How to Choose the best T-Shirts

It’s difficult enough to choose the best T-Shirts—and now that you’ve finished, you still have to chose which fabric shirt to print it on. It may appear intimidating at first (after all, what the heck is a tri-blend, and why should you care?!) —but in this tutorial, we’ll break things down so thoroughly that you’ll be able to identify the fabric composition of a shirt in your sleep.

So keep reading to learn all you need to know about selecting the proper fabric for your personalized t-shirt—including how different fabric mixes can affect the look of your finished product. Let’s get started!

Fully cotton t-shirt fabric

Cotton t-shirts offer several advantages. They are generally the most cost-effective alternative, and they also display colors really well. Your colors will not stand out as much on other fabrics as they will on a 100% cotton t-shirt.

Cotton t-shirts, on the other hand, are the least soft of the possibilities, but there’s no reason your 100% cotton shirt should be unpleasant. We don’t sell shirts at Real Thread that we don’t believe you’ll like. However, there will always be a comfort difference between a 100% cotton t-shirt and a tri-blend t-shirt.