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2. How to start a “ T-shirt Business”

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4. At first lets know what is called a T-shirt?

5. A T-shirt (T shirt or tee) is a style of shirt. A T-
shirt's defining characteristic is the T shape made
with the body and sleeves. It is normally
associated with short sleeves, a round neck line,
and no collar. However, it may also include long
sleeves, buttons, collars, or v-necks.

6. There is 3 way to start a t-shirt business:
Process-1. Buying t-shirt from garments stock and
print them and sell them.
Process-2. Making t-shirt by your own and print
them and sell them.
Process-3. Buy total readymade t-shirts what
ever will be printed and you will sale them.

7. Short Description of Process-1:
Buying t-shirt from garments stock and
print them and sell them.

8. This is a way from where you can buy solid color t-shirt
from your nearest people or garments and print them
all. Its just need Print, Iron then Packing.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Process-1

9. Advantages Disadvantages
• Easy to get / Available
• Low Price
• Lowest time period
needs to make .
• Wrong Size Tags
• Extra sewing costs
• Low quality fabric.
• Design will be cracked
• Fabric will be faded
• You have to buy a lot of
products
Suggestion and Conclusion: I personally never told any one to go for this type of
things. Its so much costly some times. And its not friendly for newbies.

10. Brief Description of Process-2:
Making t-shirt by your own and print
them and sell them.

11. In this way you have to do all the process of making a t-
shirt by your own. It is a popular system.
Process

12. Process
Collect Fabrics Dyeing Cutting
PrintingSewingMaking
Ironing Packing Shipping
It means

13. Factory
(Yarn)
YOU!
Factory
(Knit)
Factory
(Printing)
Factory
(Dyeing)

14. So now how to go for it?

15. Analyze about your criteria, minimum 1-3 months.
Then just make a plan how you will do it?
Fix a target. It means targeting people.
Unique and Attractive Design. Please keep that on your mind,
most of the people buys a t-shirt for its design. So try to make it
different. You have to be choosy, classy, stylish, smart and
updated about the design. And be “SICK”, it means:
S = Stylish
I = Innovative
C = Creative in
K = Knowledge
Then

16. Arrange a Dyeing Factory
Arrange a Knit Garments Factory
Arrange a Printing Factory
Arrange a Yarn Making Factory
Yarn Making or Collecting Fabric

17. Arrange a Yarn Making Factory. Otherwise you can collect intact
fabrics from 2 no. Rail gate, Chashara, Narayanganj. Intact
fabric will be available in already dyeing conditon. But sometime
cost is quite similar. I personally prefer 180 gsm fabric, but 160
gsm is also better for summer season. For winter season 200+
gsm will be better. But If you want to dye by your own then I
think that will be better if you tell your garments to arrange
yarn fabric for you. The will be able to provide it to you in low
cost. And they will take the risk if accidentally any damage
happens inside the fabric. Please provide them full specification
of your recommendations. They will go for it.
Now Dyeing

18. Dyeing is an important work and also not so much easy. Please
provide their authorized person full specification with details of
your recommendations.
After this you have to send your product to your knit garments
factory for cutting.
Sizes: Provide size ratios to your knit garments factory. This is
an important work. Please provide their authorized person full
specification with details of your recommendations sizes
with quantities. Cutting pcs of T-shirt is depending on
over its sizes.
T-shirt is ready to be printed

19. Send your t-shirt for print
There is Three (3) types of printing available, They are:
• Screen Printing
• Hit transfer
• Sublimation

20. Perhaps the most common type of t-shirt printing is screen
printing; small businesses and individuals often use this method
to produce shirts in small or custom batches. The cost of doing
screen printing is relatively low, and very little special equipment
is necessary for at-home jobs. Heat transfer and sublimation are
two other methods. Sublimation is the most difficult, and it should
generally only be done on synthetic materials such as acrylic.
Heat transfer is an easy process that is quicker than screen
printing, though the final product may not last as long.

21. Screen printing is done with inks and mesh screens specially treated
with a chemical that allows an image to be burned into it. A screen is
coated with a substrate, which will harden when exposed to light. An
image printed on a transparency can be placed on the screen, then
the screen is exposed to light, causing the exposed substrate to
harden while the substrate hidden by the transparency will remain
soft. That soft substrate can then be washed away, producing an
image on the screen. The screen is then placed on top of a t-shirt,
and ink is pressed through the opening in the hardened substrate
using a squeegee. The equipment investment is minimal, and screens
can be washed and re-coated with substrate to burn a different
image.
Screen Printing

22. Heat transfers are usually done on white t-shirts to avoid
problems of conflicting colors, though the transfers can be
put onto any color the printer desires. It is one of the
quickest methods of printing, as a pre-made transfer
design is simply heated and applied to the t-shirt. Heat
transfers can be done at home using just a household iron
and ironing board, though special equipment is available
for large batches of shirts. While this is certainly a quick
and easy option, it is hardly the longest lasting; transfers
tend to crack after time, often leading to fading or other
degradation of the image.
Heat Transfer

23. Sublimation is the quickest and long lasting of the t-shirt
printing processes, though it is a limited process that can
also be costly. It is generally only performed on synthetic
materials such as nylon, and the investment of equipment
will be more significant. The ink is heated in such a way
that it turns to gas and is then transferred to the fabric.
This process requires special inks, heating elements, and
substrates that can significantly drive up the cost of a
garment.
Sublimation

24. Ready to shipping
Now start selling!
After printing send them to the knit garments factory for
sewing, making, ironing & packing.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Process-1

25. Advantages
• 100% cotton fabric knitted by 100% cotton yarn (depends)
• Export quality fabric with 100% color guarantee & long lasting
color ever after wash
• High enzyme wash and excellent silicon finishing (depends)
• Unique Designs (Depends)
• Very much comfortable for the Summer
• Lycra Rib in neck which matches 100% with body fabric color
• Fabric Gross per Square Metre (GSM) : 160-180

26. Disadvantages
• Lengthy Process
• Lack of Proper related knowledge
• Lack of communication with Dyeing Factory
• Lack of communication with Kniting Garments Factory
• Lack of communication with Printing Factory
• Raise of non sold products quantity.
• You have to buy a lot of products
Suggestion and Conclusion: I personally suggest everyone to go for it. It is a big
challenge for them but its too much important to learn from the root. You can do
your own branding by this way. Just need the proper marketing.

27. Short Description of Process-3:
Buy total readymade t-shirts what ever
will be printed and you will sale them.

28. This is a way from where you can buy Printed t-shirt
from your nearest people or garments and sell them.
Its just need some times Sewing, Ironing then Packing.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Process-1

29. Advantages Disadvantages
• Easy to get / Available
• Low Price
• Lowest time period
needs to make .
• Wrong Size Tags
• Extra sewing costs
• Low quality fabric.
• Design will be cracked
• Fabric will be faded
• You have to buy a lot of
products
Suggestion and Conclusion: You can go for it, You can earn much by this way but
it will not help you in your branding.

30. So now just tell me that, Which process you
want to go with?
1, 2 or 3?
Choice is yours!

31. If you fall any type of problem just knock me. I will be
available for every one and always.
Follow NIKE, “Just do it.”
- Mahabubur Rahaman Arman
Digital Entrepreneur
Owner, Founder & Graphics Designer of T-ZONE

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