Comfort Colors 1717 Garment-Dyed Heavyweight Tee, screen printed
Comfort Colors dyes the finished shirt instead of the fabric, which gives the 1717 its faded colors and soft feel out of the bag. It costs more than a PC61 and sells for more on a merch table. Battle Born Clothing prints it with plastisol or water-based ink depending on the color.
Blank quoted per job; print from $4.34 per location at 48
| Style | 1717 |
|---|---|
| Maker | Comfort Colors (SanMar) |
| Fabric | 6.1-oz ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed |
| Fit | Relaxed unisex |
| Sizes | S-4XL (2XL+ upcharge applies) |
| Colors | 50+ pigment-dyed shades |
| Blank price | Quoted per job |
Price
Blank quoted per job; it is priced at cost + 35% when the supplier cost is $10 or more, or cost times two if under. Print rates are the same per location as any tee. Most 1717 jobs are one or two colors on a light or mid-tone shirt, which keeps the screens to $20 or $40.
| Job | Print per piece | Screens (one-time) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 color, 1 location, light shirt | $4.34 | $20 |
| 1 color, 1 location, dark shirt (adds a flash) | $4.59 | $20 |
| 1 color front + 1 color back, light shirt | $8.68 | $40 |
| 1 color front + 1 color back, dark shirt | $9.18 | $40 |
Ink on garment-dyed cotton
Garment-dyed shirts can have slight shade variation between pieces; that is the look. Water-based ink on mid-tones gives a vintage print that matches it. Plastisol gives a crisp, opaque print. Discharge works but the result varies with the dye, so we proof it on a sample first when the run justifies it.
Best uses
- Brewery, winery and coffee merch
- Band and venue shirts
- Festival merch tables
- Wedding, reunion and bachelor party shirts (small runs via DTF, quoted per job)