T-shirt production
Custom t-shirts from 10 pieces. Your print, your label.
Custom t-shirts are available from 10 pieces per style, on our base style with your print and neck label. Not a printed blank, but truly your shirt.
If you only want to print, see our wholesale range or custom-made or printed clothing.
- Pieces per style and colour
- From 10
- GSM, from light to heavyweight
- 140 to 320
- Per piece from 10, with print and neck label
- €29.99
- Production, after payment
- At least 5 to 6 weeks
Made before. Now your shirt.
Including Richesse Clothing, the founders' own brand.
Custom print for Richesse Clothing
Close-up of a cream tee
Brown tee in cotton jersey
Light or heavy. You choose the cotton.
GSM is the fabric weight: the higher the number, the sturdier your shirt hangs and feels.
100% Ringspun Cotton
180 to 220 GSM
The everyday basic.
Combed Cotton Jersey
200 to 240 GSM
Prints stay sharper.
Heavyweight Tubular
240 to 280 GSM
The streetwear standard.
Ultra Heavy Cotton
280 to 320 GSM
Heavy and luxurious.
Organic Cotton (GOTS)
180 to 260 GSM
GOTS on request.
Pima / Supima Cotton
160 to 220 GSM
Premium and light.
Slub Cotton
180 to 220 GSM
Vintage texture.
Interlock & Piqué
200 to 260 GSM
Also the base for polo shirts.
Your name in it. Right down to the neck.
Labels, print and packaging: everything that turns a shirt into your brand product.
Guide
Custom t-shirts
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In short
We produce in Turkey, Italy, Portugal and China, with most production in our own workshop in Turkey. Your sample comes first, at least 5 to 6 weeks after payment; after your approval and payment, production also takes at least 5 to 6 weeks.
How do you get your own t-shirt made?
You start from our base style and make it yours with your print and neck label, in black, cream or white. Your own fit, cotton or colour is possible for larger quantities. We record those choices in a tech pack, make your sample and then arrange production and delivery.
Every other piece in your line follows the same route; all routes side by side are on our custom clothing manufacturer page.
If bags or caps are part of your drop, take a look at custom tote bags and custom caps.
Where are your t-shirts made?
We make small runs and most production in our own workshop in Turkey. The other countries on request, if they suit your run size or quality requirements better.
Turkey | Our own workshop · at least 5 to 6 weeks | Our most chosen location: top-quality cotton, a strong price and short lines of communication. For premium streetwear and growing brands. |
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Italy | Premium & luxury · on request | For high-end tees with a refined finish, garment dye and luxury finishes. For boutique drops and a luxury positioning. |
China | Scale & flexibility · on request | For large runs and complex branding: all-over prints, multi-colour embroidery, double labels and custom trims. Only with verified factories. |
Portugal | European production · on request | Regular partners with short lines of communication to the Netherlands; audit reports (such as BSCI) are available on request. Strong in GOTS cotton and premium series. |
Questions about custom t-shirts
From how many pieces can I have t-shirts made?
From 10 pieces per style and per colour, on our base style with your print and a printed neck label, in black, cream or white. Other colours are possible from 40 pieces per colour. In a run of ten you choose two sizes, for example five medium and five large. The same shirt in three colours counts as three times ten pieces, because each colour needs its own fabric batch and machine setup. A fully custom pattern is possible from 150 to 200 pieces per style and colour.
How much does a custom t-shirt cost?
From 10 pieces, a t-shirt costs €29.99 per piece, with your print and a printed neck label, excluding VAT. Embroidery costs €5 per piece extra, and each extra print position €2. Other fabrics, colours and larger quantities get a custom price. The sample beforehand costs €150. Send your style, your choice of cotton and your quantities, and within one working day you get a quote.
Is this the same as printing t-shirts?
No. When you print t-shirts, a printer puts your design on an existing blank shirt: the supplier decides the fabric, the weight, the fit and the label in the neck, you only decide the print. When you have t-shirts made, we produce the shirt ourselves, with your print and your own neck label; for larger quantities also with your cotton, GSM, fit and colour. That takes a sample phase and more preparation, and it gives you a shirt nobody else can order.
Which GSM do I choose for my t-shirt?
From 10 pieces we make your shirt in heavy jersey of 220 to 260 GSM. For larger quantities we work from 140 to 320 GSM. Around 140 to 160 GSM a shirt is thin and mainly suited to promotion or a one-off event, 180 to 200 GSM is the standard basic, 220 to 240 GSM is the popular choice for premium streetwear, and 260 to 320 GSM hangs boxy and feels luxurious. The heavier, the higher the cost price, so choose what fits your price point. You feel the difference best in your sample.
Do I get a sample first before bulk starts?
We always recommend it. You get a custom sample with your print or embroidery, so you can judge fabric, weight and fit; your own neck label only comes in production. Count on at least 5 to 6 weeks after payment. After your approval, production of the rest of your run starts. If you would rather go straight into production, that is possible too.
How long does it take to have t-shirts made?
Count on at least 5 to 6 weeks of production after your approved sample and payment, depending on the style, the production country and the run size; that also applies in Turkey. Add the sample stage of at least 5 to 6 weeks to that.
More about producing with MakeaLabel
There's a shirt in your head. Let's make it.
Tell us which cotton, which weight, which run size and which branding you have in mind. Within one working day you have a tailored quote, from 10 pieces per style.