When you choose a colour for custom apparel, the minimum order changes. That is not a policy: it comes from how cloth is dyed.
Core colours: from one piece
Our core colours are the ones we keep in cloth, already dyed and ready to cut. Any of them works on any garment, from a single sample to a thousand pieces.
Extended colours: one roll
Extended colours are on our wider shade card but not held in stock, so the cloth is dyed to order. Dyeing happens a whole roll at a time, so the minimum is what one roll of cloth makes for your garment.
Your Pantone: one roll
A new colour matched to your brand's Pantone follows the same rule: one roll, dyed to your reference.
Why the number differs by garment
One roll of cloth makes about 50 polos, because pique is heavier and a polo uses more of it, or about 75 round-neck t-shirts from the same weight of jersey. That is why the minimum is set per garment rather than one number for everything.
A way round it
If you need a few pieces in your brand colour, use it in the details: a contrast collar, tipping, or the logo itself. Those start low, and the body stays in a core colour.
Matching tips
Send a Pantone reference rather than a screen colour: screens differ, and a Pantone is the same everywhere. Dyed colours can vary slightly from roll to roll, which is why one order should come from one roll.
See the colours in the builder or ask about your brand colour.
Quick answers
What is the minimum order for a polo in my brand's Pantone colour?
One roll of cloth, which makes about 50 polos. The cloth is dyed to your Pantone reference, and dyeing happens a whole roll at a time. The same weight of jersey makes about 75 round-neck t-shirts, so the minimum is set per garment.
Why is the minimum order higher for custom colours?
Because of how cloth is dyed, not policy. Core colours are already dyed and kept in cloth, so they start at one piece. Extended and Pantone colours are dyed to order a whole roll at a time, so the minimum is what one roll makes.
How can I get my brand colour on a small order?
Use it in the details: a contrast collar, tipping or the logo itself. Those start low, and the body stays in a core colour, which works from a single piece. Send a Pantone reference rather than a screen colour, because screens differ.
