Blank T-Shirts, Sorted By Who You Are Selling To
Every t-shirt in our catalog is grouped by the customer it is meant for, not by the manufacturer. Faster picks, fewer regrets, DTF compatibility notes on every SKU.
A production-floor definition, not a spec sheet.
This is a curated t-shirt catalog for people who need to make a decision and get to production. We stock the shirts we would actually decorate. That means Bella+Canvas, Next Level, Comfort Colors, Gildan, and AS Colour, plus a handful of niche picks (Independent Trading tees, District, Alternative Apparel). Not 20,000 SKUs. A working catalog we can back with real press data.
Every shirt on this hub has a set of production-floor numbers next to it. Recommended press temp, dye migration risk, DTF compatibility (yes / limitations / no), embroidery compatibility, and a plain-English hand feel rating. If a shirt has a known issue like the Comfort Colors pigment bleed on light designs, we flag it on the SKU page, we do not bury it three tabs deep.
The default sort is by intended buyer. Boutique brand founder: Bella+Canvas 3001, Comfort Colors 1717, AS Colour 5001. Restaurant program: Gildan 5000, Port and Company front-of-house tees. Corporate uniform: Gildan 8000 blend polos live on the polos hub. Sports and school programs: Sport-Tek K500 and Bella+Canvas 3413 tri-blends. Filter accordingly.
We are not the widest t-shirt catalog online. S&S Activewear and SanMar have 20,000 SKUs and we have hundreds. That is on purpose. Our depth pays off when you get to production. Their breadth pays off when you need a specific novelty color for a one-off. Different tools, different jobs. Buy from us when you want a shirt you know behaves under a heat press.
The roles and jobs this hub actually serves.
- Apparel brand founders picking a hero SKU for a first drop (Journey 1).
- Restaurant owners speccing front-of-house shirts across staff sizes (Journey 2).
- Corporate uniform buyers running program refreshes with fixed logo standards (Journey 5).
- Etsy and small-batch sellers testing 5 to 20 SKUs and needing DTF-friendly fabric.
- Print shops maintaining stock blanks for local walk-in and volume decoration.
- School and event coordinators pairing shirts with DTF spirit wear (Journey 9).
Every hub connects to real product decisions.
These are the specific transfers, blanks, methods, and programs we would put next to this hub in a real production conversation. Not a link farm. Every row is a pairing we actually recommend.
Best-with brands
- Bella+Canvas
3001 unisex, 3413 tri-blend, 6004 women's. Streetwear default.
- Next Level
6210 CVC, 3600 premium unisex. Fashion-fit boutique picks.
- Comfort Colors
1717 pigment-dye. Vintage aesthetic, presses hot.
- Gildan
5000, 8000, 2000 lines. Volume workhorses for programs and events.
- AS Colour
5001 Staple, boutique fashion tee. Fast-growing brand favorite.
Best-with decoration
- DTF Transfers Hub
Every shirt here has a DTF compatibility rating on its SKU page.
- Fauxbroidery Hub
Which shirts hold fauxbroidery cleanly and which do not.
- Gang Sheets
Mix and match transfers across the shirts you already have on this hub.
- Luxury Branding Package
Neck-tag DTF, hang tags, foil finishes for boutique programs.
Method deep-dives
- DTF Transfers
The default method for full-color tee decoration on any cotton or blend.
- Screen Printing
When you hit 144+ units of one design in one color, screens win on cost.
- DTG
Direct-to-garment for one-offs on light cotton. Fades faster than DTF.
- Sublimation
Works on white polyester only. Wrong for cotton tees.
Mistakes to avoid on your first blanks order.
Picking the shirt by price before picking it by buyer.
A $2.20 blank looks great in a spreadsheet and terrible on a boutique retail shelf. Price is the fourth question, not the first. Buyer, fabric, fit, then price. If your customer will pay $45, buying a $2.20 shirt to save $2 makes you $2 poorer per unit at the reorder.
Ignoring the dye migration risk on cheap poly blends.
Bargain poly-cotton blends without a poly blocker in the DTF ink layer will bleed after a wash cycle. Red and burgundy blends are the worst offenders. Every shirt on this hub carries a dye migration risk flag. Read it before you order 500.
Ordering a fashion-fit unisex tee for a corporate program.
Next Level 3600 and AS Colour 5001 fit fashion. They run smaller than Gildan and Port and Company. Corporate program buyers dressing 40-person offices need traditional fit or half your staff comes back for a bigger size. Right fit for the right program.
Buying a heavyweight in July for outdoor summer events.
Comfort Colors 1717 is a 6.1 oz. Bella+Canvas 3001 is 4.2 oz. Summer festival staff shirts in Comfort Colors will get returned as too hot. Pick the weight for the season and the wearer, not the aesthetic you liked on Pinterest.
The reading before you place the order.
Bella+Canvas 3001 vs Next Level 3600
Hand feel, fit, dye migration, and cost per unit compared side by side.
Comfort Colors 1717 Buyer Guide
Pigment dye behavior, press temps, and the DTF settings we actually use.
DTF-Friendly Fabric Guide
The compatibility matrix across every blank on this hub.
First Drop Blanks Checklist
The 90-second checklist for brand founders picking their first hero SKU.
Pick the right shirt. Ship the right order.
Blanks ship from our warehouse alongside your DTF transfers. Order together and save a shipment.