black blank t shirts
Black outsells every other colour and is the hardest to keep consistent. It fades, it bleeds into the print, and two blacks from different suppliers almost never match. Knowing why makes the buying decision simple.
Send the weight, colour, fit and quantity. We return a unit price per quantity tier within 24 hours.
A true black needs enough dye penetration to hold against washing and light. Under-dyed black reads as charcoal after ten washes; over-dyed black can crock — transferring onto a bag, a seat, or a white print.
Sulphur dyes are common for black because they reach deep shades cheaply. They are also the reason a black shirt can smell faintly of sulphur when new; it fades with a wash.
Screen printing on black needs an underbase if the ink is light — a white or grey layer first, then colour. That is one extra screen and one extra pass, and it is why printing on black costs slightly more than printing the same design on white.
DTG on black is the most demanding case in the whole shop: pre-treatment, white underbase, then colour. It works, but the hand feel is heavier and durability is lower than on a light garment.
Dark dyes can migrate into a light print over time, particularly with plastisol ink that has not been fully cured. The failure looks like a grey shadow inside a white print after a few washes.
The test is cheap: print one shirt, wash it five times at 40°C, and look at the white areas. If the print has greyed, the cure or the dye is wrong, and no quantity of reordering fixes it.
We hold 20 styles with a black or near-black colourway, from $3.00, including garment-dyed and washed blacks that are deliberately not flat.
If you need a flat black for a uniform programme, say so — washed blacks vary by design and will not match across two runs.
| Styles with black | 20 of 23 |
|---|---|
| Price from | $3.00 per piece |
| Print on black | Underbase required for light inks; DTG needs pretreatment |
| Wash test standard | 5 washes at 40°C before approving a bulk run |
| Stock colours | Flat black, washed black, faded black depending on style |
Dye depth and wash chemistry. Under-dyed black loses depth fastest; hot washing and strong detergent accelerate it.
Yes, with a white underbase. That is one extra screen and pass, so it costs more than the same print on a light shirt.
Quality black should not transfer after the first wash. If a new shirt marks a bag, wash it once before wearing or selling.
No, and they will not match across runs. Washed finishes vary by design; flat black is the consistent option for uniforms.
White, always. Black needs pretreatment and an underbase, so it is slower, heavier in the hand and less durable.
A fabric swatch and a sewn sample come before the bulk run, and finished goods are photographed before packing.