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I’ve been reading your emails and have been responding by searching myself online for suppliers and answers to your custom blank apparel needs. I know many are not ready to take the plunge to a full cut & sew operation, but who says you can’t have some kind of say-so in the way your apparel looks as far as the cut & size is concerned.

Introducing Independent Trading Company a leading supplier of custom hoody’s and sweatshirts. Independent Trading Company is much more than an everyday blank sweater supplier, but also a custom manufacturer that can make your sweatshirts to your exact specifications. They can handle everything from the printing, to shipping, packaging, samples to drop shipping. The custom program is not for every startup company because it carries a minimum of 60 dozen per color/120 dozen per style for your own custom specifications on blanks.

Some of the embellishments they can handle include:

• Screen Prints/treatments: all-over, water-base, Plastisol, and numerous specialty treatments such as sugar-glitter, crystalline, puff, high-density, flocking, foil, emboss/deboss, etc.
• Embroidery: chenille, satin stitch, specialty pattern fills, single-needle, walking stitch, bean stitch, baseball stitch, loose yarn stitches, etc.
• Appliqué: over-zipper, self, felt, twill, denim, suede, faux suede, synthetic nubuck, jersey,
• Ribbing: stripped, jacquard (w/text), sweater knit, etc.
• Hood-Liners: self, jersey, waffle knit, shirting, twill, herringbone twill, etc
• Trims: woven labels, custom buttons, custom snaps, custom drawstrings, custom zipper pulls, contrast piping, etc.
• Miscellaneous: side panel rib, contrast cover stitch, contrast reverse cover stitch, hood visors, cadet collars, raw seams, raw edges, etc.

If the custom plan is not your route then you can choose from their vast supply of mens, womens, kids, and youth sweatshirts. You can download the 2008 catalog by clicking here. There are no minimums on purchasing their blank hoodies and sweatshirts! So you can choose from their sweaters minimum worry free which includes: zip ups, pull-overs, fleeces and knit sweaters in a variety of colors and weights.(10oz,8.5oz,6.5oz) Ranging from everyday standard sweaters to PFD (prepared for dyes) styles.

They didn’t forget about the conscious green guys either with their new line of 100% organic cotton sweaters by Ecocert.

If your company is certified to resale clothing then a wholesale account with Independent Trading Company might be a better choice for your company, which will likely insure you better prices on larger volumes.

For more information on Independent Trading Company or to place an order contact them at (949) 366-9911 or visit them online by clicking here.

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