathers are actually 50 50 cotton poly blends
so that's something to watch out for if you're worried about any heat sensitivity now we haven't
had a problem with any of the colors or styles of the pc54 yet the 100 cotton shirts are 5.4
ounce so it's a bit on the heavier side but it's still comfortable to wear with a classic loose
silhouette fit a great feature of this shirt and all the shirts we're going to talk about today
is that tearaway tag which allows you to easily rebrand the shirts with your own logo
or your customers logos if you have never done any re-labeling before we actually have
a video that will link right here that's going to show you how to do it this pc54
is durable it's a good quality promotional t-shirt or just a standard basic tee for a variety of uses
from employee uniforms maybe those cruise shirts volunteer wear any promotional t-shirts that you
want to give away just branded shirts streetwear and more next bumping up into that fashion
forward tier is going to be the district dt104 perfect weight t which is this one right here
well this t feels way better it's much more fitted and actually i don't know looks pretty
good doesn't it but all the colorways here in the dt-104 are 100 ring-spun cotton so it
could take all of those high application and cure temperatures without scorching
at all now at 4.3 ounces this shirt is actually much lighter than the pc54 and with 32 singles
it feels like a much more premium tee now while it's not super fitted it does have this more
athletic look with the one by one uh rib knit neck and the shoulder to shoulder taping so you see
it does have that fit a little bit more premium style that's why it's in this fashion fit category
now coming in at just a slightly higher price point than the pc54 this one's going to sit
in that four to five dollar range it is still relatively affordable and a great value if you
want that premium feel of a premium tee at a price that could still fit in almost anyone's budget
next we are moving into that top tier of premium garments where we are actually going to feature
two different options here and two because this one i had to include my absolute favorite
the next level 3600. this west coast casual cool ring spun cotton crew neck gives a much
more fitted style with its 3 8 inch shoulder to shoulder binding and now most colors on this are
100 cotton with the exception again to those neons and heathers which go to a 90 10 blend it is only
4.3 ounces so it does feel very lightweight and with 32 singles for that premium feel i got to say
even over the district dt104 this feels much more fitted through the shoulders and in the arms along
with through the chest with a little bit more wider room on the bottom now it is priced just a
little bit higher so while it is a little bit more over the porton company and the district style
it's still a very great value if you're looking for that premium fit without paying a super
premium price and you'll be in that five to seven dollar range here with the next level now the one
thing that i really really love about next level over my decade in the apparel decorating industry
is the consistent sewing and its durability this isn't one of those shirts that's going to lose its
cut or like feel weird after going through the washer a few times in fact i feel like they get
better with age and with wash after wash and very quickly they become your favorite t-shirt almost
every time all right finally we are here our last option we have to talk about it because it's been
the industry standard in the apparel decorating industry for that premium t-shirt pretty much
since american apparel went belly up and that is the bella canvas 3001. um where did i put it here
this side seamed crewneck is definitely a super lightweight 4.2 ounce ring spun cotton in the
same 32 singles as the next level 3600. now this one does have some pretty thick seams on it though
and an awesome cut you can see it's a little bit better fitted to the shoulders
but then a little bit looser on the sleeves and at the bottom of the shirt so it fits
kind of the t-shirt preference style for almost anybody some people don't like how tight that
next level 3600 is but this is a t-shirt made for anyone and everyone regardless of what's being
decorated on it now one of the reasons why we love bella canvas in general is that the stitching is
extremely consistent in premium which makes it easy to line up on the press every time especially
with the side seams just like that next level 3600 it's available in pretty much the same price point
as next level just sometimes a little bit higher or lower depending on if there's sales anywhere
and then just like the next level we believe it's worth every single penny now you could
easily order this bella canvas 3001 or any of the other t-shirts that we mentioned here today
at transferexpress.com under the wholesale apparel section you could purchase one or many without
needing to put in your tax id or have a business license or supply any business information like
some of those other wholesale sites now all you need is a free transfer express account we're not
even going to ask for your credit card when you're signing up for an account you can shop by style
and see stock levels then add your items to your cart put your credit card in and then boom you're
done and you can check out if you're designing an easy view online designer to order transfers
you could easily add apparel with one click on that next option step you'll see it right there
at apparel do you have a favorite blank that you think we should have included here in this video
today let us know down in the comment section below be sure you're subscribed here to our
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dropping every single week but until next time i'm dave wearing a bella canvas 3001 happy pressing