If you think that buying wholesale t-shirts in bulk and re-selling them in smaller numbers for a little profit in a competitive marketplace is not a viable business proposition, then there are other ways you can profit from the fantastic prices offered by wholesale clothing businesses. With a little work you can transform a blank t-shirt into something unrecognisable from the original, and provided it is popular enough you can generate a great deal more profit than you might otherwise have done. There are several ways in which you can add value to traditional wholesale clothing. Any of these methods can be used to mass-produce a line of clothing for regular sales or to craft special one-off garments to order for individuals.

The first way in which you could alter plain clothing like a blank t-shirt or polo shirt is by tie-dyeing it. With the popularity of ‘retro’ styling (and you can‘t get much more retro than the hippy days of the 60‘s) tie-dyed tees are sure to be a quick seller, and they are easy and cheap to produce. You can find tie-dye shirts selling for large amounts on eBay (£25 for some!) which leaves you a large margin, especially considering the cheap clothing you can get from the wholesalers and minimal cost of conversion from blank tee to finished article. There are websites to help you learn the basics of tie-dyeing with Instructions and some Top Tips.

If tie-dyeing is a bit too ‘far out’ for your tastes you can stencil your own graphics onto a blank t-shirt or polo shirt. This technique is perfect for small runs of unique designs as the stencils can be re-used countless times and with different colour combinations. Stencils are the perfect way to transfer simple designs onto blank t-shirts and can be a great seller. Again, it is easy to find A Guide to help you do this, and there are even Videos Demonstrating Stencilling Techniques to be found.

If you want to create designs that are a little more intricate than stencilling allows you should look into printing your designs using one of a variety of methods. Be aware that this is a large and expensive undertaking though – a great article on staring your own t-shirt design business which can help you decide if this option is best can be found Here. There are some DIY Screen Printing methods but the quality might suffer and they are not suitable for anything other than tiny runs or individual made-to-order designs.

If imprinting your design onto a wholesale blank t-shirt doesn’t appeal to you then there are a variety of ways to embroider your design and create a trendy new tee. You can follow tradition and embroider a pattern into your t-shirts, but this can be time-consuming work if you do not have the right equipment and is only suitable for small runs. Alternatively you can sew pre-made fabric designs onto a blank t-shirt which will be quicker to produce but will not have the same feel as an embroidered design.

These methods are by no means the limit for taking advantage of the cheap clothing offered by wholesale blank clothing providers, they are just a few ideas to get you started. The only limit to creating a fabulous new t-shirt range is your imagination, so you should get out there and start designing!

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