Custom Apparel Printing for Jonesville, Starting at Twelve Pieces no setup penalty
Twelve shirts, mixed sizes, artwork as complicated as you want it. Printed Essentials runs short DTF and embroidery orders for Jonesville without pushing you to buy more than you actually need.
Small Orders Done Right for Jonesville, SC
The most common mistake on a small order is padding it. Somebody needs twelve shirts for a crew in Jonesville, hears that fifty is where the price break lives, and orders fifty. Now there is a box of leftover 2XLs in a closet and the savings went into shirts nobody wore. You do not have to do that. Printed Essentials handles custom t-shirt printing for Jonesville at a twelve piece minimum, mixed sizes included, and what you pay reflects the twelve you actually needed. If fifty is genuinely right for your situation, we will quote screen printing and say so. If twelve is right, order twelve.
Most short runs go through DTF printing, direct to film. The art is printed onto film and heat pressed into the garment, so a twelve piece order never carries the screen setup that makes small screen print jobs expensive. Full color art, photographs, gradients, a logo with six colors in it, none of that moves the price. Embroidery covers hats, polos, jackets and workwear, also from twelve pieces, and it is the right call when you want something that reads as a uniform rather than merch. Screen printing is still on the table for Jonesville orders that qualify, usually from forty eight pieces up, where the setup spreads across enough shirts to be worth it.
The dozen piece orders we run for Jonesville and the rest of Union County are rarely vanity projects. A three man HVAC crew needs the company name on the chest. A church small group needs twelve tees for a retreat weekend. A restaurant hires two people and needs their shirts to match the four already on the floor. A booster club wants sideline hoodies for the coaching staff, not the entire school. Trades and construction crews, ministries, nonprofits, schools, teams, retailers and event organizers all land in the same spot, needing a small and specific count of company shirts or custom hoodies without being told to buy triple what they will use.
Complicated artwork is where people brace for a second penalty. It is not there. A six color logo, a photo, a distressed texture, a gradient behind a mascot, all of it prints for the same money as a one color word mark when we run it on DTF. Send the best file you have got. If it needs cleaning up before it will print sharp, we will tell you straight and take care of it.
What We Print in Small Batches
Every item below can be ordered at twelve pieces except bulk screen printing, and you can mix sizes across the run without paying for the privilege.
Custom T-Shirts
Soft ring spun tees, heavier cotton work shirts, moisture wicking blends, whatever the job calls for. Front and back printing is fine on a twelve piece run, and sizes from small through the big and tall range come out of the same order.
Hoodies and Crewnecks
Pullovers, zip fronts and crewneck sweatshirts printed with the same DTF process as the tees. Popular for cool weather crew gear, church retreats and sideline apparel where you only need a handful of pieces.
Embroidered Hats
Structured caps, dad hats, trucker styles and beanies stitched with your logo. Twelve hats is a real order. Stitching holds up through weather and washing far better than any print does on headwear.
Polos and Workwear
Embroidered polos, button downs, jackets and softshells for people who need to look put together on a job site or in front of a customer. Names on one chest, company logo on the other, no problem at small counts.
Bulk Screen Printing
When the count climbs, usually around forty eight pieces and up, screen printing gets cheaper per shirt than anything else. If your Jonesville order is genuinely that size, we will quote it that way instead.
Event and Fundraiser Apparel
Shirts for a tournament, a memorial run, a church event or a school fundraiser. Small runs mean you can print for the volunteers and staff without gambling on a hundred shirts you hope somebody buys.
The Things That Stop People From Ordering Twelve
Small orders come with a specific set of worries, and most of them are based on how other shops price things.
Twelve feels too small to bother with
It is a normal order here. Twelve is the published minimum on DTF and on embroidery, not a favor we do reluctantly. Small runs get the same proof, the same garment options and the same 5 to 7 day turnaround as a job ten times the size.
Do mixed sizes cost extra?
No. Order two smalls, five larges, three 2XLs and two 3XLs if that is what your people wear. Extended sizes carry a higher garment cost the same way they do anywhere, but there is no fee for splitting a twelve piece run across a size range.
My logo has too many colors
On DTF that phrase does not mean anything. Color count does not drive the price, so a photo realistic design costs what a single color logo costs. Color count only matters if you go the screen printing route on a bulk order, and we will flag that before you commit.
I only have a photo of my logo
Send it anyway. A lot of orders start with a screenshot, a business card scan or a JPG somebody pulled off Facebook. We will tell you honestly whether it will print clean at the size you want, and rebuild or clean it up where it needs the work.
What Jonesville Area Customers Say
"Moe was awesome. Great communication and got the order done quickly. We are very happy with the results."
Joseph Keller"These guys are top notch! We love our shirts and will be ordering again when the time comes. Thanks!"
Coffee Underground"Ordered 10 shirts and a hoodie. Excellent quality and service. Will definitely be using again in the future. A++"
JohnnyHow a Twelve Piece Order Actually Goes
Tell Us the Count
Send the piece count, the size breakdown and your artwork. Rough numbers are fine at this stage, we can tighten them up before anything gets printed.
Pick Garments
We put a few blank options in front of you at different price points, so you can weigh soft and light against heavy and durable before deciding.
Approve the Proof
You get a digital proof showing placement and print size. Nothing goes on a shirt until you have looked at it and said yes.
Print and Deliver
Typical turnaround is 5 to 7 days after proof approval. Finished orders ship to Jonesville or get delivered, whichever suits you better.
Questions About Small Runs
Twelve pieces for DTF printing on tees and hoodies, and twelve for embroidery on hats, polos, jackets and workwear. Screen printing generally starts around forty eight pieces because of the setup involved. Twelve is a genuine minimum, not a number we quote high to talk you into something bigger.
Typical turnaround is 5 to 7 days once you approve the proof. The clock starts at approval, not at your first email, so getting artwork and sizes to us early is the single biggest thing that speeds a job up. If you have a hard date for an event, say so up front and we will tell you honestly whether it works.
Yes, and people do it constantly. A crew might want eight tees and four hoodies with the same logo on both. Mixing garment types across a run is normal, though the minimum applies to the overall order rather than to each individual style you pick.
No. Printed Essentials is a family owned shop working out of the Greenville, SC Upstate, and we serve Jonesville and the wider Union County area from there. Orders ship or get delivered, so nothing about your location changes the pricing or the process. Call (864) 800-6445 if you would rather talk it through than email.
It depends on the garment and the look you want. DTF is the choice for detailed, colorful art on tees and hoodies. Embroidery is what you want on hats, polos and jackets, and on anything meant to read as a uniform. Tell us the use case and we will point you at the right one.
Get a Price on Your Dozen
Send your piece count, size breakdown and artwork, and we will come back with a real number rather than a range.