E-commerce. Yes, it’s fully possible! It will take some setting up though, but I’ve recently realized how I can just pick up the phone and order a set of hoodies, wait four days until they’re on the doorstep, pay for them a month later online, etc. Also, I can call up the fabric company down the road, or one in wellington, get them to send me samples of denim, call them back and order a set amount of denim to be sent to my garment manufacturer, and then call him and tell him how many of what I want right from my rocking chair at home.

A garage sell or yard sale or rummage sale is another Christian fundraising idea that you can use. Get the word out to receive as many items to sell as imaginable. Set it up for Saturday morning in a church parking area or at a garage, and use signs all over the area and newspaper classifieds to bring in big crowds. And when the weather is not bad, it can be done monthly.

List your items on eBay. Fill out the title box to identify the article’s brand, name, size and colour, using as many accurate keywords (descriptive nouns) as possible in the 55 character heading limit. Remember that the title is critical to search results! Also complete the description box, including any extra size information and shipping details/guidelines (e.g. insurance). Include the tag “NEW” to indicate that the T-shirt has not been used by others.

How about a T-shirt with the Nike logo, and after it was wash 10 or 12 times instead of “Just Do It!” – That T-shirt might say “I Just Did It” – in fact, there are many good corporate branding uses for this washable secret message T-shirt technology. It would also be great for nonprofit group sponsoring Walk-A-Thons, Bike-A-Thon, Bowl-A-Thon, or other nonprofit charity fundraising events.

While silk-screening is one of the most common methods of printing custom t-shirts in the UK it isn’t the only method. Silk-screening is good for printing smaller quantities of t-shirts and is best for designs or logos with few colours. For designs with more colours another print method will be used. One popular method for printing coloured designs on t-shirts in the UK is the transfer method. The design is actually printed onto special heat sensitive paper, which is then ironed onto the t-shirts. A newer method of printing t-shirts uses a “T-jet” printer that prints onto the actual t-shirts.

If you’re not a creative person, then might want to get help with the design and the font so that it’s not hard to read and is visually appealing. Perhaps your T shirt printing company will be able to help for a fee.

Partnering with a friend when you start a t-shirt company can be a great experience for both people. However, be sure to choose your friend wisely. Business partnerships often ruin friendships, which will eventually ruin your business. Creating a partnership with your friend is a good way to fund your business because it allows you to split the initial costs. If you want to be the majority, then pay 60% of the costs and have your friend pay 40% of the upfront costs.

GF: Just trying. I don’t have any rule on it. Just intuition. I have a color book I bought 9 years ago, and I just play with the colors from there. That’s all. Now I’m changing my palettes, and using different ranges, and I’m having a lot of fun with my new colors.