The harder part of the T-shirt buying process is knowing your fabrics and communicating your requirements to the manufacturer. The easier part is letting them know what kind of T-shirt types you want. Which normally is normally either non-collared (round necks, v-necks, etc.) or collared (polo, mock neck, etc)

Once you have decided on the basic shape, we can look at the "cut & sew" patterns. Cut & Sew patterns are basically up to you to design. And they can be done as long as it is possible to sew. Fortunately to help the buyer make a decision in the design selection process, our t-shirt configurator comes in handy in doing on the spot visuals.

After the type of shirt and the pattern is all set, we can look into the details. There are many parts of the t-shirt we can add designs to. Here's a brief list

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The details of this article is published in FAQ - How to section as How to Contract Manufacture T-Shirts: Part 2 - T-Shirt Types. It is the 2nd part of the on going series to help t-shirt buyers communicate with manufacturers.