What type of tee shirt should I get?

How much should it weigh?

Here is some helpful insight to help Kansas City Mo. customers when trying to figure out how heavy or light they want their shirts?

The truth is that you can order two to three different brands that both claim that they are 6.1 ounce and one will feel considerably heavier than the other.

Why is this ?

This could be attributed to a number of different reasons.

One of the reasons could be that they both started out the exact same weight before the shirts were dyed, but one brand might have allowed it to soak longer in the dying process which allowed for the fabric to retain more.

This would obviously result in one being heavier than the other.

Another possibility is that one of the T-shirts would have a higher thread count per square inch.

The greater the threat count the softer and more dense the shirt will feel.

Even though you have two different garments that have the overall same weight, one will feel significantly heavier and better quality than the other .

Many people share the misconception that if my shirt is thicker then it is going to probably last longer.
This just isn’t true at all.

The thickness of the fabric has absolutely nothing to do with the way that the T-shirt was sewn together.
Look at the seams, are they double stitched or do they just have one single thread that holds that seam together?

Look at the collar. Does the tag say that it is pre-shrunk?

When purchasing a T-shirt, everyone has an opinion on what is going hold up longer and what is going to feel better against their skin.

No one is right or wrong; it is all just relevant to one’s taste.

Some people like them heavy and some people like them lighter.

One thing that should be taken under consideration is what are you going to use the shirt for.

Another factor to consider is whether you are going to want to apply embroidery or screen printing.

My personal preference is a very thick one in the winter and a very thin one in the summer when it is 90° plus.

I also have a preference towards cotton.
Cotton is a natural fiber and it breaths.
Polyester is not a natural fiber.

The problem with cotton is it tends to shrink.
However, if the tag says that it is preshrunk, then it is going to shrink much less than one that is not.

After being in the custom screen printing and custom embroidery industry for well over 15 years, I have seen many different view points.

I have even taken orders from people who believe that just because they pay
more, they in turn, are automatically going to receive a better end product.

One time I had a customer from Kansas City ask me how much a particular jersey was.
I replied to him that it was $17.
He responded with, “I am not looking for a $17 piece of junk. I want something much nicer.”

I then showed him the exact same jersey and a different color and said this one cost $37.
His response was, “Now you’re talking. That’s more like it.”

The lesson to be learned is that there is absolutely no status in overpaying.