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Custom shirt printing in Carthage, IL.

Custom apparel delivered to Carthage, Illinois in 5 to 7 business days. Low 10 piece minimum, free design help, pack pricing published up front.

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Custom shirts delivered to Carthage

Carthage does not need a local print shop to get local-quality gear. Design online, approve a free proof from a real designer within 24 hours, and delivery lands at any Carthage address in 5 to 7 business days.

With about 2,400 people spread over 2.5 square miles, Carthage gets the same flat delivery promise as everywhere else we serve: 5 to 7 business days to any door. If your people are spread out, that is fine: Ferris, IL (4 mi), Bentley, IL (5 mi), Elvaston, IL (6 mi) sit close enough that one order can outfit all of them. The closest major installation is Rock Island Arsenal, roughly 78 miles out, and unit orders from there run through this same process daily.

The Illinois military community orders here too: unit and family gear for Naval Station Great Lakes and Rock Island Arsenal, plus every recruiter, Guard unit, and veteran org chapter around Carthage.

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Pick your service in Carthage

Screen Printing

The workhorse method: thick ink, bulk pricing, hundreds of washes.

Embroidery

Digitized in-house so small text stays sharp on caps and chest logos.

DTG and DTF Printing

Photograph-grade prints from a 10 piece run up.

Sublimation

Edge-to-edge jerseys and performance gear with print in the fibers.

Banners and Signs

Homecoming banners and event signage built for outdoors.

Custom Design

Logo cleanups, redraws, and full concepts from the in-house team.

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What Carthage orders most

School spirit wear

PTA runs, field day tees, and club shirts proofed free and priced by the pack before the order form goes home. One point of contact owns your order from first proof to delivery confirmation.

Small business and crew apparel

Shop shirts and stitched caps that make a small crew read like an established company. The second order takes two minutes because the first one is archived down to the thread color.

HOA, civic, and community events

Volunteer shirts and festival gear for the days the whole community shows up. Every price is published before you talk to a person, so the budget math happens on your terms.

Church and service group shirts

Mission trip tees and congregation gear at pack rates a committee can approve. Ask for the honest option and you get it, even when it is the cheaper one.

Runs, tournaments, and fundraisers

5K tees, tournament shirts, and memorial fundraiser runs delivered before event day. The second order takes two minutes because the first one is archived down to the thread color.

Youth sports and booster gear

From the dugout to the bleachers: team and booster runs with all sizes priced together. Rush timelines get quoted honestly. If we cannot hit the date, we say so before you pay a cent.

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Why order from a shop built for the military community

We built this company on a simple standard: print it like the name on it matters. For Carthage customers, that means honest timelines, real proofs, and no excuses on delivery day.

Part of the job is refusing bad orders. When the art, the garment, or the date is wrong, saying so before you pay is the service.

See your exact price in about ninety seconds.

The Design Lab puts your art on the real garment, takes your size counts, and totals the whole order, shipping included, without asking who you are.

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What to print it on

The right blank depends on budget, season, and how hard the gear will be worn. For Carthage customers, these three earn their keep.

Essential Light Tee

The budget workhorse for big runs. 4.5oz light ringspun cotton that keeps a 100 piece order affordable, from $12 a shirt at volume with the front print included. We handle the art, the sizing spread, and the deadline. You handle handing them out.

Classic Cotton Tee

The default unit shirt: heavy cotton, an 80-color palette, and a fit that survives the wash cycle. A real designer, not an upload widget, checks every file before it goes near production.

Crewneck Sweatshirt

The clean-front fleece crew: 8.0oz, no pocket, no hood, maximum canvas for crests and block letters. Reorders match the first run exactly because we keep your art and specs on file.

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Design help that costs nothing

Every order includes the design team. They rescue low-resolution logos, invent art from plain descriptions, and keep insignia and period typography accurate when the concept demands it. Twenty-four hours after you send the idea, the proof is in your inbox; as many revisions as it takes come free, and your written sign-off is what starts the presses.

Or open the Design Lab and lay the design out yourself, priced in real time on the exact blank.

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What it costs

The table below is the actual price list Carthage customers order from, light cotton tee, front print included, no asterisks.

Order sizePack totalCost per pieceFreightBack side
10 pack$180$18 ea$18$4 ea
15 pack$250$16.67 ea$18$4 ea
20 pack$320$16 ea$20.99$4 ea
25 pack$375$15 ea$20.99$3 ea
50 pack$700$14 ea$22.99$2 ea
100 pack$1200$12 eaFREE$2 ea

Beyond the table, the only extras are per-piece and public: back prints at the listed rate stepping down to $3 then $2, oversized fronts at $3 dropping to $2, and 2XL-plus at $6 dropping to $4. The Design Lab does this arithmetic for you in real time.

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How it works, start to finish

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Brief

The first step is just getting the idea out of your head: type it into the quote form or mock it up in the Design Lab, rough edges and all.

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Proof

Twenty-four hours gets you a designer-built proof on the exact blank you chose. Iterate freely until it is right.

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Approve

Production waits for one thing only: your written sign-off on the proof. That signature is the contract for exactly what prints.

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Print and ship

From approval, count 5 to 7 business days to your door. If the event is sooner, ask about rush and get a straight yes or no.

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Reorder

Art, thread colors, and size history stay archived, so the next season run starts with one email.

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Shipping and turnaround

Count 5 to 7 business days, production included, for tracked delivery to Carthage addresses. At 100 pieces shipping costs nothing; under that, the flat rates in the table are the whole story.

Before sealing, every carton is counted against the size roster, and tracking goes out the same day. Anything short or damaged gets replaced at our cost on an expedited timeline.

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Common questions

How long does shipping take?

The standard clock is 5 to 7 business days covering both production and delivery. Many orders can run faster; name the date and we will confirm or decline honestly.

Do you help with the design?

Yes, and it costs nothing with your order. Send a sketch, an old logo, or just the idea, and a designer sends a print ready proof within 24 hours.

Can you handle a large order for your Carthage group?

Large orders are the specialty, not the exception: hundreds of mixed-size pieces, roster-counted boxes, one accountable contact.

How do 2XL and larger sizes work?

Sizes 2XL and up add $6 per piece under 25 total pieces, or $4 per piece at 25 or more. The Design Lab includes it in your estimate automatically.

What is your return policy?

There are no returns on custom orders; once printed, the work is final. That is exactly why production never starts without your written approval of a free proof, and why the size roster deserves a second look before you submit.

Is there a minimum order?

Yes, 10 pieces. That is the smallest run we print, packs for your Carthage group keep dropping the per piece price from there, and free shipping starts at 100.

More answers on the full FAQ page.

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Keep exploring

Coverage continues through Ferris (4 mi), Bentley (5 mi), Elvaston (6 mi). See everything we ship across Illinois, find every Illinois town we serve, or price your idea live in the Design Lab.

Get your quote in one business day

Proofs are free and fast, approvals are in writing, and the price you calculated is the price you pay.