Custom T-Shirts
Branded tees for teams, events, field use, campaigns, retail concepts, and customer merchandise. Garment style, fabric, color, fit, sizes, decoration method, placement, quantity, and availability are selected for the actual order.
Custom apparel, embroidery, and branded merch
Apparel & Merch.
Custom apparel and merchandise design, artwork preparation, decoration coordination, proofing, and order planning for teams, events, field crews, and brands.
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Need artwork, item planning, decoration coordination, or all three?
Talk through the project↗Apparel and merchandise capabilities
Every item should fit the people, purpose, and brand.
The right item and decoration path depend on how it will be used, who will receive it, how the artwork must reproduce, and what the approved order requires. Availability, minimums, methods, sizing, samples, packaging, shipping, and reorders are confirmed by quote.
Embroidered Apparel
Embroidery planning for polos, jackets, workwear, headwear, bags, and compatible items. Artwork complexity, digitizing, thread colors, stitch area, material, backing, placement, and minimums are confirmed before production.
Screen Printing
Screen-print coordination for suitable garments and quantities when the design, color count, placement, fabric, and order requirements support the method. Ink type, color references, underbase, specialty treatment, setup, and minimums remain quote-specific.
Hoodies & Sweatshirts
Pullover, zip, lightweight, heavyweight, and other compatible fleece or knit options selected around climate, use, fit, budget, artwork, decoration method, and availability. Custom labels or specialty treatments are included only when specifically quoted.
Polo Shirts
Polos and collared shirts for service teams, sales staff, events, hospitality, offices, and customer-facing roles. Fabric, fit, color, size availability, decoration, placement, and care requirements vary by selected item.
Hats & Caps
Headwear programs using compatible cap, trucker, beanie, performance, or other available styles. Embroidery, patches, transfers, labels, and alternate decoration options depend on construction, artwork, placement, quantity, and vendor capability.
Uniforms
Coordinated work and team apparel planned around job function, environment, visibility, brand presentation, comfort, sizing, care, and replacement needs. Industry-specific garment, safety, or uniform requirements remain the client's responsibility unless explicitly included and verified in the scope.
Promotional Products
Branded items for events, campaigns, customer appreciation, employee programs, presentations, and giveaways. Product availability, decoration area, material, safety information, minimums, packaging, freight, and lead time vary by item and production partner.
Corporate Apparel
Coordinated shirts, polos, outerwear, headwear, and compatible items for teams and organizations. Brand standards, department needs, approved styles, size collection, packaging, reorders, and any ordering portal or company-store requirement are scoped separately.
From team apparel to branded merchandise, start with a clear order scope.
Request a Quote↗Apparel in real brand systems
Real work carried into crews, field gear, and customer interactions.
These published projects document real apparel and physical brand applications. They do not imply that every item used the same garment, decoration process, production partner, quantity, packaging, shipping, or reorder program.
Placer County landscape company
Aronson Landscape · a crew apparel system connected to the wider local brand
The Aronson Landscape case documents a crew apparel system, hats, and stickers alongside business cards, flyers, newsletters, the website, and local search work. The same visual language extends beyond the screen and into the job site and real customer interactions.
Rocklin home services
Pressler Home Performance · apparel and field gear within one complete identity
The Pressler case documents apparel, hats, hard hats, stickers, and other sales and field materials carrying the same identity used across the website, advertising, newsletters, billboards, folders, and business cards. The evidence is the consistent application of the brand across digital and physical touchpoints.
Before the quote
What determines an apparel or merchandise order?
The quote is shaped by eight practical inputs: the audience and use, selected item, sizes and quantities, artwork, decoration and placement, proof or sample needs, packaging and fulfillment, and the required destination and deadline. Missing inputs create avoidable revisions, inaccurate pricing, and production risk.
Audience and use
Whether the items are for field crews, office staff, events, customers, retail, onboarding, safety visibility, seasonal use, recognition, or a one-time campaign.
Item selection
Garment or product type, material, color, fit, features, intended environment, care needs, preferred alternatives, and availability.
Sizes and quantities
Total order quantity, size breakdown, department or location splits, individual personalization, extra units, replacements, and any expected reorder pattern.
Artwork
Approved logos, editable files, brand guidelines, copy, required colors, artwork rights, new design needs, and the number of versions.
Decoration and placement
Decoration method, number of locations, size, placement, color references, personalization, compatible print area, seams, pockets, and item construction.
Proofs and samples
Digital mockup requirements, pre-production sample availability, blank-item samples, size samples, approval responsibility, and what the selected production path supports.
Packaging and fulfillment
Bulk packing, sorting, individual bagging, labeling, department or location splits, direct shipping, pickup, delivery, portal, or company-store needs when applicable.
Destination and deadline
Ship-to locations, event or in-hand date, production approval deadline, freight needs, receiving access, and time required for corrections if an issue occurs.
Apparel and merchandise workflow
Define. Select. Approve. Coordinate.
A clear order path protects the artwork, item choices, sizes, quantities, budget, and deadline before production is authorized.
Define the program
Confirm the audience, use, item categories, budget considerations, quantity, size needs, destinations, deadline, packaging, fulfillment, and reorder expectations.
Select items and decoration paths
Review compatible garments or products, available colors and sizes, artwork requirements, placement, decoration options, alternates, and the production approach appropriate to the order.
Prepare and approve the artwork
Create or refine the design, prepare production files, and provide the applicable digital mockup or sample path. The client approves artwork, spelling, colors, placements, items, sizes, quantities, personalization, and destinations before authorization.
Coordinate production and fulfillment
Release approved specifications to the selected production path, coordinate decoration, packing, shipping, delivery, or fulfillment included in the scope, and address visible production issues through the responsibilities defined in the quote.
Apparel and merch from Rocklin
Apparel and merchandise coordination for Rocklin, Placer County, Sacramento, and nationwide projects.
2BlockMedia is based in Rocklin and supports businesses throughout Placer County, Sacramento County, surrounding communities, and nationwide. Local projects can include planning discussions, item or size samples when available, and pickup or delivery coordination when those items are included in the approved scope.
Nationwide projects can be coordinated through approved artwork, digital mockups, shipped samples when appropriate, selected production partners, and destination-specific fulfillment planning. Item availability, freight, taxes, shipping, delivery timing, and reorder options remain quote-specific.
Apparel & Merch, answered
Apparel questions,
answered clearly.
The details we get asked most before an apparel order goes into production.
2BlockMedia can provide graphic design, artwork preparation, item and decoration planning, proof coordination, and production coordination as one approved scope, or work with existing artwork when the design is complete. The quote identifies which party handles production, packaging, shipping, fulfillment, taxes, reorders, and final inspection so responsibilities are clear before authorization.
The appropriate method depends on the artwork, number of colors, item material and construction, placement, quantity, desired appearance, expected use, budget, and production-partner capability. Not every method works on every item or order. 2BlockMedia confirms the available production path after the complete specification is reviewed.
Minimums depend on the selected item, decoration method, number of artwork versions, color count, personalization, setup requirements, packaging, and production partner. Some products or methods support smaller quantities, while others require larger runs. The applicable minimum is confirmed in the project quote rather than promised universally.
Client-supplied items may be considered only with prior approval from the selected production partner. Material, coatings, construction, labels, condition, replacement availability, and decoration compatibility can affect whether supplied goods are accepted and who carries the risk if an item is damaged. Do not purchase or ship blank goods until the order path is approved in writing.
Availability changes by manufacturer, style, color, size, quantity, season, and production partner. 2BlockMedia reviews options against the project requirements and may recommend alternates when a preferred item is unavailable. No universal size range, brand list, fabric feature, or inventory level is promised on this page.
There is no universal turnaround. Timing depends on artwork readiness, item availability, approvals, quantity, decoration, personalization, packaging, production capacity, shipping, and the number of destinations. 2BlockMedia provides the available schedule after the complete order is reviewed, and production does not begin until the required approvals are complete.
Those options are project-specific and are not automatically included. Blank samples, size samples, decorated samples, individual packing, split shipping, direct fulfillment, reorders, and company-store tools depend on the selected items, production partner, order volume, technology, budget, and ongoing program needs. The approved scope states exactly which options are included.
Pricing depends on the item, quantity, sizes, artwork, decoration method, number of placements and colors, personalization, setup, proofs or samples, packaging, shipping, fulfillment, taxes, and deadline. 2BlockMedia prepares a project-specific quote after those inputs are reviewed. A responsible quote cannot be reduced to one universal per-item price without the actual specification.
Capabilities that pair with Apparel & Merch
Apparel & Merch is stronger
when nothing works alone.
Branded apparel is stronger when the identity, print materials, and digital experience all carry the same standard.