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The Ultimate Guide: Easy Steps to Design Your Own Custom T-Shirts at BlueCotton

Posted on January 1, 2024June 3, 2025 by Surray Exclusive Concepts

Creating your own signature look while running your organization or event can feel daunting. For that reason, we put together this easy three-step guide to designing custom T-shirts. Everyone deserves commemorative tees, giveaway gifts and lots more to suit their needs.

Pick your ideal garment from our custom T-shirts. Create your design in the online Design Studio. Place your order, and BlueCotton will handle the rest. It’s that simple.

Choose a Shirt to Customize

Short-sleeved tees are a staple that will work for any occasion or company. Long-sleeved shirts are popular for autumn festivals or just for their style. Athletes and weekend adventurers might prefer tank tops or performance shirts. Restaurant staff or people who like a practical tee will appreciate a pocket T-shirt. Figure out which garment is best for your group or event, then click Start Designing to move on to the next step.


Create Your Design

Whether you want a timeless custom shirt to build brand awareness or a bold look for this year’s function, it all starts in our intuitive online studio. Let’s break it down step by step (although all of them won’t necessarily apply to every order).

  • Embroidery or Screen Printing

The classiness of embroidery or laidback printing style will appeal to different groups and brands. Sometimes, your selected garment will only work for one type of shirt customization. Most tees have the means to do both, so you can read our customization guide for more tips on how to decide.

  • Get Inspired by Our Galleries

Look through our screen printed Design Ideas for your group, event or charity. We have hundreds of templates to choose from. Each one can be modified, giving you a chance to distinguish yourself.

  • Add Eye-Catching Text

Choosing the best font for your printed message depends on what you want your tee to say. From company slogans to motivating phrases, the right appearance communicates just as much as the words themselves.

  • Use the Clipart Library

A vast selection split up into easily navigated sections makes it a breeze to find what you’re looking for. Add a seasonal touch to your festival tee. Print an iconic charity ribbon on a fundraiser shirt. Whatever your style or season, our library has that finishing touch.

  • Upload Your Own Image

Bring your logo or artwork into our custom tee designer for something especially distinctive. This applies to embroidery and screen printing.

  • Check Out the AI Art Feature

Can’t find the precise clipart you’re searching for, and your graphic designer is booked out solid? Try our text-to-image design tool that’s made for customizing tees.

  • Consider Personalization

The sporty Names & Numbers feature prints everyone’s name and assigned numeral on the back of their shirt. Everything from sports bar staff to athletic teams will enjoy having personalized tees.

Place Your Order

With a small minimum order of only six tees, casual teams and massive organizations alike can find what they need at a budget-friendly price. Get a quote from our Quick Price tool today.

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