How much does custom clothing cost to make?
It depends on three things: the garment and its fabric weight, how it is decorated, and how many you order — which is why we quote rather than publish a price list. The blank is the larger part of the price; the decoration is a smaller addition that varies by method; and quantity moves the whole figure, steeply between 50 and 200 pieces and more gently after. A written quote against your exact specification comes back within a working day.
The three drivers
The blank depends on the garment and its fabric weight. A 270 gsm heavyweight tee uses more cotton than a 160 gsm one, so it costs more — though not proportionally, because cutting and stitching take the same labour either way; the difference between our 200 gsm classic tee and the 270 gsm heavyweight is a modest one at 50 pieces.
Decoration is priced by method, position and size, and for screen printing and embroidery by colour count and stitch count. A one-colour chest screen print is a small addition per piece with a one-off setup per screen; a left-chest embroidery a small addition with a one-off digitising charge; a left-chest DTF transfer a small addition with no setup at all; a full-front DTF several times a chest print. All of these fall as the quantity rises.
Quantity is the biggest lever. Setup is fixed, so it spreads thinner across a larger order, and our margin narrows deliberately as volume rises. The difference between 50 and 500 pieces is substantial, and if you are close to a threshold it is worth asking.
What moves the price, garment by garment
| Garment and decoration | The larger part | What falls fastest with quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 200 gsm classic tee, left-chest DTF | The blank | Little — DTF has no setup to spread |
| 270 gsm heavyweight tee, embroidered chest | The blank; the weight | The digitising, paid once |
| 270 gsm heavyweight tee, full-back DTF | The print area | Little — no setup |
| 220 gsm piqué polo, embroidered chest | The blank | The digitising |
| 500 gsm hoodie, one-colour chest screen print | The fleece | The screen setup |
| 500 gsm hoodie, embroidered chest | The fleece | The digitising |
| Woven neck label | The one-off setup | Steeply — cents per piece once the setup is spread |
What is not in those numbers
Shipping, which is quoted separately by weight, destination and method; duties on export orders, quoted up front with the order; a lab dip per custom colour, as a one-off; and a sample before committing to production, which is chargeable. The quote makes everything exact against your specification, usually within a working day.
Related questions
- Why do you not publish a price list?
- Because the same tee is a different price at 50 and 500, in 200 and 270 gsm, printed and embroidered. A written quote against your specification is exact, and it is free.
- Is embroidery or printing cheaper?
- For a small logo on 50 pieces the difference is minor. Screen print gets very economical at volume with a simple design; embroidery is priced on stitch count and does not care about colours.
- Does the price include delivery?
- No — shipping is quoted with the order by weight and destination.
- Can you match a quote from elsewhere?
- Send it. If the specification is genuinely comparable, we will tell you honestly whether we can beat it.
Where to go next
Book a call
Twenty minutes with the people who make it — the garment, the quantity, the date.
More questions on pricing and payment
Why does the price per piece fall as I order more?
Two effects, both real. Setup costs — screens, digitising, label origination, laying the cutting table, running the first pieces — are…
When do I pay for a custom clothing order?
In two parts: a production deposit before the sample is made, and the balance before dispatch. Nothing is charged before you have a price…
Do you charge for samples?
Not with an order: a pre-production sample is produced free of charge with any production order, once the production deposit is received.…
Ask us the rest
Send the garment, the quantity and any date you are working to. A real price and a mockup come back, usually within a working day.
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