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Production-literate guides for clothing brands, artists, teams and anyone responsible for getting merchandise made properly.
Start a Brand
03 GUIDESHow to Start a Clothing Brand in the UK
Starting a clothing brand is easy. Building one people actually want to buy from is harder.
READ GUIDEHow Much Does It Cost to Start a Clothing Brand?
There is no single startup number. A clothing brand can begin as a tiny test drop using existing blanks, or as a fully custom collection involving patterns,…
READ GUIDEHow to Find a Clothing Manufacturer
Finding a manufacturer is not just about finding a factory that says yes. The real job is finding a production partner that can make your specific product…
READ GUIDEPrinting + Production
04 GUIDESScreen Printing vs DTG vs DTF
Compare screen printing, DTG and DTF by artwork, quantity, colour, garment, print feel, durability and cost to choose the right production method.
READ GUIDEHow to Prepare Artwork for T-Shirt Printing
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READ GUIDEHow Fast Can Custom T-Shirts Be Printed?
MERCHMODE LEARN How Fast Can Custom T-Shirts Be Printed?
READ GUIDEUrgent Merch Production Guide
MERCHMODE LEARN Urgent Merch Production Guide
READ GUIDECustom Merchandise
03 GUIDESHow Much Does T-Shirt Printing Cost?
Understand what affects custom T-shirt printing prices, including garment, quantity, print method, colours, locations, setup, artwork and delivery.
READ GUIDEHow Many T-Shirts Should I Order?
The right quantity is not the number that gives you the cheapest unit price. It is the number you have a realistic route to sell, distribute or use.
READ GUIDEHow to Plan Merch for a Pop-Up Shop
MERCHMODE LEARN How to Plan Merch for a Pop-Up Shop
READ GUIDEGarments + Materials
02 GUIDESBest Blank T-Shirts for Clothing Brands
Learn how to choose the right blank T-shirt for a clothing brand by fit, GSM, fabric, collar, printability, stock continuity, price and intended retail…
READ GUIDEBest T-Shirts for Screen Printing
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READ GUIDEArtist + Tour Merch
06 GUIDESHow Much Merch Should an Artist Order?
There is no universal merch quantity for an artist. The right order depends on audience size, event attendance, price point, product mix, previous sales,…
READ GUIDEThe Complete Tour Merchandise Guide
Tour merchandise is not just a T-shirt with a date list on the back. On a good tour, merch becomes part of the fan experience, a revenue stream, a physical…
READ GUIDEHow to Price Artist Merch
Artist merch has to do two things at once: feel worth buying to the fan and leave enough margin to justify producing, transporting and selling it.
READ GUIDEThe Complete Artist Merchandise Guide
Artist merchandise can be revenue, marketing, world-building and fan connection at the same time. The strongest merch feels like part of the artist’s…
READ GUIDEUK Tour Merch Production for International Artists
Touring artists entering the UK do not always need to carry every piece of merchandise across borders. For some projects, producing part or all of the UK…
READ GUIDEHow to Replenish Merch During a Tour
MERCHMODE LEARN How to Replenish Merch During a Tour
READ GUIDEPricing + Business
03 GUIDESHow to Calculate Clothing Brand Unit Economics
A product can sell well and still be a weak business if the economics are wrong. Unit economics means understanding what one sellable unit costs, what one…
READ GUIDEHow to Price Merchandise
Pricing merch is not just cost plus a random markup. A useful price has to cover the product, the cost of selling it, the risk in the stock, and still leave…
READ GUIDEMerchandise Profit Margins Explained
A healthy merch project starts with understanding margin properly. Revenue, markup, gross profit and net profit are not interchangeable.
READ GUIDEYOUR PROJECT WILL HAVE ITS OWN VARIABLES.