One-off graphic t

March 29, 2023 10:04 PM

Is there any service that will print an arbitrary image on a reasonable quality tshirt or hoodie, at a unit of 1 (one) that ships reasonably rapidly to Canada?

I have an image (2558 x 495 pixels) that I want to print on a tshirt or something. It may be subject to copyright (A. Milne Pooh). So, that.

Fast delivery to Canada is also an important priority.

Willing to go up to $100 USD. Hoping sub-$50, all in.

posted by porpoise to Grab Bag (9 answers total)

I've been happy with the quality of the T shirts I've had from spreadshirt.com, though mine have always had just text, so I can't say anything about their image print quality. Text print has been adequately durable. Prices good too, way below your stated budget. They shipped to Australia so I'm sure you'll have no issue in Canada.
posted by flabdablet at 1:17 AM on March 30, 2023 [1 favorite]

Lots of home craft people do that. Check out your local city Facebook group or marketplace. I did similar with a photo for $30.
posted by Ftsqg at 3:18 AM on March 30, 2023 [1 favorite]

Local print shops may also print t-shirts.
posted by Jessica Savitch's Coke Spoon at 4:21 AM on March 30, 2023 [3 favorites]

Redbubble and Society6 both offer this service, ship quickly to Canada, and are considerably under your price range. Print quality for both is excellent. The design layout interface is very user friendly.
posted by ananci at 5:33 AM on March 30, 2023 [1 favorite]

When I've needed this in the past, I found a shirt shop here in town which took a JPEG I made and printed it on a t-shirt in a matter of hours, using much higher quality materials than I would have expected for as fast and cheap as it was.
posted by AzraelBrown at 7:45 AM on March 30, 2023 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Redbubble and Society6 are for original works. If you use copyrighted work on their services, expect to be banned from them. If that's okay with you, go ahead, I guess. But don't put RB shirts in the dryer, because the print won't survive the heat.

I'd go to a local print place, myself.
posted by the liquid oxygen at 8:21 AM on March 30, 2023 [1 favorite]

Best answer: A friend of mine here in Toronto does exactly this! Great designer, been working in a local printshop for ages, will ship anywhere in Canada very quickly. Noirtees
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 5:07 PM on March 30, 2023 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Noirtees looks to have excellent equipment for doing small run stuff like this.

I just ended up doing a cheap hack due to timeframe and desire to apply it to a specific existing piece of clothing (got a multi photo printer from staples that was on sale for $50 and some transfer paper).

Not nearly as durable as getting it printed at someplace legit, but it achieved my purposes. Thanks all!
posted by porpoise at 9:11 PM on March 30, 2023

Wordans (https://www.wordans.ca/blog/whats-new/online-shop-news/earn-more-with-your-online-shop/) is in Canada -- I've picked up shirts from them in Montreal.
posted by musofire at 8:08 PM on April 1, 2023 [1 favorite]