The best blank shirts for 2015 round-up

MarsalaLooking for the latest and greatest blank garments of 2015 to bring your design ideas to life? Maybe you’re trying breath new life into your band’s merch, bring your corporate apparel up to date, or start a completely new apparel venture. In any case, we’ve picked out some of our best garments that fit the bill for the new year.

We’ve chosen these garments based on their fit and color offerings. Pantone has announced the color of the year for 2015 is Marsala, and we’ve kept this and other design trends in mind while choosing the blank shirt recommendations below.

Best 100% Cotton T Shirts for 2015

American Apparel 2001 (brand website)

American Apparel 2001

No list would be complete without addressing the 2001. Although the shirt has been around for years, it is still a great choice for brands that want to sell the fact that their designs are printed on a name as recognizable as American Apparel, it’s based on this fact we believe the value here cannot just be based on price. The 2001 tee is comfortable and comes in a wide range of colors that are constantly being updated.

Price: 3/5 – Value: 4/5

Next Level Apparel 3600  (brand website)

Next Level 3600 - Maroon

Next Level has been gaining popularity in recent years, and is now one of the top blank t shirt brands in the market. The brand is produced overseas, so you do not get the recognition that comes with an American made t shirt brand, but the cost savings can be enormous. The color offerings are far less than American Apparel, and often less trendy, but the garment itself is durable, and you can expect to save 25% or more on price.

Price: 4/5 – Value: 4/5

Best Cotton Blend T Shirts for 2015

Tultex 0254TC Men’s Tri Blend Tee (brand website)

Tultex 0254TC

Always known for its budget conscious styles, Tultex provides great fit for an extremely low price. The 0254TC is a new tri blend style that can be had for well under $6/each, a savings of close to 35% when compared to higher end offerings. The color selection is light for this particular garment, which is common with high cost shirts like tri-blends, but the available colors are modern and should pair well with many types of designs.

Price: 5/5 – Value: 4/5

 

Bella + Canvas 3413 Howard Triblend Tee (brand website)

3413 Canvas Howard Triblend Tee

Bella + Canvas is a high end blank tee shirt brand. You’ll feel it in your wallet when you make the purchase, but you’ll also feel it in your hand when it’s delivered. The quality of these shirts is extremely high, and its rare to see defects with Bella + Canvas blank shirts. The fabric in this particular blend 12.5% rayon, 37.5% cotton, and 50% polyester.

Price: 3/5 – Value 5/5

Tultex: Quality Over the Years

CaptureThe Tultex Corporation is part of a long tradition of American textile manufacturing. The company grew out of the Pannill Knitting Company, which was founded in 1926. As the company grew, it acquired additional textile manufacturing divisions – including yarn producing mills – allowing it to greatly increase knitting, cutting, sewing and dyeing abilities.

The company’s name was then changed to Tulex in 1976 after the yarn headquarters moved to Gastonia, North Carolina. In the late 1970s, due to the popularity of jogging and other fitness exercises, the demand for Tultex sweatshirts and sweatpants continually increased. Throughout the 1980s S105TC_GIRLand 1990s, Tultex made logo goods under the labels of companies such as Nautilus, Levi-Strauss and Nissan Trading Company.

Then in 2004, Tultex relaunched as a fashion t-shirt company with a wide selection of blank t-shirts. Today, the wholesale Tultex T-shirt is a great blank apparel alternative t-shirt for the price conscious. Not only is the Tultex t-shirt budget friendly, but it is also printer friendly. The flagship style from Tultex is the Tultex 0202 unisex t-shirt with a tear-away tag. The Tultex 0202 was the first blank T-shirt that the company launched and is manufactured in 25 colors. The 0202 is 4.5 oz with 100% ring spun cotton making it great for discharge inks. The Tultex 0202 also has a good length, similar to the American Apparel 2001. Also popular are the 0213TC ladies fit Tutlex t shirt (ladies shirts are side seamed and the men’ are tubular) and the Tultex hoodies.

0254TCWhile Tutlex garments are fully dischargeable – none of the shirts have been over dyed – the blends are not guaranteed to be dischargeable (blends sublimate due to the high poly content) (Also keep in mind that the Tultex shirt is sensitive to drying. If you decide to go this route, alert your customers that they should wash the shirt in cold water and hang to dry)

 

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