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Everything we can put your logo on.
Nike, Carhartt, Port Authority, Sport-Tek, New Era, Under Armour, Bella+Canvas, YETI and plenty more, decorated here in Norton for customers from Mansfield to Bridgewater. Browse the catalogs below, send a style number or just a description, and we’ll tell you what it costs and how it’ll look decorated.
You Don’t Have to Know What You Want
Most people call us with a description, not a style number. “Something like the hoodie the coaches had last year.” “A polo that isn’t shiny.” “The Carhartt one with the hood.”
That’s fine. This page is for people who like to browse. You can skip all of it and just tell us what you’re outfitting, how many, and roughly what you want to spend per person. We’ll come back with two or three options and a real number on each.
Browse or Don’t
Look through the catalogs below, or just describe what you’re picturing.
Send Us What You Found
A style number, a screenshot, or a photo of a shirt you already like.
We Quote It Decorated
Garment and decoration in one number, which is the only number that matters.
Brands We Carry
And many more — just ask. The catalogs we work from run to thousands of styles and there’s no putting all of it on a web page. If there’s a brand you’ve had before and liked, tell us the name. Odds are good we can get it.
Browse the Apparel Catalogs We Order From
These are the catalogs we order from. Browse them like any store, note the style numbers you like, and send them over. Ignore any pricing you see in them — those aren’t our prices. What you pay depends on quantity, garment and decoration.
SanMar
The biggest. Port Authority, Sport-Tek, District, Nike, Carhartt, New Era, OGIO. Start here if you only look at one.
Browse SanMarCharles River Apparel
New England company, known for pullovers and weather-resistant outerwear.
Browse CharlesFound something? Send us the style number or text a screenshot to 781-727-5417.
What We Decorate, by Category
Ten categories, with the brands that lead each one and the decoration method we’d actually recommend.
T-Shirts and Tanks
The most-ordered item in the shop and the widest quality range. Bella+Canvas and District are the soft, fitted, retail-feeling end — what people picture when they say “a good shirt.” Comfort Colors is the heavyweight garment-dyed option with the washed look. Budget workhorse blanks are the right answer for a four-hundred-shirt field day where the shirt is worn once. A4 and Sport-Tek cover performance tees for teams that sweat in them.
→ Best decorated with screen printing at volume, or DTF for small runs and full-color art.
Hoodies, Crews and Fleece
The highest-perceived-value item you can put a logo on, which is why fundraisers lean on them. Independent is the heavyweight favorite for spirit wear and student sections. Boxercraft does camp and lounge styles that move well for schools. Port Authority and Sport-Tek cover the practical midweight range, and Nike and Under Armour sit at the top for programs that want the swoosh on the sideline.
→ Screen print for big front designs, embroider for a left chest that should look like staff gear.
Polos
The default for businesses, coaching staff, golf events and anyone who needs to look put together without wearing a uniform. Port Authority is the everyday standard, Sport-Tek covers moisture-wicking performance, and Nike dry-fit polos are the ask for golf outings and athletic departments.
→ Nearly always embroidery. Ink on a polo placket looks like a giveaway; stitching looks like a uniform.
Outerwear and Jackets
Where a logo earns the most visibility, because a jacket gets worn in public all winter. Charles River Apparel is a New England company and their pullovers hold up in New England weather. Port Authority covers soft shells and insulated jackets, Carhartt is the one trades crews ask for by name, and Holloway does team warmups and sideline jackets.
→ Embroidery, and it’s worth doing properly — this is a piece people keep for years.
Hats and Headwear
Richardson 112 trucker caps are the most-requested hat in the shop. New Era covers fitted and structured caps with real brand recognition, Pacific Headwear does team and performance styles, and beanies run October through December.
→ Embroidery or a patch. Puff and 3D embroidery on a cap front is worth asking about — it’s the look most people don’t know they can have.
Bags
Duffels for teams, totes for events and fundraisers, backpacks and cinch sacks for camps. OGIO and Port Authority cover most of it, with Holloway on the team side.
→ Embroidery on a panel, print on a flat tote. A duffel with a player’s name on it is the best senior night gift there is.
Drinkware
YETI tumblers and bottles, plus more affordable alternatives that engrave just as cleanly. We do it with a laser, so the mark is cut into the finish rather than printed on top — it doesn’t peel, fade or come off in a dishwasher.
→ Laser engraving. Popular for coach gifts, staff recognition and tournament prizes.
Workwear and Hi-Vis
Carhartt is the name every crew from Attleboro to Bridgewater asks for — jackets, hoodies, beanies, shirts. Hi-vis tees, vests and hoodies matter for road crews, utilities and anyone working near traffic. Work shirts, aprons and shop coats round it out.
→ Embroidery on the durable pieces, print on crew tees. See businesses and workwear.
Athletic and Performance
Moisture-wicking tees, shorts, warmups, joggers, socks and uniform pieces. A4, Augusta, Holloway, Sport-Tek, Nike and Under Armour cover practice gear through game day.
→ Performance polyester needs different ink and handling than cotton. A shop that treats them the same is how you end up with a print that cracks. See sports teams.
Youth
Nearly everything above comes in youth sizes, and a good share of what we print is youth or a mixed youth-and-adult run — camps, field days, youth leagues, Little League.
→ A design sized for an adult XL looks absurd on a youth small, so we scale the art to the size range instead of printing one file across everything.
Found Something You Like? Send It Over.
A style number, a screenshot, a link, or a photo of a shirt you already own. We’ll quote it decorated, with no minimum.
How to Choose a T-Shirt Without Guessing
Most people pick a shirt on price alone, then wonder why the crew stopped wearing them by August. Here’s what actually separates one blank from another.
Cotton, Blend or Performance
100% cotton is softest and takes ink beautifully, but it shrinks a bit and holds sweat. A 50/50 or tri-blend shrinks less, drapes better, and is what most “nice” retail tees are. Performance polyester wicks and dries fast, which is what you want on a field, but it needs the right ink or you get dye migration — the reason some red performance shirts turn a white print pink a few weeks later.
Weight
Measured in ounces per square yard, and it’s the best predictor of how a shirt feels. Lightweight (around 4.2 oz) is soft and modern, good for anything people choose to wear. Midweight (5 to 5.5 oz) is the durable standard for work crews and field days. Heavyweight (6 oz and up) feels substantial and lasts — it’s what garment-dyed styles like Comfort Colors are built on.
Fit
Modern fitted cuts run narrower and shorter than classic boxy cuts. Outfitting a whole school or crew? Boxy is safer, because it fits more body types without anyone feeling singled out. For a shirt people opted into, fitted usually wins.
What Holds Print Best
Ring-spun cotton has a smoother yarn surface, so it takes a cleaner, sharper print than open-end cotton. That’s most of the difference between a print that looks crisp and one that looks slightly fuzzy — the same file prints sharper on a Bella+Canvas than on a bargain blank.
| If you’re doing this | Look at |
|---|---|
| Field day, big quantity, worn once | Budget midweight cotton, one or two ink colors |
| Spirit wear people actually choose to wear | Bella+Canvas or a tri-blend, softer hand |
| Work crew, worn hard, washed constantly | Midweight cotton or a blend, or a pocket tee |
| On a field, in the heat | Performance polyester — A4, Sport-Tek, Augusta |
| A shirt that should look expensive | Comfort Colors garment-dyed heavyweight |
| Business staff, front-facing | Skip the tee, go to a polo with embroidery |
Samples, Sizing and Seeing the Shirt First
- Samples — on larger orders we can usually get a blank in your hands before you commit. Ask.
- Size range — youth small through adult 4XL on most styles, larger on some.
- Size sets — for a big group, samples to try on beat guessing from a chart.
- Proofs — you see a digital mockup on the actual garment color before anything is produced.
- Art on file — a reorder next season is a phone call, not a new project.
- No minimum on any of it — one piece or one thousand.
Tell Us What You’re Outfitting
A style number, a description, or just who’s wearing it and how many. We’ll narrow it down and quote it decorated.
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