Ordering Guide for T-shirts

T-shirts are typically screen printed but embroidery is an option. See our Ordering Guide for Embroidered Apparel. Minimum quantities are six pieces.

1. Select a style and color.
2. Select your sizes.
3. Select the design and placement.
4. Receive a formal estimate.
5. Sign the estimate to begin the order.

Many customers have a t-shirt brand they’ve used before, like Hanes Beefy-T or Fruit of the Loom Best. If not, Mountain Top Designs will make recommendations based on your intended use and budget. T-shirts come in various weights, which indicates the thickness of the fabric.

Quality features in t-shirts include taping on the neck shoulder seams, hemmed sleeves and double hemmed bottom.

Our top sellers:

Ultra Cotton - 6.1 oz. 100% cotton Tee. Comes in a variety of colors, is durable, comfortable and a bonus feature of a seamless collar.
Hanes Beefy-T – 6.1 oz 100% cotton Tee. Comes in a variety of colors, is durable and comfortable.
Hanes Heavyweight 50/50 Tee – 5.5 oz 50% Cotton, 50% polyester. Comes in a variety of colors and is very popular for youth sizes, and sports teams.

Also, many styles are available for women, and decorative styles like garment-dyed, tie-dyed, henleys, or other fashion tees.

If you would like help making a selection, one of our specialists can review choices with you that are in your budget.

Youth sizes come in Small, Medium and Large. Adult unisex sizes for T-shirts are Small, Medium, Large, XL, and 2X. Some styles may come in XS or 3X, 4X, 5X, or 6X.

Sizes above XL typically cost more.

Many people ask about whether t-shirts shrink after laundering. The key is that if a t-shirt is labeled as being preshrunk, and manufacturer’s directions are followed, you will not experience t-shirts that get shrunk in the laundering process. Most manufacturers’ labels state the garment is to be washed cold and tumbled dry low.

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Once your logo or design is decided, the placement of the design will dictate the size the design needs to be. The typical placement of a t-shirt design is the left chest or the left chest and on the back combined. Other placements are available.

Mountain Top Designs can help you with a design if you don’t have one. We have a library of stock designs and can be put together simply with your name or message to create the look you want. See some designs we have created for screen printing.
Whether we create the design or you have a design, we will work with you to get the placement that looks the best for the product you have chosen. Art for screen printing must be in camera-ready format (vector). To qualify as camera-ready, the computer file must be in these formats: .cdr (convert text to curves) version 11 or previous, .ai (convert text to outlines) version 9 , or .eps (convert text to outlines) (AI version 9).

If you art is not in one of these formats, you may submit it as: .pdf, .jpg, or .bmp. We can convert it to the right format. See Art Services for more info.

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Your estimate will include style, color and sizes of the tees you have chosen.

For screen printing, there will be setup fees for making film and screens, and art charges if necessary (to convert art to vector art.)

The formal quote will provide a cost per product, which includes the imprinting of your design. Prices per piece will go down at higher quantities.

We will agree to a delivery date, and you will receive your order in that time. Our standard production time is 10 to 12 business days.

We charge 10% of the production cost for rush jobs in 6 to 8 days, 15% for rush jobs in 3 to 5 days, and 20% for rush jobs in 1 to 2 days.