Low Water Temperature: Wash the garment in cold or lukewarm water. Use a gentle cycle on your washing machine to minimize agitation.
No Bleach: Avoid using bleach or any products containing bleach on the garment.
Drying: Instead of using a dryer, which can be harsh on decorations, opt for air drying. Lay the garment flat on a clean, dry surface, or hang it on a clothesline or drying rack. Make sure the garment is spread out evenly to maintain its shape.
Wash Inside Out: When washing, turn the garment inside out. This helps protect the outer surface from friction and fading, especially for printed or embroidered items. It also helps prevent pilling.
Branded clothing can be a powerful marketing tool for businesses of all types and sizes. Not only does it create a sense of unity among employees, but it can also promote a company's brand and create a lasting impression on customers. Here are some reasons why your business should consider investing in branded clothing:
Promotes brand recognition: Branded clothing creates a walking billboard for your business. Every time an employee wears a shirt or hoodie with your logo on it, they're spreading awareness about your brand. This can be especially effective at events or trade shows, where potential customers may see your logo for the first time.
Builds team unity: When employees wear the same branded clothing, it creates a sense of unity and belonging. This can lead to a more positive work environment and improved morale, as everyone feels like they're part of a team.
Increases professionalism: Custom clothing can help create a more professional image for your business. It shows that you take pride in your brand and are willing to invest in its image. This can be especially important for customer-facing employees, such as salespeople or front desk staff.
Cost-effective marketing: Custom clothing with your logo can be a cost-effective marketing tool, especially when compared to other forms of advertising. Once you've invested in the clothing, it can be worn repeatedly, providing ongoing exposure for your brand.
Creates a lasting impression: Branded clothing can create a lasting impression on customers. When they see your logo on an employee's shirt or hat, it reinforces your brand in their mind. This can lead to increased customer loyalty and repeat business.
Investing in branded clothing can be a smart choice for businesses of all types and sizes. It promotes brand recognition, builds team unity, increases professionalism, is cost-effective, and creates a lasting impression on customers. So why not consider using Level 1 Custom Gear to create branded clothing to add to your marketing arsenal? Send us an email at Level1CustomGear@gmail.com for free quotes and digital mockups.
1. Measure yourself, or your favourite shirt
Measure your bust, waist, and hips. You can do this by measuring around your chest for bust, around your belly button for waist, and around your hip bones for your hip measurements. Write down your numbers and keep them handy when you’re ready to start buying clothes online. Alternately, you can measure your favourite shirt to compare to sizing charts. Lay out your t-shirt and measure as shown in the photo below.
2. Read the Descriptions
An obvious but often overlooked hint is to make sure you read the item descriptions and look for sizing charts. Some of our gear is available in youth, unisex, men's or ladies sizing, cut and fit. We try to give you the most information in the description and photos of every listing.
Now that you have your measurements, know that the industry standard allows for 1 inch variable each way.
If you are still having trouble finding the right size you can reach out to us at level1customgear@gmail.com and we will always do our best to help you!
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We take care of the money. We offer many secure payment options online, so no cheque or form collecting by you. You don’t have to handle cash, collect cheques, or deal with NSF cheques.
Questions from students/athletes/members are our responsibility! We will answer all questions via phone, email. Facebook or Instagram.
Ordering is one click away. We will set up your collection on our site and work with you to design a Custom Gear collection you will be proud of.
We take care of order fulfillment. We offer local pick up, delivery to school (when it is safe to do so) or paid delivery right to your door.
Best part is we offer all this to you for FREE. Get your club, sports team or school recognized in some Custom Gear.
Increasing school spirit and having your logo out in the community has never been easier.
Have a question? Or want to get your Custom Gear Collection started? Reach out to Don at Level1CustomGear@gmail.com today!
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Long lasting printing technique. Economical for large runs of T-shirt printing. Vibrant colours. Cost effective for bulk orders.
Short print run could be expensive due to the set up costs and multiple colour set ups. Each colour means a new screen and a new layer of ink.
Heat transfer vinyl, or HTV for short, is a specialty vinyl polymer that can be used on certain fabrics and materials to create designs and promotional products. It comes in a roll or sheet form with an adhesive backing so it can be cut, weeded, and placed on a substrate for heat application. Heat transfer vinyl is made in single colors and has special options such as patterned, glitter, flocked, holographic, glow-in-the-dark, reflective and 3D puff.
Great for short print runs. Perfect for names and numbers on the back of shirts and jerseys. Can add some special effects to clothing ie: reflective, holographic, glow in the dark.
Not best for designs with many small details. Special care when laundering.
Machine embroidery is an embroidery process whereby a sewing machine or embroidery machine is used to create patterns on textiles. It is commercially used in product branding, corporate advertising, and uniform adornment.
Long lasting design that will not fade over time. Professional look and feel.
Set up fees can be costly. Every job requires a digitized creation that can cost extra in fees.
With digital print heat transfer, the desired graphic is first digitally printed on special heat transfer paper using a solvent ink. This type of ink allows the design to be transferred from the paper to the item being printed when pressed with heat.
Best for full colours designs with lots of detail. Can be a cheaper alternative for short print runs.
Special care with washing is required. Image may not last as long as other applications. Does not stretch so not the best for polyester or spandex materials.
A dye-sublimation printer is a computer printer which uses heat to transfer dye onto materials such as a plastic, card, paper, or fabric.
Vibrant colours that will not fade. The material is dyed so design options are endless and long lasting. Great for all over designs.
Best for only high polyester count materials. Typically there is no volume discounts making it not large-order friendly.
There you have it. A quick explanation of some of the processes we use to serve you. Reach out if you have any questions.
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Your coaches are there for you through thick and thin so why not treat them to a memorable gift branded with your team logo? Don't forget about your assistant coaches, managers, den mother's, managers and other helpers. A personalized gift from Level 1 Custom Gear is a great way to say "Thanks Coach".
Does your coach have a favorite saying? Why not put it on a shirt for them? My daughters have a paddling coach (Hi Pat!) who says "How did that feel?" after every race to get them chatting. Have the team sign a sheet with their messages of thanks and have it digitally printed on the back of the shirt. Reach out to us with your idea and we will bring it to life.
We love the simplicity of this ball cap. Another option is to have a team ball cap personalized for your coach by having his name embroidered on the back panel around the fastener area. Have the embroidery match your team colours for an added touch. Reach out to us with your idea and we will bring it to life.
A cozy blanket with the team logo and coaches name will be cherished. Great for use at meets, games, tournaments or at home.Reach out to us with your idea and we will bring it to life.
Coaches can never have too many bags. Why not gift your coach a team branded custom bag? It will be enjoyed and appreciated for years. Reach out to us with your idea and we will bring it to life.
Every coach could use a bucket organizer. This one we found on Amazon and could be made custom with an added logo and embroidered name.
Get together and gift your coach a KINGS or CYCLONES winter jacket. The comfy winter jacket comes with an embroidered logo on the front left chest and we include "COACH" embroidered on the arm for FREE. Reach out to us with your idea and we will bring it to life.
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We are well into the summer now and for many, that means family reunions, gathering, and celebrations. A fun way to celebrate is with some T-shirts!
We recently received an inquiry from a client (Hi Alie!) looking for matching shirts for a 25th-anniversary celebration (Congratulations!!). The client had an idea of what she wanted and together we came up with a fun design.
Family photos used with permission. Thank you Alie!
We also made up some fun t-shirt for the adult children :). Our client wanted a more baseball vibe for the adult shirts.
We loved working on these shirts and helping Alie's family celebrate!
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Screen Printing
Custom Printed Heat Transfers
Cut Vinyl Transfers
Sublimation
Applique
Embroidery
Other promotional items we have created are jackets, ball caps, sublimated hockey jerseys, lanyards, wine tumblers, metal bottle koozies, branded golf balls, mugs, skate guards and mats, door magnets, banners, decals, and so much more.
Have an idea in mind? We'd love to hear it! Email us at level1customgear@gmail.com and let us help you with all of your CUSTOM GEAR!
Level 1 Custom Gear will not be held responsible for any portion of an order where the client supplies the garments. This includes the garment and the print. If we do not supply the garment we will not warranty it.
Level 1 Custom Gear is not responsible for items that are out of stock. While we check items we know to have potential stock issues, all garments are ordered after your order is placed, and we cannot guarantee their availability. If items are out of stock, we will provide you with possible alternatives and get it approved by you before proceeding with production.
There is no way to effectively and efficiently measure a distance from the collar on each shirt as each garment is loaded onto the press by hand. There is a 1" margin of error in each direction for print placement. Any print that is off by 1" or less in either direction will not be considered a misprint and Level 1 Custom Gear will not reprint or refund these shirts.
Cancellations made after an order has been placed will be subject to a 20% restocking fee plus any additional fees required to cover services already rendered. No cancellations will be accepted once production or any manipulation of the garments (tag removal, printed tags, printing, hem tagging, etc.) has begun.
Level 1 Custom Gear is not responsible for manufacturer defects such as colour inconsistencies, stitching errors, mislabeled garments, loose/inconsistent stitching, and/or garment defects such as holes in garments, ripped seams, etc. We do our best to inspect the garments as we print them, but we cannot guarantee each garment. We do not manufacture these garments. We check every garment as it comes off of the press, and again when they are being stacked, but is inevitable that some mistakes will make it to the customer on rare occasions.
It is your responsibility as the customer to check over garments as you receive them. We allow an industry standard 72-hour window from the time you receive the goods to notify us of any issues with the order. Level 1 Custom Gear will not be responsible for errors with your order if notified after 72 hours of receiving the goods.
Level 1 Custom Gear will not be responsible for any lost income, customers, accounts, and/or contracts if defective garments are sent out to your final customer. While Level 1 Custom Gear does frequent quality checks on the garments, the final quality assurance check lies in the hands of you, our customer. We go to great lengths to try to ensure that every order that leaves our facility is correct. We are more than happy to correct any mistakes that are on our behalf with financial replacement. We cannot reprint jobs unless our minimum order quantity of 24 pieces is met again. For example, if a single garment has a defect and the job has been completed, we cannot replace it with a single customized garment, but we will refund you for the cost of the garment and print. This only applies if the garments were provided by us. All claims must be submitted within 72 hours of the date of delivery or pickup.
Level 1 Custom Gear cannot guarantee exact shade, colour, size, texture, consistency in quality or construction of finished goods as they vary from lot to lot. Exact duplication of ink colours including PMS (Pantone Matching System) colours is not always possible. Level 1 Custom Gear will always attempt to match the colours as closely as possible.
Customer assumes complete responsibility for artwork and warrants that they have the right to use the marks, symbols, or designs depicted in the artwork. Level 1 Custom Gear relies solely on the customer’s representation that they are authorized to utilize any copy or marks and Customer holds Level 1 Custom Gear harmless and will indemnify Level 1 Custom Gear for any and all claims resulting from printing, embroidery or other embellishments performed for customer by Level 1 Custom Gear.
Title to the goods shall pass to Customer upon delivery to customer or common freight carrier at the shipping point. Level 1 Custom Gear is not responsible for delays, lost goods or damages caused by the freight carrier but will assist in tracking shipments. Shipping dates are estimated and not guaranteed. If you have a hard deadline or in-hands date, please verify this at the beginning of the order process with your sales representative.
In the event Level 1 Custom Gear shall be unable or fail at any time to make or supply the goods ordered due to any condition, contingency, delay, failure or cause beyond the control of Level 1 Custom Gear and whether or not any such contingency is presently occurring, Level 1 Custom Gear shall not be liable to buyer for failure to supply during the period and to the extent of such disability including special or consequential damages (including profits or profits lost).
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
In no event shall Level 1 Custom Gear be liable to Customer for any amount greater than the amount paid to Level 1 Custom Gear to provide goods or services.
We work with clients big and small and we want all of our clients to know that you are appreciated greatly.
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