Finishing & Fulfillment
Inside Shirt Labels: Screen Print vs. Heat Print
Inside shirt labels are more than just functional—they’re a key branding element. Modern inside labels can include your design brand, product information, wash instructions, and/or size, giving your garments a clean, professional finish while communicating essential details to your customers.
Screen Print
Screen printing inside labels works best on thin, single-layer garments like t-shirts and long-sleeve tees, which have a flat interior surface. This method allows for high-volume production at a low cost while providing precise color matching to other screen-printed designs on the garment, such as the front logo.
Unlike stickers or removable tags, screen-printed labels are permanent, ensuring important information—like sizing and care instructions—stays with the garment for life.
Heat Press
Heat pressing is perfect for garments like sweaters and hoodies where the inside surface is textured or fleece. Special ink is printed onto transfer paper, then cut and pressed onto the garment for a soft, flexible, and comfortable tag.
This method captures fine details, including small text and care icons, and can be produced in bulk across all sizes. While very dark ink on thin shirts may show slightly on the outside, heat-pressed tags generally require less setup and labor than traditional screen printing.
Folding, Bagging & Pack-Outs
Presentation is everything. A neatly folded and poly-bagged garment adds a lot to the perceived value of the item. Additionally, it’s much easier to manage 500 bagged shirts than 500 loose ones at something like a corporate event or in a retail setting. We can fold and bag in a variety of ways to meet your specific needs.
Start by asking questions like if you need your garments in single packs, multi-garment packs, or even more specialized packouts that can include other items beyond just garments!
Basic Single Garment Info:
Standard polybag size: 11" x 14"
Standard fold size: 10"w x 13" approximately
Our current capacity is about 900 folds per hour with basic single garment packs, but we are always developing new improvements to grow our capabilities!
Hang Tags
Another very popular add-on to bring a more complete look to a final product is the hang tag. These are the tags you see in retail settings that include things like brand information, sizing, and pricing. They are a great way to promote brand recognition as well as provide your customer all the info they need at a glance.
These tags come in a great many shapes and sizes and can be customized to suit your vision. Oftentimes, they may be enhanced with stickering techniques, which we’ll cover shortly.
We max out our basic hang tag capacity at about 300 per hour. This rate does depend on the placement of the tag- for example, standard placement of a regular inside shirt tag can be done much more quickly than inside a collar, shoulder or wrist seam. Keep in mind that more care is required to apply the tag to a seamed area in order to ensure proper placement.
Stickers & Bar Coding
When dealing with many polybagged or otherwise packed-out garments, info like item size, price, brand, and more can be viewed quickly and easily without having to open anything through the use of stickers. These can either be placed directly on the garment, or on the outside of the bagging media.
We’ve seen an uptick in the number of orders that call for custom barcodes or even QR codes, and are easily able to accommodate these requests for your order. Additionally, these stickers can be used in tandem with hang tags - being placed directly on them in some cases - to provide a refined and fully finished retail look for your items.
Please feel free to inquire further to get options and pricing!
Soft Fulfillment
Simplify your merch operations with Fulfillment—a flexible, turnkey solution for storing, packing, and shipping your products. Whether you’re a band, brand, or creator, our fulfillment services let you focus on what matters most—growing your audience—while we handle the logistics.
How It Works
- Storage: Keep your inventory safe and organized in our secure facility.
- Pick & Pack: Orders are carefully picked, packaged, and labeled to match your brand’s specifications.
- Shipping: Fast and reliable shipping to your customers, anywhere in the U.S. (and internationally if needed).
Why Choose Soft Fulfillment?
Save Time & Hassle – We manage the logistics so you can focus on design, marketing, and growing your business.
Scalable Solutions – Perfect for small runs, large orders, and seasonal spikes.
Brand Consistency – Custom packing options ensure your customers receive a professional, branded experience.
Reliable & Trackable – Every order is processed with care and tracked for accuracy.
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