Custom Clothing Printing in London: A Brand's Local Guide
By The Velocity Wear Team
For custom clothing printing in London, the right method depends on your design and order size: screen printing for bold logos at volume, DTF for full-colour detail on small runs, embroidery for premium staff kit, and sublimation for all-over prints. Velocity Wear is an online supplier producing custom apparel from a 20-piece minimum and delivering across Greater London and the wider M25 with tracked delivery.
Why London Brands Order Custom Apparel
London is a dense mix of audiences, and each one orders differently. Streetwear and fashion labels in Shoreditch and Hackney want premium blanks and print quality that survives the resale market. Tech and fintech startups across the City and Camden order branded hoodies for launches, hackathons and new starters. Creative and marketing agencies need polished kit for client events, while universities, student societies, gyms and hospitality teams order in waves around term dates, openings and seasonal campaigns.
Because Velocity Wear is an online supplier rather than a physical shop, you brief, proof and order entirely online, then receive your finished apparel delivered across London. That suits busy teams in Croydon, Camden or central London who do not have time to visit a unit in person.
Choosing a Printing Method for Your London Order
Picking the right decoration method is the single biggest factor in how your finished garments look and how much they cost. Here is how the four main methods compare for typical London orders.
- Screen printing: the workhorse for bold, limited-colour designs at volume — ideal for streetwear tees and event hoodies where you are ordering in quantity and want a durable, classic finish.
- DTF (direct-to-film): a digital method that handles full-colour and photographic artwork with no screen charges, making it cost-effective for smaller runs and detailed agency or startup designs.
- Embroidery: the premium choice for staff polos, caps and structured outerwear — a stitched logo reads as high-end and is the go-to for hospitality, gyms and professional teams.
- Sublimation: best for all-over prints on polyester, popular with sports societies, festival crews and bold fashion pieces that need edge-to-edge colour.
What London Teams Typically Order
Patterns repeat across the capital. Streetwear labels in Shoreditch favour heavyweight tees and hoodies with screen-printed graphics for drops. Fintech and tech startups order embroidered or printed hoodies and tees for onboarding packs and conference giveaways. Marketing and creative agencies in central London lean towards understated embroidered sweatshirts and caps for client gifting. Universities and student societies order tees and hoodies in bulk for freshers and society merch, while gyms, boutique studios and hospitality venues across Greater London choose embroidered staff kit that looks consistent shift after shift.
Minimum Orders and Bulk Discounts
Velocity Wear works from a 20-piece minimum per order, and you can mix sizes within that run — useful for a society or studio kitting out a varied team. As quantities rise, bulk discounts reach up to around 40%, so consolidating a department's or a label's order into one run is the most effective way to lower your cost per piece. Rather than waiting on a manual quote, the free instant price calculator shows live pricing as you change garment, method and quantity.
“"In a city moving as fast as London, the brands that look most professional are usually the ones that planned their kit early and ordered it in one consolidated run."”
Turnaround and Delivery Across Greater London
Production begins once your artwork is approved, so locking in your proof quickly protects your deadline. As qualitative guidance, screen printing and embroidery typically take around 10–15 working days from artwork approval, while sublimation and more complex jobs run nearer 15–20. UK delivery is usually 2–5 working days on a tracked service, reaching addresses across Greater London, the M25 commuter belt and out to Croydon and beyond. If you are tied to an event date, a product launch or a freshers week, brief early and approve artwork promptly to keep the schedule comfortable.
Getting Your London Order Right First Time
Strong artwork makes the difference between apparel that looks premium and kit that looks cheap. Supply vector logos where possible, confirm exact brand colours, and think about placement — a left-chest embroidery reads very differently to an oversized back print. Velocity Wear's free online Design Studio lets you lay out and preview your design before you commit, so you can see how it sits on the garment.
Whether you are a Shoreditch label planning your next drop, a Camden startup kitting out new starters or an agency ordering client gifts, you can build and preview your design in the free Design Studio, check live pricing in the instant calculator, and have your custom apparel delivered across Greater London and the wider UK on a tracked service.