What are the best blank t-shirts for custom printing?

It depends on the feel you want. Bella+Canvas 3001 is the go-to soft, retail-fit tee. Comfort Colors 1717 is a heavyweight garment-dyed pick with a broken-in feel and rich colors. For budget and bulk, the Port & Company Easy Cotton Tee (PC43) is our most cost-effective shirt. There is no single best - there is the best for your project and budget.

What is the difference between Bella+Canvas and Gildan?

Bella+Canvas runs softer, lighter, and more fitted - it feels like a retail tee and costs more per blank. Gildan is heavier, boxier, and cheaper, which makes it ideal for bulk orders and giveaways where budget matters more than a premium hand-feel.

What are the best blanks for a clothing brand?

Brands usually want a garment their customers would buy empty: heavyweight, retail-fit pieces like Comfort Colors, AS Colour, and heavier Independent styles. These feel like product, not swag, which is what a paying customer expects.

Do you carry blank hats and headwear?

Yes - structured and unstructured caps, trucker styles, and beanies from brands like Richardson, decorated with embroidery. Browse the headwear category to see live colors and styles.

Blanks guide

The best blanks for custom printing

The blank matters as much as the print. The right garment makes your design feel like product; the wrong one makes it feel like swag. Here’s how to choose, and which blanks we reach for most - you pick from thousands of real styles when you start designing.

How to choose a blank

Four things decide it: feel (soft-and-retail vs heavy-and-durable), fit (fitted vs boxy), price per blank, and the color range you need. A brand drop and a batch of giveaway tees call for very different garments - so start from the job, not the brand name.

Tees

Soft & retail: Bella+Canvas 3001 - the default when you want a modern, fitted, retail-feeling tee.
Heavyweight & garment-dyed: Comfort Colors 1717 - broken-in feel, rich pigment-dyed colors, a favorite for brands and merch shelves.
Budget & bulk: the Port & Company Easy Cotton Tee (PC43) is our most cost-effective tee - a clean, lightweight cotton shirt that’s the right call for big runs, giveaways, and events. Gildan is the other reliable budget workhorse.

Hoodies & crewnecks

Same logic scales up: lighter retail-fit fleece for a premium drop, heavier midweight fleece for durability and value. Independent Trading and AS Colour cover the premium end; Gildan covers budget and bulk. Hoodies carry the highest perceived value, so they’re worth spending up on for a brand piece.

Hats

For embroidery, cap structure changes the whole look: structured trucker and snapback styles hold a bold logo; unstructured “dad” caps sit lower and casual. Richardson is the workhorse line. See the custom embroidered hats guide for the full breakdown, or browse headwear.

Pick your blank

Browse thousands of real styles with live colors and sizes, then design right on the garment.

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