Custom Clothing Printing in Preston and Lancashire
By The Velocity Wear Team
For custom clothing printing in Preston, Velocity Wear is an online supplier producing printed and embroidered apparel from a 20-piece minimum, delivered across Preston, Blackburn, Chorley and Lancashire on a tracked service. Embroidery covers workwear, screen printing covers club and society volume, and DTF handles detailed short runs.
A County That Still Manufactures
Lancashire retains a substantial manufacturing and engineering base — aerospace, textiles, food production, logistics — and Preston sits at the centre of it. The apparel demand that generates is workwear demand: embroidered polos and fleeces ordered on a rolling basis as headcount changes, softshells for anyone working between buildings or outdoors, and hi-vis where site access requires it.
Specifying Workwear Properly
The decisions that matter are consistent across the sector.
- Embroidery rather than print on anything laundered frequently — print cracks under repeated hot washing and stitch does not.
- Poly-cotton blends over pure cotton, resisting the shrinkage and creasing that make uniform look tired.
- A size spread ordered broader than current headcount, so new starters are kitted from stock rather than triggering a small, disproportionately expensive run.
- A written specification — garment code, colour, logo dimensions, placement, thread references — so the fourth order matches the first.
Universities and Clubs
The University of Central Lancashire generates a substantial term-dated society and sports-club demand, and Lancashire's grassroots football, rugby league and cricket clubs order training kit, coaching wear and supporter merch on a seasonal cycle. Those split the usual way: embroidered softshells for coaches standing on a touchline in Lancashire weather, screen-printed tees and hoodies at volume for members and supporters.
Cost and Consolidation
Bulk discounts reach up to around 40% as quantities rise. For a business, that means consolidating a year's expected requirement rather than topping up monthly. For a club, it means ordering match kit, training tops, coaching wear and leisurewear in one run rather than four — which also keeps the kit visually consistent across teams, something separate orders rarely achieve. Model the comparison in the free instant price calculator.
“"Every small top-up order pays its own setup. Four of them cost more than one order twice the size."”
Lead Times Into Lancashire
Production begins at artwork approval rather than order placement, so proofing delays extend your timeline rather than being absorbed by it. Embroidery and screen printing typically run around 10–15 working days from approval, sublimation and complex jobs nearer 15–20, plus 2–5 working days tracked delivery across the county.
Artwork
Supply vector artwork and confirm exact colours rather than describing them. For embroidery, simplify fine detail and check small text — including phone numbers on trade kit — at actual size, since they frequently become illegible at realistic stitch dimensions. Preview placement and scale in the free Design Studio before approving.